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A Show of Force and Humanitarian Aid: Badakhshan Gets a Visit
Over a period of two days multiple Afghan forces coordinated a humanitarian drop into the region of southern Badakhshan. These forces included the Afghan National Army Air Force, Afghan National Police, International Security Assistance Force, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, and the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan. Through the
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6/29
2010
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Building an Afghan Air Wing, Proudly Serving
Charged with building an operational and sustainable Afghan Air Wing for the Afghan National Army Air Force, the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (AEAG) located in Southern Afghanistan is up to the challenge. Starting with only a handful of Air Advisors, the 738th AEAG officially stood up in Oct. 2009. Today with 55 Airmen and one soldier
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6/29
2010
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School Supplies
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps and Airmen from the 438 Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, held a joint humanitarian mission on May 17, 2010. They distributed school supplies to 1300 students of the Hope School in Kabul, Afghanistan.The 438 AEW started collecting school supplies in March of this year. Over
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6/18
2010
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Tuning in the Afghan Air Corps
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin, President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), visited the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) base in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April, 5 2010. Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, Commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), invited Gedmin to see the ANAAC while he was on business in Kabul. The two met in March 2010 while
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6/18
2010
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Afghans fly first heavy-equipment airlift mission
As a member of the Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) Public Affairs, I was told to go out and take photos of the Afghans loading up their first "heavy load" onto the C-27 aircraft on June 8th, 2010.My first thought was a couple of huge heavy pallets. When I saw it was a tug truck, I thought this would be interesting. Unlike a forklift
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6/12
2010
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Somber mission - Afghan Air Corps Supports Recovery Efforts
On May 21, 2010, Afghan National Security Forces worked side-by-side in facilitating the recovery efforts of the Pamir Airlines AN-24 that crashed in the Salang Pass Monday morning.During the 40 sorties to a landing zone about 1,000 feet below the crash site early Friday morning, Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police were ferried up the
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6/07
2010
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Witness to Tragedy; Reflections On Pamir Aircraft Recovery
I showed up Friday morning to the Afghan National Army Air Corps flightline just after 5 A.M. Anyone that's lived in Afghanistan would ever expect to see the number of people up mission-ready when there is no actual combat. But there it was, several dozen Afghan soldiers with their backpacks filled to the brim, ready to go with their shovels and
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6/07
2010
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Afghan Air Corps deliver school supplies in remote Panjshir Valley region
Many units down range may find themselves helping out local schools by convoying out and delivering school supplies. The Afghan National Army Air Corps and their mentors from the Combined Air Power Transition Force go to areas where convoys could never go.Instead of the school supplies being loaded on to vehicles, they were loaded onto the Mi-17
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6/07
2010
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Search for a plane in the Hindu Kush
I was a members of the Afghan National Army Air Corps and the Combined Airpower Transition Force search and rescue mission team looking for the missing Pamir Airways An-24 passenger in the Hindu Kush mountains north of Kabul.We were in the air for over 3 hours and flying over, around and very near huge snow covered mountains, The Mi-17 transport
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6/06
2010
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Afghan Air Corps delivers hope to a Northern Province
On May 19, 2010, a half Afghan and half American team set out on a two-day, four part humanitarian mission to Badakshan province flying in two ANAAC Mi-17 transport helicopters.The first priority on this trip was to return the remains of two Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers to their families for burial. It was an amazing sight to be flying
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6/06
2010
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