Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Goldfein spent time talking with Airmen and Soldiers to learn about their contributions to ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, joined Goldfein as they met with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) leadership and received briefings about the progress of the Afghan air force. Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th AEW and TAAC-Air commander; Col. Nick Gismondi, TAAC-Air deputy commander and 438th AEW vice commander; and many other TAAC-Air members learned about the joint warfighting effort during a mission briefing and inspection of Afghan air force capabilities. Goldfein and Grant spent time talking with Airmen and Soldiers to learn about their contributions to ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. During his visit, Goldfein learned about the joint warfighting effort during a mission briefing and inspection of Afghan air force capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, joined Goldfein as they met with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) leadership and received briefings about the progress of the Afghan air force. Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th AEW and TAAC-Air commander; Col. Nick Gismondi, TAAC-Air deputy commander and 438th AEW vice commander; and many other TAAC-Air members learned about the joint warfighting effort during a mission briefing and inspection of Afghan air force capabilities. Goldfein and Grant spent time talking with Airmen and Soldiers to learn about their contributions to ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, joined Goldfein as they met with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) leadership and received briefings about the progress of the Afghan air force. Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th AEW and TAAC-Air commander; Col. Nick Gismondi, TAAC-Air deputy commander and 438th AEW vice commander; and many other TAAC-Air members learned about the joint warfighting effort during a mission briefing and inspection of Afghan air force capabilities. Goldfein and Grant spent time talking with Airmen and Soldiers to learn about their contributions to ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Goldfein met with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) leadership and received briefings about the progress of the Afghan air force. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)

Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force Chief of Staff, visited the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2016. Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, joined Goldfein as they met with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) leadership and received briefings about the progress of the Afghan air force. Brig. Gen. David Hicks, 438th AEW and TAAC-Air commander; Col. Nick Gismondi, TAAC-Air deputy commander and 438th AEW vice commander; and many other TAAC-Air members learned about the joint warfighting effort during a mission briefing and inspection of Afghan air force capabilities. Goldfein and Grant spent time talking with Airmen and Soldiers to learn about their contributions to ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes and Capt. Jason Smith)