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First Afghan UH-60 pilots graduate

Afghan Air Force pilots display their certificates after a UH-60 Black Hawk Aircraft Qualification Training graduation ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2017. The six pilots are the first AAF Black Hawk pilots, is part of a larger modernization program. The Afghan Air Force will more than double their fleet of aircraft over the next seven years. Plans include the introduction of AC-208 attack aircraft and UH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopters, and additional A-29 attack aircraft and MD-530 attack helicopters to the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce
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