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U.S. Air Forces Central Band Photos

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Pre-Flight Inspection

U.S. Air Force MSgt. Jason Belcher, a flight engineer with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection of the rotor of an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, October 25, 2011. Inspections ensure the plane is ready to perform the mission safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan Bartlett, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Vice Wing Commander, sits harnessed on the back ramp of an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan. October 24, 2011. Bartlett was surveying different landing zones across Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith, a photographer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, public affairs, sits on the back ramp of an Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan while flying over Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 24, 2011. Smith was taking photos of landing zones across Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Waiting For Takeoff

An Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan sits on the ramp waiting to take off from Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, October 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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MC-12 Liberty 10,000th Combat Sortie

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An MC-12 Liberty takes off from Bagram Airfield here Oct. 19, 2011. The flight marked the 10,000th combat sortie flown in support of ground operations that have led to the capture or elimination of more than 4,000 targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krista Rose)
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MC-12 Liberty 10,000th Combat Sortie

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An MC-12 Liberty taxies out toward the runway here Oct. 19, 2011. The flight marked the 10,000th combat sortie flown in support of ground operations that have led to the capture or elimination of more than 4,000 targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krista Rose)
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MC-12 Liberty 10,000th Combat Sortie

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- An MC-12 Liberty taxies out toward the runway here Oct. 19, 2011. The flight marked the 10,000th combat sortie flown in support of ground operations that have led to the capture or elimination of more than 4,000 targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krista Rose)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Trumpower, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter as it comes in for a landing at Camp Black Horse, Kabul, Afghanistan, October 27, 2011. Trumpower was on a routine mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Trumpower, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out over Lake Surubi, Afghanistan, while flying in an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, October 27, 2011. Trumpower was on a routine mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

Sgt. Abdullah, a crew chief with the Afghan Air Force, looks out over Afghanistan while flying in an AAF Mi-17 helicopter, October 27, 2011. Abdullah was on a routine mission with coalition advisers of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Trumpower, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out over Afghanistan while flying in an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, October 27, 2011. Trumpower was on a routine mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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U.S. Senators visit Thunder Lab

Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Khan Agha poses with Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island in Thunder Lab at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2011. Thunder lab is an English immersion program for Afghan officers in Afghanistan to help prepare select trainees for pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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U.S. Senators visit Thunder Lab

Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Ajmal Azizi briefs Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado and Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island about Thunder Lab at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2011. Thunder lab is an English immersion program for Afghan officers in Afghanistan to help prepare select trainees for pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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U.S. Senators visit Thunder Lab

Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Ally McDowell shakes hands with Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island in Thunder Lab at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2011. Thunder lab is an English immersion program for Afghan officers in Afghanistan to help prepare them for pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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F-16s arrived!

A crew chief from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron watches an F-16 Fighting Falcon from his squadron arrive in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, a crew chief from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, loads missiles onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon minutes after it arrived in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, a crew chief from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, loads missiles onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon minutes after it arrived in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

Airmen from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron load a heat-seeking missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

A weapons loader from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs a post flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its arrival in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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