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  • Kandahar Air Wing flight medics complete CASF training

    Afghan Air Force flight medics from the Kandahar Air Wing recently completed an eight week Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility familiarization course provided by the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing. Afghan Flight Medics are responsible for taking care of patients during aeromedical evacuation

  • More Afghan Eagles depart Kabul for America

    On Dec 27, two pilot candidates in the Afghan Air Force left Kabul International Airport to proceed to advanced training in the U.S. The two AAF officers, Lieutenant Jawid Karimi and Lieutenant Fazal Karim Faqeer, are going directly to the U.S. for language training at Defense Language Institute in

  • Christmas Day pre-flight checks

    U.S. Air Force aircrew members from the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct pre-flight checks on an HH-60 Pave Hawk in order to be ready for a mission at a moment's notice at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2010. The rescue squadrons are on alert 24/7 including holidays like

  • Tops in Blue performance helps servicemembers embrace the holiday spirit

    Christmas Day in Afghanistan starts much like any other. Deployed Airmen don body armor and take to security patrols; some work trouble tickets from the helpdesk; and others fix broken dormitory doors; but one constant for all is the longing to be with friends and families back home.Fortunately,

  • Overhaul process begins for Afghan Air Force helicopters

    On Dec. 26, two Afghan Air Force Mi-17s transport helicopters and one Mi-35 attack helicopter were loaded on an An-124 transport aircraft by contractors. The contractor is shipping the aircraft to their maintenance facility where they will be completely overhauled. This will take four to six months

  • AAF retires An-26 aircraft after 30 years of use

    Afghanistan is a nation in transition. No where is this more apparent than in the Afghan Air Force, where the long and storied tradition of the Antonov An-26 transport aircraft came to an end Dec. 24, as the AAF delves deeper into its switch to the Alenia C-27 as the primary transport aircraft of

  • Afghan Air Force celebrates Christmas by conducting security drills

    While Christmas is celebrated around the world, Dec. 25 in Afghanistan is just a normal day for members of the Afghan military. So instead of opening presents or peeping into candy filled stocking, Afghan Air Force Airmen and members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Security Forces

  • New Fuel System enhances Bagram's refueling capabilities

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuel Management Flight put to use a new fuel delivery system Dec. 21 which will change the way large aircraft are refueled here. The $130 million type III constant pressure system; owned by the 101st Sustainment Brigade, consist of two