Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, center, shares a laugh with Col. Greg Rice, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, left, Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, Commanding General, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, and Gen. Muhammad Darwan, Commanding General, Afghan Air Force, before an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Col. Greg Rice, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, left, Gen. Muhammad Darwan, Commanding General, Afghan Air Force, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, and Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, stand with Airmen from both the U.S. and Afghan Air Force during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Gen. Muhammad Darwan, Commanding General, Afghan Air Force, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, and Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, stand with Airmen from both the U.S. and Afghan Air Force during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak pins the Army Achievement medal to Capt. Robert Leese, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak pins the Army Achievement medal to TSgt. Robert Moore, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisery Group, during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak congratulates TSgt. Robert Moore, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisery Group, as Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command -Afghanistan, congratulates Capt. Robert Leese, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Capt. Robert Leese, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, stands with Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak displaying his award certificate for the Army Achievement medal presented to him during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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TSgt. Robert Moore, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, stands with Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak displaying his award certificate for the Army Achievement medal presented to him during an award presentation held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak,with Gen. Muhammad Darwan, Commanding General, Afghan Air Force, standing to his right, talks to Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan and a crowd of Airmen from both the U.S. and Afghan Air Force during an award presentation, held at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The award presentation was in recognition of U.S. Air Force Airmen who have had a significant impact on the CAPTF mission in Afghanistan over the last several months. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, right, with Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, Commanding General, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, center, tour the "Thunder Lab" an English culture and language facility at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The "Thunder Lab" was created by CAPTF to provide Afghan pilot candidates an English immersion experience prior to their departure to the United States for pilot training with the goal of lowering the "culture shock" and improve performance. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, left, Gen. Muhammad Darwan, Commanding General, Afghan Air Force, and Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, tour the "Thunder Lab" an English culture and language facility at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010 meeting with Afghan pilot candidates. The "Thunder Lab" was created by the Combined Air Power Transition Force to provide Afghan pilot candidates an English immersion experience prior to their departure to the United States for pilot training with the goal of lowering the "culture shock" and improve performance. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, right, and Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, tour the "Thunder Lab" an English culture and language facility at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010 meeting with Afghan pilot candidates. The "Thunder Lab" was created by the Combined Air Power Transition Force to provide Afghan pilot candidates an English immersion experience prior to their departure to the United States for pilot training with the goal of lowering the "culture shock" and improve performance. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, Commanding General, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force,left, with Ministry of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, center-left, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, center-right, and Lt. Col. John Howard, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, stand with the Afghan pilot candidates of the "Thunder Lab" at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2010. The "Thunder Lab" was created by the Combined Air Power Transition Force to provide Afghan pilot candidates an English immersion experience prior to their departure to the United States for pilot training with the goal of lowering the "culture shock" and improve performance. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, shakes the hand of Lt. Col. John Howard, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, as he presents him his personal coin on Aug. 10, 2010 at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan in honor of Howard's exceptional work with the "Thunder Lab".The "Thunder Lab" was created by the CAPTF to provide Afghan pilot candidates an English immersion experience prior to their departure to the United States for pilot training with the goal of lowering the "culture shock" and improve performance. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Quillen/ RELEASED)

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Afghan Minister of Defense visits 438th Air Expeditionary Wing

Published Aug. 10, 2010