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Afghan Air Force soldiers Nasir and Jafar transfer a casualty evacuation patient from a Cessna 208 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 13, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. CASEVAC missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Afghan Air Force Sergeant Jamil, Fixed Wing Squadron crew chief, marshals in a Cessna 208 returning with a patient at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 13, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty evacuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Afghan Air Force Maj. Fareed Sameem, Rotary Wing Squadron pilot, preflights a Mi17 helicopter before a functional check flight mission after routine maintenance at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty evacuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner makes final checks on a Mi17 helicopter before a functional check flight mission after routine maintenance at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty evacuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Afghan Air Force Col. Haji Bakhtullab, Rotary Wing Squadron commander, along with other Mi17 helicopter aircrew, await the arrival of the Afghan Minister of Defense and other distinguished visitors flying as passengers from Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 21, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty evacuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Afghan Air Force Sergeant Samiullah, Rotary Wing Squadron aerial gunner, readies an Mi17 helicopter for an early morning mission out of Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, July 13, 2013. Second quarter AAF airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty evacuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter. Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, attributed the growth to an aggressive training program. “[We] have always focused more on training young pilots and young flight engineers so they can perform better in the future for the Afghan Air Force,” said Wahab. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Afghan Air Force Milestone

Published July 25, 2013
Air Force Central Command Public Affairs

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Second quarter Afghan Air Force airlift missions increased more than 50 percent over the first quarter. Casualty Eavcuation missions alone reached 460 compared to 192 in the first quarter.

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