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AAF maintainers lead training

Afghan Air Force MD-530 helicopter level-two maintenance trainers instruct their lower leveled skilled maintenance counterparts on testing procedures of a turbine outlet temperature at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, June 4, 2017. The turbine outlet measures the engine heat and power of the helicopter. The AAF has three levels of maintenance proficiency, with level one being the highest. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors and contractors oversea the training of AAF aircraft maintenance programs as AAF members take lead on hands-on training for new AAF members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF maintainers lead training

Afghan Air Force MD-530 helicopter level-two maintenance trainers instruct their lower leveled skilled maintenance counterparts on helicopter preventative maintenance at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, June 4, 2017. The AAF has three levels of maintenance proficiency, with level one being the highest. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors and contractors oversea the training of AAF aircraft maintenance programs as AAF members take lead on hands-on training for new AAF members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF maintainers lead training

Afghan Air Force MD-530 helicopter level-two maintenance trainers instruct their lower leveled skilled maintenance counterparts on testing procedures of a turbine outlet temperature at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, June 4, 2017. The turbine outlet measures the engine heat and power of the helicopter. The AAF has three levels of maintenance proficiency, with level one being the highest. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors and contractors oversea the training of AAF aircraft maintenance programs as AAF members take lead on hands-on training for new AAF members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart rendered his first salute to a formation of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing members during his change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks in a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony while Afghan Air Force and coalition partners attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Hecker presided over the ceremony as Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks relinquished command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing as Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command during a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks, former Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, thanks Afghan Air Force Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, AAF commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Hicks during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Afghan Air Force Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, AAF commander, addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. During the speech, Shoaib thanked Hicks for his leadership and commitment to the AAF and welcomed Stewart to his new command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Members of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) stand in formation during the TAAC-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks as Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks in a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

A local Afghan reporter films as an Afghan Air Force member communicates on the ground with an A-29 Super Tucano pilot over radio communications near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Maj. Chris Larson, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) air-to-ground integration lead advisors, coordinates information with his Afghan Air Force counterpart before a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Afghan Air Force members communicate from the ground with an A-29 Super Tucano pilot over radio communications near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano drops training munitions on a target during live-fire training exercise held by Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer assist an AAF pilot with start-up procedures on Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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