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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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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

Weapons troops from the Afghan Air Force offload Mark-81 bombs from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

An Afghan Air Force weapons troop helps to offload a Mark-81 bomb from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) munitions air advisors watch as members of the Afghan Air Force offload Mark-81 bombs from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

Staff Sgt. Aaron Clover and Tech. Sgt. Aaron Moore, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) munitions air advisors assist a member of the Afghan Air Force load Mark-81 bombs onto a trailer at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The bombs were offloaded from an A-29 Super Tucano. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

Master Sgt. Rick Page, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) occupational safety advisor, looks at weapons stored in a facility at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2016. Page traveled from Hamid Karzai International Airport to perform a site visit and discuss upcoming munitions field depot construction with the Army Corps of Engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety visits Mazar-e-Sharif

Master Sgt. Antran Pack, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) weapons safety advisor, examines the storage of bombs at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2016. Pack traveled to Mazar-e-Sharif from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, to perform a site visit of current facilities and to learn about a munitions field depot scheduled to be constructed starting in December. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Safety visits Mazar-e-Sharif

Master Sergeants Antran Pack and Rick Page, both Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) safety advisors meet with Army Capt. James Mehr and Mr. Arthur Kungel, both members of the Army Corps of Engineers to look over blueprints and plans of a munitions field depot scheduled for construction at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2016. Construction on the new depot is scheduled to begin in December with completion expected in July. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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Engineers clear field

Capt. Erik Blum, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisor, directs an excavator from a trench during a field clearing mission at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. Civil engineer advisors took on the project to clear a field of reeds that had grown to an excess of 15 feet, preventing security forces members manning an entry control point from being able to properly view the surrounding area.
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Engineers clear field

Civil engineer advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) clear a field surrounding an entry control point at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. The team cleared an area of 350-meters long, 20-meters wide, and 7-meters deep of reeds that had grown in excess of 15 feet.
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Engineers clear field

Master Sgt. Thomas Ryan, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) civil engineer advisor, starts an excavator before clearing reeds in a field at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2016. The excavator was loaned to TAAC-Air by the Afghan Air Force civil engineer squadron so that the area could be cleared of reeds that were preventing security forces members manning an entry control point from having a clear view of their surrounding area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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