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Afghan C-130 Training

U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and their Afghan counterparts conduct training on an Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since 2006. During this time, the Afghan Air Force has made daily strides toward becoming a professional, capable and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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Afghan C-130 Training

An Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules sits on the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2015. The C-130 has a rich history of providing military airlift around the world. Its short takeoff and landing capability makes it an optimum fit for Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

U.S Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mike Delgiacco sits inside of a cockpit of a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. Delgiacco’s mission is to train, advise, and assist our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

U.S Air Force aircrew assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and their Afghan counterparts conduct a preflight brief on an Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since 2006. During this time, the Afghan Air Force has made daily strides toward becoming a professional, capable and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

Mountains are covered with snow near Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

U.S Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mike Delgiacco sits inside a cockpit of a C-130H Hercules near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. Delgiacco’s mission is to train, advise, and assist our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

An Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules flies near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. The C-130 has a rich history of providing military airlift around the world. Its short takeoff and landing capability makes it an optimum fit for Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

An Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules flies near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. The C-130 has a rich history of providing military airlift around the world. Its short takeoff and landing capability makes it an optimum fit for Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

An Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules sits on the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. The C-130 has a rich history of providing military airlift around the world. Its short takeoff and landing capability makes it an optimum fit for Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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C-130 Afghan Flight

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Raab instructs an Afghan Air Force loadmaster inside of an Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2015. Raab’s mission is to train, advise, and assist our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

A volunteer at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, passes out school supplies donated by family and friends of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon, a security forces squad leader at Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air). Amon met the orphanage project manager and became friends, and soon realized there was a need for supplies. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released)
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TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

A volunteer at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, passes out school supplies donated by family and friends of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon, a security forces squad leader at Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air). Amon met the orphanage project manager and became friends, and soon realized there was a need for supplies. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released)
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TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon, security forces squad leader at Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) in Kabul, Afghanistan, set-up a school supply drive with family and friends back home in Texas to donate to children at a local orphanage. Amon is deployed from the 442nd Engineer Company as part of the Texas Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon and project managers of a local orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, pose for a photo at a store in the base bazaar. Amon, a security forces squad leader at Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), met the couple and helped set-up a school supply drive with family and friends back home in Texas to donate to children at a local orphanage. Amon is deployed from the 442nd Engineer Company as part of the Texas Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Growth through pain—How the death of my friend made me a stronger more resilient Airman, woman, mother and friend

Capt. Eydie Sakura and Maj. Phyllis Pelky (middle front) stand with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) friends at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Pelky died in a helicopter crash at Headquarters Resolute Support Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released).
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Growth through pain—How the death of my friend made me a stronger more resilient Airman, woman, mother and friend

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) personnel hold a sunset memorial service for Maj. Phyllis Pelky and Master Sgt. Greg Kuhse, Oct. 14, 2015, at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan. Pelky and Kuhse died in a helicopter crash in Kabul Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released)
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Afghan meteorologists showcase capabilities to forecast weather changes from mountain to desert ranges

Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) weather advisor, demonstrates how to use a Kestrel – an instrument to measure temperature, moisture, wind speed and pressure. The Afghan Air Force (AAF) weather forecasters participated in the practical exercise and reported weather observations such as visibility, sky condition and wind direction, which the Kestrel cannot sense. This was a milestone in sustainability and professionalism of the AAF operation support squadron. The AAF director of meteorology hosted a two-week course at the Kabul Air Wing, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, where five Afghan weather officers from across Afghanistan came together to hone their skills and learn new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/Released)
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Afghan meteorologists showcase capabilities to forecast weather changes from mountain to desert ranges

The Afghan Air Force director of meteorology teaches a course on forecasting codes to Afghan weather officers at the Kabul Air Wing, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. This colonel reached a major milestone for sustainability and professionalism of the AAF operation support squadron by hosting a two-week course to bring Afghan weather officers from across Afghanistan together to hone their skills and learn new techniques. His advisor, Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), was also available to teach various subjects on weather observation and forecasting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/Released)
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All-Afghan C-130 crew completes first-ever upgrade training for aircraft commander candidate

An all Afghan-led Afghan Air Force C-130 crew reached a major milestone on their path to sustainability Nov. 5, 2015, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan aircrew walked out to their C-130 and briefed in preparation for their first-ever all-Afghan C-130 training sortie. After the briefing, the crew started engines and taxied out while being marshalled by an Afghan maintainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Michael Morales/released)
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Fresh coffee, fresh start at Kabul's Gratitude Café

U.S. Air Force Capt. Eydie Sakura, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Public Affairs, adds sugar to her coffee at the Gratitude Café Forward Operating Base Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. The Gratitude Café was started two years ago with the idea to set up a coffee house to serve the troops with a free cup of coffee every morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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