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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan members fly back to Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan after a successful Mi-17 helicopter training mission. Advisors with NATC-A are tasked with training and advising the AAF at various bases around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Mohammad Zamiry, 377th Rotary Wing Squadron gunner, refuels a Mi-17 helicopter near Jalalabad, Afghanistan as part of a training mission between AAF members of the Kabul Air Wing and their NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

Three Afghan Air Force Mi-35 helicopters fly in formation as part of a training mission near Kabul, Afghanistan. The mission included both AAF members from the Kabul Air Wing and their NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors. (courtesy photo)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Burnite, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron special mission aviator, fires a M240 machine gun from an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter as part of a training mission with AAF members if the 377th Rotary Wing Squadron near Kabul, Afghanistan. Burnite is a member of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and is tasked with training and advising members of the AAF at Kabul International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael DiNicola, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron special mission aviator, scans the landscape while flying on a Mi-17 helicopter training mission. The mission included members of both the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, which trains and advises the AAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

A three ship Mi-35 helicopter formation from the Kabul Air Wing flies as part of a training mission outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. The mission included members of both the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, which trains and advises the AAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael DiNicola looks on from a Mi-17 helicopter as a three ship Mi-35 helicopter formation prepares to take-off followed by a two ship Mi-17 formation at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The five helicopters were part of a training mission between members of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Mohammad Zamiry, 377th Rotary Wing Squadron gunner, and Staff Sgt. Michael DiNicola, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron special mission aviator, check a Mi-17 helicopter as the pilots start it up in preparation for take-off from the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. DiNicola is one of the advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan that trains and advises Zamiry and other members of the AAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

United States Air Force Capt. Patrick Graham, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron pilot, starts up a Mi-17 helicopter in preparation for take-off from the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Graham is a member of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and is tasked with training and advising Afghan Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Mohammad Nawab, 377th Rotary Wing Squadron crew chief, checks out a Mi-17 helicopter prior to a flight at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The 377 RWS is part of the Kabul Air Wing and is trained and advised by members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Practice makes perfect: Mi-17 training

United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Hanlon, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron special mission aviator, works with Afghan Air Force Sgt. Mohammad Nawab as he prepares weapons for a Mi-17 helicopter flight. Nawab is a crew chief with the 377th Rotary Wing Squadron at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan and is trained and advised by members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Small aircraft, big perspective -- the scale of Afghan Air Force progress

The unique landscape of Afghanistan is like a compressed accordion of land masses. The missions that the Afghan Air Force conducts everyday require expert flying skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Agneta Murnan)
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AAF receives training in preparation to take over security

United States Air Force Master Sgt. Chad Roberts, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group security forces advisor, allows himself to be restrained and searched as part of a class at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. AAF members with KAW security forces underwent training in order to assume flightline security responsibilities. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan developed and lead the six-day training course for 15 AAF security forces members to include both classroom and hands-on instruction. (courtesy photo)
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AAF receives training in preparation to take over security

Members of Kandahar Air Wing security forces practice handcuffing Master Sgt. Chad Roberts, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group security forces advisor, during a class at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. AAF members with KAW security forces underwent training in order to assume flightline security responsibilities. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan developed and lead the six-day training course for 15 AAF security forces members to include both classroom and hands-on instruction. (courtesy photo)
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AAF receives training in preparation to take over security

United States Air Force Master Sgt. Chad Roberts, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group security forces advisor, teaches a class of Afghan Air Force security forces members about flightline security at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. AAF members with Kandahar Air Wing security forces underwent training in order to assume flightline security responsibilities. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan developed and lead the six-day training course for 15 AAF security forces members to include both classroom and hands-on instruction. (courtesy photo)
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AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

A member of the Afghan Air Force from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan begins providing care for simulated injuries during a casualty evacuation exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)
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AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Afghan Air Force Security Forces Quick Reaction Force members from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan practice extraction procedures as they run toward an Mi-17 helicopter during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)
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AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Members of the Afghan Air Force from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan implement casualty evacuation procedures for a simulated injury during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)
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AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Afghan Air Force Security Forces Quick Reaction Force members from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan secure and search a training compound during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)
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AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Afghan Air Force Security Forces Quick Reaction Force members from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan practice insertion procedures as they unload from an Mi-17 helicopter during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)
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