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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 load on to an Mi-17 helicopter in preparation for 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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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

An Afghan Air Force pilot trainee and an instructor pilot from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron prepare to take-off for a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

A pilot trainee in the Afghan Air Force checks the lights and infrared equipment on an MD-530 helicopter prior to a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Maiwand ensures his night vision goggles are fitted properly prior to a nighttime training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Maiwand checks his night vision goggles prior to a nighttime training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Azimi, a pilot trainee, does a pre-flight check of an MD-530 helicopter prior to a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Azimi, a pilot trainee, does a pre-flight check of an MD-530 helicopter prior to a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Andy Miller, MD-530 team standardization pilot advisor, gives a lesson on night operations and how to properly use night vision goggles prior to a training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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NVG training increases AAF capabilities

Afghan Air Force pilot trainees conduct a pre-flight briefing prior to a night vision goggle training mission at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan March 19, 2013. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Going up

Afghan Air Force undergraduate student pilots and their instructors engage in a discussion about flight dynamics at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, autumn, 2012. Students of the AAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 12-03 completed their first Cessna 208B flights December 30, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, western Afghanistan, marking the start of the advanced training phase of UPT for the second such class taking place in country after more than 30 years. (Courtesy photo
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Test administration

Afghan Air Force maintenance instructors and Mongolian Air Force mentors talk through written test administration during an Mi-17 helicopter ‘Engine & Body’ course at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 17, 2012. Afghan AF Capt. Abdul (second from left) stands aside Mongolian AF Lt. Lt. Enkh-amgalan Sosorbaram (third from left). Abdul was Sosorbaram’s student during Sosorbaram’s first deployment to the NATO Air Training mission. Abdul is now an Mi-17 maintenance instructor as Sosorbaram serves his second deployment advising Mi-17 course development. The Afghan AF’s newest 16 Mi-17 helicopter technicians crossed a stage Dec. 20, 2012 at the airport, receiving certificates from Afghan AF leaders, Mongolian advisors, and 438th Expeditionary Wing leadership. (Courtesy photo)
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Preparing to sling load

Afghan National Army members of the 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, attach equipment to the bottom of an Afghan Air Force Kandahar Air Wing Mi-17 helicopter during the 4th Lightning Strike Pathfinder Academy, where the students were trained and certified as Pathfinders by Afghan instructors in partnership with U.S. Army Pathfinders of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Forward Operating Base Wolverine, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Capt. Richard Barker, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a gunner, fires an M-240 weapon as part of his check ride from an AAF Mil Mi-17 Helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, allowing an Afghan AF copilot and gunner to further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson, a door gunner from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, evaluates Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a gunner, while USAF Staff Sgt. Michael Dinicola, a gunner from 438th AEAS, provides over watch during a mission on an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, scans the grounds for threats from an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, provides over watch from an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Stimpson, a door gunner from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, evaluates Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, during a mission on an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, scans the ground for threats from an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, prepares an M-240 weapon while scanning the ground for threats from an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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438th AEAS

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Razeg, a door gunner, completes preflight checks on an AAF Mil Mi-17 helicopter before a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Nov. 29, 2012. The flight was a “check ride” mission, during which an AAF copilot and door gunner further train and qualify in their respective jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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