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Afghan National Police make somber landing

An Afghan National Police helicopter returns from a mission in the Salang Pass and is about to land in front of an Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-17 during the recovery phase of Pamir Airlines Recovery Mission May 22, 2010, in Parwan, Afghanistan . (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi/RELEASED)
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A double exposure of U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Needham, a C-27J Spartan instructor pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, jokes with fellow aircrew members while waiting for manifested passengers to arrive to the C-27 for transportation to Kabul International Airport, May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, removes his flight gloves during a flight transporting Afghan National Army soldiers and civilian passengers May 15, 2010, over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps Sgt. Osman Sltamhmad, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Beckwith, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, put away loose cargo straps on a C-27J aircraft prior to the arrival of passengers May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, configures a C-27 aircraft for Afghan National Army soldiers and civilian passengers May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps Sgt. Osman Sltamhmad, C-27J loadmaster, guides U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Aiken, an aerial porter advisor assigned to the 443rd Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, who uses a forklift to unload cargo from a C-27J Spartan, May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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An aerial view from a window of a C-27J Spartan en-route to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to drop cargo off and pick-up passengers May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out a window from a C-27 aircraft while enroute to Kandahar Airfield to drop off cargo and pick-up passengers, May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers work on a C-27J Spartan May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The ANAAC now has five C-27As in its fleet and has almost 20 operational missions under its belt. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Capt. Mohammad-Shah, an Afghan National Army Air Corps C-27 pilot, prepares a C-27J for engine start-up May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "The commitment our advisor has shown has been good," the captain said. "I have great faith in our new instructors and I have had the chance to fly with them and they show the same care for our people as our other instructors. It feels good to have people helping us to get better at flying the C-27 for Afghanistan." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Capt. Larry Needham, a C-27J Spartan instructor pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-27J prior to take-off for an operational mission May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Needham, right, a C-27J Spartan pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, goes over pre-flight checklist items with Capt. Mohammad-Shah Ahmadzai, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps C-27J pilot, prior to take-off for an operational mission May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Since November 2009, Combined Air Power Transition Force Airmen have been training Afghan C-27 pilots and loadmasters to conduct strategic and tactical airlift, airdrops and presidential support. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Master Sgt. Chris Beckwith and Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisors assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, secure all loose cargo in a C-27 aircraft prior to take-off for a mission, May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.(U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, secures all loose cargo aboard a C-27 aircraft prior to take-off May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "We are now fully manned and will be able to continue toward our goal of building a professional air force for Afghanistan," said Sergeant Crews, 538th AEAS superintendant, deployed from the 1st Operations Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. "Our team has already overcome some huge hurdles to accomplish some great things, now we just have to build on what we have already accomplished and keep it going." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Needham, a C-27J Spartan instructor pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, jokes with fellow aircrew members enroute to a C-27 aircraft for an operational mission, May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "This is a great opportunity to work with some fantastic folks," said Capt. Needham, who deployed from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, a little over a month ago. "I have already begun to forge some relationships with people that I foresee lasting a lifetime. Looking at what we have already accomplished I feel the time we will invest here will have a positive effect on the long term security of Afghanistan." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Nimmo, Mi-35 team lead assigned to the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, speaks with Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-35 Hind E helicopter aircrews prior to their take-off for a live-fire training mission, May 16, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Nimmo, Mi-35 team lead assigned to the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, back right, speaks with Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-35 Hind E helicopter aircrews prior to their take-off for a live-fire training mission over the Forward Operating Base Shank firing range May 16, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Capt. Peter Stumpf, an Mi-35 Hind E flight attendant assigned to the Hungarian Operational Mentoring Liaison Team May 11, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. A joint team of American, Czechoslovakian and Hungarian advisors assigned to the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are making strides helping Afghan National Army Air Corps Mi-35 Hind E attack helicopter pilots get into the fight in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps Capt. Hadayat Ullah, technical officer, waits for the arrival of S-S KP long-guided rockets to reload an Mi-35 HIND E after returning from a live-fire training mission May 11, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Nimmo, Mi-35 team lead assigned to the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, exits an Mi-35 HIND E after returning from a live-fire traiing mission May 11, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "These Afghans are true patriots and I will probably look back on this assignment as the defining moment of my career," Maj. Nimmo said. "The Mi-35 is an icon in the helicopter world, the Air Force uses the Mi-35 as the aggressor at their Red Flag weapons school at Nellis Air Force Base in Nev., and the Marine Corps uses it at the Marine Corps Air Weapons and Tactics School in Yuma, Ariz. I get to employ it as a part of a team, which puts the Afghans in the fight and helps them earn the security their country richly deserves." (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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