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Double check

Afghan Air Force Sgt. 1st Class Sultan, certified loadmaster, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Nader, loadmaster in training, right, check the life support systems of a C-27A before a training flight Oct. 1, 2012 at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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Check

Afghan Air Force Sgt. 1st Class Sultan, loadmaster, checks the landing gear of a C-27A before a training flight, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

Members of the Afghan air force secure the door of a Cessna 208 on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline after loading cargo destined for Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

An Afghan air force member carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

An Afghan air force member carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

An Afghan air force member prepares cargo nets for securing boxes of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

A member of the Afghan air force unload boxes of Mi-17 helicopter parts off a truck and load them to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

Members of the Afghan air force carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

Members of the Afghan air force unload boxes of Mi-17 helicopter parts off a truck and load them to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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C-208 Load

An Afghan air force member carries a box of Mi-17 helicopter parts to a Cessna 208 that will transport them to Herat, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012 at Kabul Afghanistan, International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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Congrats in order

Afghan Air Force Col. Aimall Pacha, left, a C-27A aircraft commander assigned to the Kabul Air Wing, receives a congratulatory hug from a friend on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline June 19, 2012. Colonel Pacha led the first AAF independent C-27A flying mission, which was a one-hour proficiency training mission without the onboard presence of coalition mentors. (Afghan Air Force photo/Capt. Rahmi Khoda Rahimi)
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Pre-flight

Afghan Air Force Col. Aimall Pacha, a C-27A aircraft commander assigned to the Kabul Air Wing, conducts a pre-flight check from the cockpit ahead of a milestone one-hour proficiency training mission June 19, 2012. This was the first independent Afghan AF flying mission on the C-27A; it was led by Pacha without the onboard presence of coalition mentors. (Afghan Air Force photo/Capt. Rahmi Khoda Rahimi)
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A moment together

Afghan Air Force Sergeant Shahnawaz, C-27A loadmaster, Maj. Nik Mohamad, C-27A co-pilot, and Col. Aimall Pacha, C-27A aircraft commander, each assigned to the AAF Kabul Air Wing, stand for a moment on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline ahead of their first independent flying mission together without the onboard presence of coalition mentors. The crew flew a one-hour proficiency training mission June 19, 2012, the first C-27A independent flying mission for the Afghan AF. (Afghan Air Force photo/Capt. Rahmi Khoda Rahimi)
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Marshalling test

Afghan Air Force Sgt. Yawar Khan concentrates while taking a test on aircraft marshalling techniques July 17, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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Marshalling test

Afghan Air Force Sgt. 1st Class Gull Hasin scratches his head while taking a test on aircraft marshalling techniques July 17, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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see the light

An Afghan Army soldier looks out the window of an Mi-17 helicopter as it flies over Afghanistan, July 16, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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Aircrew briefing

Afghan air force Sgt. Shapoor makes calculations and adjustments during the aircrew briefing before takeoff, July 16, 2012 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. Shapoor is a flight engineer assigned to the 379th Rotary Wing, Kandahar Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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Pre-brief for C-27A flight

The first C-27A all-Afghan aircrew conducts an early-morning brief for a one-hour proficiency training mission June 19, 2012. The Afghan trio, made up of an aircraft commander (pilot), co-pilot and loadmaster, was the first Afghan crew to fly the C-27A independently. (Afghan Air Force photo/Capt. Rahmi Khoda Rahimi)
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Pre-brief for C-27A flight

The first C-27A all-Afghan aircrew conducts an early-morning brief for a one-hour proficiency training mission June 19, 2012. The Afghan trio, made up of an aircraft commander (pilot), co-pilot and loadmaster, was the first Afghan crew to fly the C-27A independently. (Afghan Air Force photo/Capt. Rahmi Khoda Rahimi)
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Mi-17 supply drop off

Afghan National Police officers wait for supplies from an Mi-17 helicopter during a resupply mission, July 10, 2012 at Barg-e-Matal, Afghanistan. The joint mission of the Afghan air force and U.S. AF Mi-17 crews was to resupply Afghan forces in remote locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/RELEASED)
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