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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, introduces Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to U.S. and Afghan Airmen during a visit to the Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air work side-by-side with their Afghan counterparts to establish and expand operational capabilities of the Afghan Air Force. Stewart is the commander of TAAC-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and shared progress of the joint training and warfighting efforts of the Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Afghan Brig. Gen. Mohammed Shoaib, the commander of the Afghan Air Force, right, greets Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, on the Kabul Air Wing flightline Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson visited the AAF facilities and NATO's Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air on her first official visit to Afghanistan to survey the progress of the various AAF missions and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, and Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, center, visit U.S. and Afghan Airmen at Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leaders of the Afghan Air Force and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air shared progress of the joint warfighting efforts during a visit of Afghan Air Force facilities. Hecker is the commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan and director of U.S. Air Forces Central Command's Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, center right, listens to Afghan aviators during a visit to the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson travelled to Kabul to visit Afghan and U.S. Airmen who work together to build new capabilities of the Afghan Air Force as part of the Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, leads a tour of maintenance facilities of the Kabul Air Wing for Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Stewart is the commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, and shared progress of the training and expansion of Afghan Air Force capabilities with the visiting officials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, center, engages with Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson’s visit offered an opportunity for U.S. Airmen assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and their Afghan counterparts in various career fields to meet with the services senior leaders to share successes and assess challenges of their current mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein listens to Afghan and U.S. Airmen during a visit to the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Goldfein visited Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and the Afghan Air Force to survey changes and progress of the joint training and warfighting efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Wilson, Goldfein visit Coalition Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson listens to 1st Lt. Kyle Duran, 609th Air Operations Center, during a tour of the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 15, 2017. Wilson visited with multiple Airmen, learning about their contributions to air operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Economides)
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Wilson, Goldfein visit Coalition Airmen

Lt. Col. Nicholas Russo, 609th Air Operations Center Combat Operations deputy director, explains current warfighting capabilities to Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson in the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 15, 2017. The CAOC is the command and control center for airpower throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Economides)
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Wilson, Goldfein visit Coalition Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein listen to a member of the Italian Air Force, on Aug. 15, 2017, explain how the Coalition works together from the Combined Air Operations Center to defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The Coalition, a joint and multi-national team, executes day-to-day air and space operations in the CAOC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Economides)
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Wilson, Goldfein visit Coalition Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein learn about the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental program in the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 15, 2017. Wilson and Goldfein spoke with Airmen and industry professionals working on current projects to enhance CAOC capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Economides)
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Wilson, Goldfein visit Coalition Airmen

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein addresses a group of Airmen in the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 15, 2017. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Goldfein visited the CAOC to see the contributions of Airmen to air operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Economides)
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New Gear

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Albert Cabello,the 609th Expeditionary Air and Space Communications Squadron NCO in charge of executive communications at the Combined Air Operations Center, tests the new executive communications kit Aug. 1, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Cabello uses the kit to provide secure command and control network communications for key Air Force leaders via commercial medians and to establish voice, video, e-mail, and data services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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New Gear

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Albert Cabello, the 609th Expeditionary Air and Space Communications Squadron NCO in charge of executive communications at the Combined Air Operations Center, stands in front of the new executive communications kit Aug. 1, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The kit provides secure command and control network communications for key Air Force leaders via commercial medians and offers voice, video, e-mail, and data services anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center smiles for a photo July 24, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Samson traveled to Iraq to set up 40 network stations in support Air Force units forward deployed in the fight against ISIS. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center sits next to a communications fly-away kit July 31, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Samson’s maintains and administers the CFK, which allows Airmen to establish crucial internet and voice links with bare-base resources anywhere in the world via wireless routers, very small aperture terminal satellite and broadband global area network satellite link (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Island Warrior: Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Junbryan Samson, a cyber network technician assigned to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command communications division at the Combined Air Operations Center, tests a communications fly-away kit July 31, 2017, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Samson ensures the CFK is maintained and ready to deploy at a moments notice to bases around the AFCENT region to create command and control network connections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Joint Synergy

Master Sgt. Kyle Tschida, a Joint Interface Control cell watch officer with the 609th Air Operations Center, right, and Lt. Col. Terry Brennan, deputy U.S. Air Forces Central Command JIC officer, stand for a photo July 21, 2017, at the Combined Air Operations Center on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Brennan led a team that re-engineered theater data link architecture and provided reliable connectivity and responsive data link message traffic for the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)
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Joint Synergy

Master Sgt. Kyle Tschida, a Joint Interface Control cell watch officer with the 609th Air Operations Center, right, and Lt. Col. Terry Brennan, deputy U.S. Air Forces Central Command JIC officer, review datalink software changes July 21, 2017, at the Combined Air Operations Center on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Brennan led a team that re-engineered theater data link architecture and provided reliable connectivity and responsive data link message traffic for the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel)
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Weather Speacialty Team, CAOC

Staff Sgt. Michael Clevenger, a weather forecaster with the 609th Air Operations Center, and Maj. Ryan Willis, cell chief of the 609th AOC weather specialty team (WST), discuss weather patterns over Southwest Asia, June 7, 2017, in the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The WST provides daily and up-to-the-minute weather updates to a diverse multinational Coalition team that plans, coordinates, and develops air operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and other military operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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