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Afghan National Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Abdul Bagi, Intermediate Maintenance Squadron commander, speaks with U.S. Air Forces Central Combat Camera members during an interview in his office Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. "How I see us in the futures is ... we will be the backbone of Afghan air power," Colonel Bagi said . "I am grateful to our Air Force mentors, they show they care about our future and together we will reach all of our goals." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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An Afghan National Army Air Corps maintainer performs maintenance on an MI-17 helicopter rotor, Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. In March 2009, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the Intermediate Maintenance Squadron here began mentoring less than 50 ANAAC maintenance soldiers. Airmen now work with more than 160 Afghan soldiers in more than 14 skill sets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers close the maintenance shops at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan, after completing their daily work, Feb. 16, 2010. The ANAAC hopes to have more than 340 soldiers in the squadron by the end of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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An Afghan National Army Air Corps soldier takes a break from performing maintenance on an MI-17 helicopter engine, Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers perform maintenance on an MI-17 helicopter rotor, Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps Capt. Mohamad Hasan sheet-metal shop commander, uses a cutting torch as his mentor, Floyd Ingram, watches Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers (left to right) Lts. Ghulam Nader, Sher Padsha and Nageeb Ullah, all Non-destructive Inspection Lab technicians, test hydraulic fluid for water contamination using spectrometer calibration, Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. ?I feel proud to have a skill that will be very important to the Afghan air force,? said Lieutenant Ghulam Nader, ANAAC IMS NDI lab commander. "We used to just fly an aircraft without a standard and we would lose aircraft quickly. Now we have a standard and a way to ensure the safety of our people and Afghan soldiers.?(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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(Left to right) Afghan National Army Air Corps Lieutenants Nageeb Ulla and Ghulam Nader, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Davis Roach, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron non-destructive inspection mentor, begin their day in the Non-destructive Inspection lab Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. The Airmen are teaching the Afghan soldiers to test the durability of structural parts and components of aircraft or support equipment without destroying the part and in some cases without removing parts from aircraft.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kimberly Tooman, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander, congratulates newly promoted Airmen during a morning maintenance meeting, Feb. 16, 2010, at Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Lt. Col. Paul Bedesem, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron chief of training and C-27 instructor pilot, right, co-pilots as Second Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki an Afghan National Army Air Corp (ANAAC) C-27 pilot practices landings, Feb. 14, 2010, in Western Afghanistan. Lt. Ramaki is three flights away from becoming the ANAAC's first, fully-qualified C-27 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Master Sgt. Steve Noble, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron loadmaster, listens on his headset during an Afghan National Army Air Corp (ANAAC) C-27 pilot training mission Feb. 14, 2010 over Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army soldiers walk toward an MI-17 helicopter Feb. 17, 2010, in Zerok, Afghanistan. Some of the soldiers are headed to a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, while others were getting a break from the fight and traveling to start leave.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Sergeant Shapuur Ghazzezada, an Afghan National Army Air Corps MI-17 crew chief, re-fuels an MI-17 helicopter during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission Feb. 17, 2010, at Gardez, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army soldiers wait to exit an MI-17 helicopter during a joint re-supply mission Feb. 17, 2010, at Zerok, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Brad Grambo, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander and MI-17 instructor pilot, talks with Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers during a lunch break Feb. 17, 2010, at Orgun-E, Afghanistan. The lunch included traditional Afghan cuisine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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An aerial view taken from an MI-17 helicopter during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission Feb. 17, 2010, over eastern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers finish unloading food and supplies from an MI-17 during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission, Feb. 17, 2010, at Orgun-E, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers load food onto an Afghan MI-17 during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission, Feb. 17, 2010, at Orgun-E, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Brad Grambo, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander and MI-17 instructor pilot, talks with Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers while they load the MI-17 he is piloting during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission, Feb. 17, 2010, in Gardez, Afghanistan. Colonel Grambo said ?Today was a good flight, I was in constant contact with my Afghan counterparts, we used our checklist, we are on the right track. The Afghans are smart and resourceful and as long as we keep them resourced the future looks bright.? (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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First Lt. Mohammad Thair, an Afghan National Army Air Corps MI-17 helicopter pilot, takes a break while ANAAC soldiers load food into an MI-17, during a joint forward operating base re-supply mission Feb. 17, 2010, in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. The re-supply mission had one helicopter with a joint aircrew of two U.S. Air Force pilots and an Afghan crew chief and flight engineer. The second helicopter was entirely crewed by ANAAC soldiers.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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