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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

An A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Kabul

A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. The highest priority skillset for the Afghan Air Force A-29 pilots is the effective execution of close air support (CAS). Pilots are trained to employ rockets, precision-guided bombs, general purpose bombs, and strafe. It will employ a variety of weapons to do this mission: .50 cal machine guns, 2.75 inch rockets, 250 and 500 pound general purpose and guided bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid, Jr.,released)
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TAAC-Air maintenance advisors share experiences with Afghan maintainers

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) maintenance advisors pose with some of their Afghan air force maintenance counterparts at an aircraft hangar at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2016. TAAC-Air coalition advisors work daily to train, advise, and assist their Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Marquez/released)
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A-29 Super Tucano flies over Afghanistan

An A-29 Super Tucano flies over Afghanistan during a training mission April 6, 2016. The A-29 is a light attack aircraft that can be armed with two 500-pound bombs, twin .50-caliber machine guns and rockets. Aircrews are trained on aerial interdiction and armed overwatch missions that enable a pre-planned strike capability.The Afghan air force currently has eight A-29s but will have 20 by the end of 2018.Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) works daily with the Afghan air force to help build a professional, sustainable and capable air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator call-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016, while a Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) Czech Republic air advisor watches from the rear. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

An Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator looks through binoculars at the “training target” on a firing range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

An Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator checks out the azimuth and elevation of his “training target” on a firing range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators review targeting efforts prior to calling-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

A 250-pound bomb is dropped by an A-29 Super Tucano, called-in by an Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator, on a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

A Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) Czech Republic air advisor writes down training objectives during an exercise at a bombing range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The coalition team advised the Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force on coordinainge live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The Afghan Tactical Air Controller, or ATACs, coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators and coalition advisors listen to training objectives prior to their exercise at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators call-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016, while a Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) Czech Republic air advisor assists from the rear. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators coordinate targeting efforts prior to calling-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 Super Tucano and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator training

A 250-pound bomb is dropped by an A-29 Super Tucano, called-in by an Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator, on a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated live-fire training for A-29 and MD-530 “Jengi” attack aircraft. The ATACs coordinate requests for air casualty evacuation, close air support, aerial resupply and airlift. They also deconflict air-to-ground fires from ground-to-ground fires for ANA operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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MD-530F Cayuse Warrior

The MD-530 provides close air attack and aerial escort capability with two .50-caliber machine guns with rockets being added in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/released)
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