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TAAC-Air continues mission in Kandahar

Maj. Sean Stapler and 1st Lt. Steven Braddick, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air engineer advisers, speak with their Afghan counterparts during a meeting at Kandahar Air Wing, April 29, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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TAAC-Air continues mission in Kandahar

Afghan Air Force maintainers work to fix an Mi-17 at Kandahar Air Wing while another Mi-17 flies off to perform a mission, April 29, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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TAAC-Air continues mission in Kandahar

A contractor shows an Afghan Air Force airman how to install a part in the C-208 Grand Caravan at Kandahar Air Wing, April 29, 2015. Contractors are responsible for the bulk of aircraft maintenance training in Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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TAAC–Air Honors fallen four years later

Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air Airmen deployed to Kandahar honor nine teammates killed four years ago by walking nine kilometers, April 27, stopping after each one to read a biography of one of the fallen. (Courtesy photo.)
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TAAC–Air Honors fallen four years later

Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air U.S. and coalition service members and contractors walked nine kilometers, April 27, in honor of nine teammates who lost their lives four years ago. (Official U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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TAAC–Air Honors fallen four years later

During a memorial ceremony, April 27, Capt. Brandon Mauney, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air executive officer, places the last of nine pictures, honoring nine teammates who lost their lives four years ago. (Official U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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Afghan Air Force runs on maintenance

Kandahar Air Wing recently completed their first 100 flying-hour inspection of the Mi-17, while Kabul Air Wing completed both 100 and 200 flying-hour inspections. In the coming weeks, Kabul airmen will perform a 300 flying-hour inspection, signifying a major milestone toward complete maintenance autonomy of the Mi-17. (Official U.S. Air Force photo)
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Deployment Transition Center visit

said Lt. Col. Jefferson DeBerry, Deployment Transition Center commander talks with Col. Kent Landrath, TAAC-Air vice commander, about his connection to TAAC-Air history. The DTC team visited to provide assistance to command personnel, as well as offer insight on what the DTC provides returning deployers. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released)
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TAAC-Air provides C-130 lead-in training

Staff Sgt. Jose Cartagena, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air fixed wing advisor explains the proper way to conduct an operators inspection on a new generation heater. Aerospace ground equipment is one of the areas future Afghan C-130 maintainers are being taught during C-130 maintenance lead-in training. Afghan maintainers are already performing much of the work on their helicopter fleet, but are just beginning C-130 maintenance. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released)
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TAAC-Air provides C-130 lead-in training

Staff Sgt. Jose Cartagena, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air fixed wing advisor explains the proper way to set an exhaust pipe for the heat exchanger on a new generation heater prior to starting. Cartagena, a Puerto Rico Air National Guard member, is uniquely qualified to provide the training, because the guard routinely provides familiarization training to Airmen awaiting formal training. This training that is useful to guard members, is also being found useful by the Afghan Air Force. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released)
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TAAC-Air provides C-130 lead-in training

An Afghan airman starts a new generation heater during the hands-on portion of C-130 lead-in training, which is being provided prior to formal maintenance training in the US. Having the ability to maintain C-130s is an important step toward an independent Afghan Air Force. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released)
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TAAC-Air provides C-130 lead-in training

Afghan C-130 maintainers gather around Senior Airman Irwin Rodriguez, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air fixed wing advisor to learn the proper way to connect a tow bar to a C-130. Afghans are now participating in C-130 maintenance lead-in training to better prepare them for formal training. The ability to maintain their own aircraft without coalition support is another step toward a completely independent Afghan Air Force. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released) (Face blurred for security)
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TAAC-Air provides C-130 lead-in training

Tech. Sgt. Hector Ayala, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air fixed wing advisor teaches future Afghan C-130 maintainers how to connect external power to the aircraft with a Dash-86 generator. The training is part of C-130 lead-in training that will better prepare the students for formal training in the United States. The Afghan students study both aircraft familiarization and the English language. (US Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. J. LaVoie/Released)
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Afghan Air Force Casevac Training

Sgt. Maj. Ghulam Sakhi Haidari, a senior Afghan Air Force flight medic, explains Mi-17 Hip patient loading procedures to Afghan National Army soldiers during a training event in Herat, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. Haidari was one of two flight medics who traveled from the Kabul Air Wing to Herat to teach 19 students the fundamentals of casualty evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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Afghan Air Force Casevac Training

Afghan National Army soldiers load a teammate onto an C-208 Grand Caravan using casualty evacuation procedures covered in a class taught by two Afghan Air Force flight medics, Jan. 26, 2015, in Herat Afghanistan. The C-208 is a small, fixed wing aircraft that can carry one litter and several ambulatory patients and has greater transport range than a helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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Afghan Air Force Casevac Training

Afghan National Army personnel train on casualty evacuation, transporting a teammate onto a Mi-17 Hip, during an Afghan Air Force led training event in Herat, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. The Mi-17 is a transport helicopter capable of carrying more than three litter patients along with several mobile patients from areas inaccessible to vehicles and other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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Afghan Air Force Casevac Training

Afghan National Army soldiers practice litter carry techniques during an Afghan Air Force led training event in Herat, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. Two Afghan Air Force flight medics traveled from Kabul to Herat to teach 19 ANA soldiers the fundamentals loading casualties onto and off of the Mi-17 Hip transport helicopter and the C-208 Grand Caravan, a small, fixed wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeff M. Nagan)
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439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron Lead Security Forces Advisor

Afghans and 439th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron Security Forces Advisors secure a landing zone while awaiting for an Mi-17 to land during recent training. Afghans recently complete fly away security team training that allows them to fly to locations throughout Afghanistan, and secure a landing zone, increasing the reach of the Afghan Air Force.
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Fixed Wing Advisor

Two young girls from Le Pelican kindergarten in Bamiyan, Afghanistan giggle while posing for a photo with their new toys. The toys, along with school supplies, blankets and heating fuel was provided by Operation Outreach.
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Herllenic Air Force

Capt. Christos Chatzis, Hellenic Air Force, putting the final touches on the mural he painted to honor those who have died fighting in Afghanistan. The painting itself is a mural of the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in front of the Parliament and guarded round the clock by the “Evzones”, soldiers of the Presidential Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jill LaVoie/Released)
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