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Greeks leave lasting legacy

A group photo of the Hellenic Air Force assigned to 438th Air Expeditionary Wing in front of the painting Nov. 26, 2014. The painting 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 Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/Released)
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Members of the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces pose for a photo just after receiving Air Force Combat Action Medals during a ceremony Sept. 2, 2014, at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Airmen were recognized for actions defending FOB Oqab, Afghan air force’s Kabul Air Wing and a NATO base, all located on Kabul International Airport, from a complex attack July 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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SFS Airmen receive AF Combat Action Medals

NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Scott Lumpkin, congratulates Staff Sgt. Cody Shearer after Shearer and 38 other members of the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces were awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2014. The Air Force recognized the Airmen for their service during a more than five-hour firefight against Taliban-linked insurgents attacking the base and adjacent bases July 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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SFS Airmen receive AF Combat Action Medals

NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Rothstein, congratulates Staff Sergeants John DeYoung and Mikal Hanson after they and 37 other members of the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces were awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2014. The Air Force recognized the Airmen for their service during a more than five-hour firefight against Taliban-linked insurgents attacking the base and adjacent bases July 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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39 AF Combat Action Medals presented to Security Forces Defenders

Members of the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces pose for a photo just afer receiving Air Force Combat Action Medals during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Airmen were recognized for actions defending FOB Oqab, the Kabul Air Wing of the Afghan Air Force, and Kabul International Airport from a complex attack featuring rocket propelled grenades, small arms and automatic gunfire July 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Gifts for Afghan families

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Erin Lasker, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, helps sort and pack supplies for donation to family members of Afghan Air Force officers killed in a terrorist bombing July 2, 2014. A volunteer organization, Operation Outreach-Afghanistan, collected donations and presented them to the families of the fallen Afghan Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric B. Johnson)
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Gifts for Afghan families

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sheldon Knudsen, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, helps sort and pack supplies for donation to family members of Afghan Air Force officers killed in a terrorist bombing July 2, 2014. A volunteer organization, Operation Outreach-Afghanistan, collected donations and presented them to the families of the fallen Afghan Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric B. Johnson)
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Warrior of the Week - TSgt Jose Rios

Tech Sgt. Jose Rios - 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Warrior of the Week (Aug 25, 2014)
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COMISAF visits Air Advisors, Afghan Air Force

U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, accompanied by U.S. Air Force Capt. James Harris - maintenance advisor to the Afghan Air Force and his AAF counterpart, tours the Kabul International Airport flightline and AAF fixed and rotary wing aircraft, Aug. 28, 2014. General Campbell visited the air advisors of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and noted the progress and challenges ahead as NATC-A helps increase the AAF's capabilities to provide for the security needs of Afghanistan now and in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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COMISAF visits Air Advisors, Afghan Air Force

U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, discusses the current status and future initiatives of the air advisors to the Afghan Air Force with Brig. Gen. Michael Rothstein, commanding general of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Aug. 28, 2014. General Campbell visited the air advisors of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and noted the progress and challenges ahead as NATC-A helps increase the AAF's capabilities to provide for the security needs of Afghanistan now and in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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COMISAF visits Air Advisors, Afghan Air Force

U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, greets an Afghan Air Force pilot during a tour of the Kabul International Airport flightline and AAF military aircraft, Aug. 28, 2014. General Campbell visited the air advisors of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and noted the progress and challenges ahead as NATC-A helps increase the AAF's capabilities to provide for the security needs of Afghanistan now and in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Partners in Education

An enlisted member of the Afghan armed forces proudly raises his bag of school supplies over his head after receiving the gift from U.S. Air Force air advisors at the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing on Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2014. With the help of first sergeants around the Air Force, more than 3,700 items of school supplies were donated -- allowing 126 Afghan servicemembers to bring home a bag to their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Partners in Education

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Grange Coffin shakes hands with a junior enlisted member of the Afghan armed forces, Aug. 25, 2014, as Coffin and other air advisors presented more than 120 bags of school supplies at the Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing on Kabul International Airport. Coffin is the first sergeant for NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing; he is also an air advisor with a counterpart in the Afghan Air Force. Coffin is deployed from Hurlburt Field, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Warrior of the Week

Master Sgt. Joshua Miller
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"Hope you make it" -- Gavin

A group of U.S. joint and coalition deployed servicemembers who are among the "Gavin Fan Club" at Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Hope you make it -- Gavin

A group of U.S. joint and coalition deployed servicemembers who are among the "Gavin Fan Club" at Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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NATC-A Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John McMullen passes the guidon of command to Brig. Gen. Michael Rothstein during a change of command ceremony for the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. During the Aug. 11 ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Rothstein assumed command of the units responsible for setting the conditions for an independent, operationally capable air force ready to meet the security requirements of Afghanistan. General McMullen, the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force - Afghanistan commander and NATO Air Command-Afghanistan commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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NATC-A Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Rothstein addresses members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing after assuming command in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2014. Rothstein, whose new command is responsible for setting the conditions for an independent, operationally capable air force ready to meet the security requirements of Afghanistan, previously commanded the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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A leisurely stroll!

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Francisco Barriento, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron crew chief, conducts a post-flight inspection on an Afghan air force C-130 Hercules at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 2. Barriento is one of 30 members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard deployed to Kabul under the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. The Guardsmen leverage their experience with the C-130 airframe to keep the AAF flying and to get a sustainable training and education program up and running for the future. Barriento is deployed from the 156th Airlift Wing, Muniz Air National Guard Base, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond)
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Battening down the hatches

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Michael Ortega, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron crew chief, speaks to an Afghan air force C-130 pilot during a post-flight debriefing at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 2. Ortega is one of 30 members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard deployed to Kabul under the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. The Guardsmen leverage their experience with the C-130 airframe to keep the AAF flying and to get a sustainable training and education program up and running for the future. Ortega is deployed from the 156th Airlift Wing, Muniz Air National Guard Base, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Hammond) *Editor's note: photo has been altered to obscure flightline access badge only, for privacy reasons*
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