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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

Afghanistan’s most recently graduated fixed wing students congratulate each other after a graduation ceremony in their honor at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The training lasted for approximately 15 months and required the students to demonstrate proficiency in ground, flight and English skills.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

The Afghan Air Force’s newest pilots hold up their certificates in celebration after having graduated from Initial Entry Fixed-Wing school at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The graduates will return to Afghanistan this week to either continue their training on one of the AAF platforms there, or to prepare to continue training in the U.S.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

Graduates from Initial Entry Fixed-Wing school pose for a picture with their certificates at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The Afghan Air Force now has 22 more qualified pilots, including two females, who will soon be returning to their country to continue their training on one of the AAF fixed wing platforms.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

The Afghan Air Force’s newest pilots celebrate by dancing after just having graduated Initial Entry Fixed-Wing school at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The 15-month course required the students to demonstrate ground, flight and English proficiency, and qualifies the graduates for a commercial pilot’s license.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, Train Advise Assist Command-Air commander, addresses the most recent class of Afghan Air Force fixed wing pilots at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. Twenty-two students graduated including this school houses first two females.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

Afghan Air Force student’s graduating from Initial Entry Fixed-Wing school converse before a ceremony in their honor at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The class of 22 students included two females who were the school houses first female graduates and who will go on to be two of only three AAF female pilots.
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AAF graduates 22 fixed-wing pilots including two females

Afghanistan’s most recently graduated fixed wing students stand waiting to congratulate each other after having received their course completion certificates at LOM Praha’s flight training center, Czech Republic, June 27, 2018. The 22 pilots will continue their training on their assigned aircraft either in Afghanistan or in the U.S.
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AAF conduct first emergency air drop

An Afghan Air Force loadmaster works with a Train Advise Assist Command Air Advisor to build a bundle for the AAF’s first emergency air drop June 1, 2018 Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. Afghan C-208 air crew members planned the mission, prepared the bundles and loaded the aircraft all within five hours of being notified. (Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Barnette)
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AAF conduct first emergency air drop

An Afghan Air Force loadmaster builds a bundle for the AAF’s first emergency air drop June 1, 2018 Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. Afghan loadmasters prepped almost 1,000 pounds of ammunition that C-208 air crew members then air dropped to Afghan National Police and citizens in Badakshan, Afghanistan who were fighting Taliban forces. (Air Force photo by Maj. Chris Warner)
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AAF conduct first emergency air drop

An Afghan Air Force C-208 prepares for take-off after being loaded with almost 1,000 pounds of ammunitions for the AAF’s first emergency air drop June 1, 2018, Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. AAF aircrew members planned the mission, built the bundles and conducted the airdrop after receiving an emergency request from Afghan National Police and citizens in Badakshan, Afghanistan who were fighting Taliban forces. (Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Barnette)
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438th AEW Change of Command

Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin (left), NATO Air Command Afghanistan and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan commander, Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart (center), outbound Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Brig. Gen. Joel Carey (right), inbound Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander prepare for a Change of Command ceremony June 4, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. TAAC-Air leverages train, advise, and assist activities in concert with strong personal relationships, to create professional Afghan Airmen capable of planning, leading, employing, and sustaining decisive airpower operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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438th AEW Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, assumes command from Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, NATO Air Command Afghanistan and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan commander, June 4, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. TAAC-Air leverages train, advise, and assist activities in concert with strong personal relationships, to create professional Afghan Airmen capable of planning, leading, employing, and sustaining decisive airpower operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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438th AEW Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart, Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, renders a final salute to Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, NATO Air Command Afghanistan and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan commander, before relinquishing command June 4, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. Stewart relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, inbound Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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438th AEW Change of Command

General John Nicholson, Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces in Afghanistan commander, presents the Defense Superior Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart, Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, June 4, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. The award was presented to Stewart for his year of service in Afghanistan during which he led a 6.8 billion dollar, 5-year Afghan Air Force modernization plan, tripling the fleet by 111 aircraft and increasing personnel by 40 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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438th AEW Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart, Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, addresses attendees at a Change of Command ceremony June 4, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. During the ceremony, Stewart relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, inbound Train Advise Assist Command-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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Mi-17s returned to mission ready after mortar damage

An Afghan Air Force maintenance professional tie down the propellers of an Mi-17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 7, 2018. This was one of six Mi-17s that received damage from aggressors so far this year, but after extensive sheet metal repairs, the aircraft are all continuing operational missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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Mi-17s returned to mission ready after mortar damage

An Afghan Air Force maintenance professional tie down the propellers of an Mi-17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 7, 2018. This was one of six Mi-17s that received damage from aggressors so far this year, but after extensive sheet metal repairs, the aircraft are all continuing operational missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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Mi-17s returned to mission ready after mortar damage

The Afghan Air Force sheet metal repairs commander explains what repairs were required to ensure that the Mi-17 behind him could return to an operational status at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 7, 2018. The aircraft was one of six Mi-17s to have been damaged by enemy attacks, but after extensive sheet metal repairs, the aircraft are all continuing operational missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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Mi-17s returned to mission ready after mortar damage

Afghan maintenance professionals and their coalition counterparts stand in front of an Mi-17 that had just been returned to operational status at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 7, 2018. The aircraft was one of six Mi-17s to have been damaged by enemy attacks, but after extensive sheet metal repairs, the aircraft are all continuing operational missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erin Recanzone)
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AFCENT commander visits TAAC-Air advisors

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano shoots flairs over a range in Loghar Province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2017. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, commander U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia and Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, visited advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and their Afghan Air Force partners at Kabul Air Base. General Harrigian was briefed on the current operations and successes of the AAF by Afghan Maj. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib, AAF commander and Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and TAAC-Air commander. The briefing was followed by an Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator demonstration with A-29 and MD-530 participation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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