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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Maj. Chris Larson, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) air-to-ground integration lead advisors, coordinates information with his Afghan Air Force counterpart before a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Afghan Air Force members communicate from the ground with an A-29 Super Tucano pilot over radio communications near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano drops training munitions on a target during live-fire training exercise held by Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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TAAC-Air advisors train AAF to put bombs on target

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) advisors, held a live-fire training exercise for a class of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators near Logar Province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Prior to the exercise, advisors from TAAC-Air conducted three weeks of classroom training where students learn radio communication, map and compass reading, GPS coordinate plotting and friendly centric air support as part of air-to-ground integration. The live fire exercise is part of a practical evaluation before Afghan Air Force personnel can graduate as ATACs. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor, the commander of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, holds the American flag with members of the 555th EFS at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017, after surpassing 2,000 career flight hours. O’Connor has flown all over the world to include Afghanistan, Europe and Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor surpassed the 2,000-hour mark for flying May 19, 2017. Every 1,000 hours of flying is a huge milestone for an aviator’s career. O’Connor, who is the commander of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, has flown all over the world to include Afghanistan, Europe and Pacific region. O’Connor is deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor, the commander of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, waits inside an F-16 Fighting Falcon after landing on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. Over his career, O’Connor has accumulated more than 2,000 flying hours, which amounts to 2.5 months of flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

First Lt. Eric Tise, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, places a patch on Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor’s uniform at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. The patch was made to commemorate O’Connor surpassing the 2,000-hour mark for flying. O’Connor is the commander of the 555th EFS, which is deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor, the commander of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, throws up the “Triple Nickel” sign after landing on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. O’Connor, who recently surpassed 2,000 career flying hours, has flown all over the world to include Afghanistan, Europe and Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, piloted by Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor, the commander of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, lands at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. Over his career, O’Connor has accumulated more than 2,000 flying hours, which amounts to 2.5 months of flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi off the runway at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. F-16s from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, as part of a constant rotation of fighter aircraft to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Barrier test ensures pilot, aircraft safety

Airmen remove a cable from an F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. The cable is part of the mobile aircraft arresting system, which is used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Barrier test ensures pilot, aircraft safety

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron engages a barrier during a certification of the mobile aircraft arresting system at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19, 2017. The barrier system is used in case of an emergency when a pilot cannot stop their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer assist an AAF pilot with start-up procedures on Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform routine maintenance on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer provides power to the aircraft using aerospace ground equipment at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers perform avionics checks on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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AAF A-29 maintainers keep the fleet flying

Master Sgt. C.J. Virgil, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron ammunitions advisor, trains with an Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainer on the aircraft at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, May 16, 2017. The AAF A-29 maintainers start their training by attending the Defense Language Institute for six months of English training followed by the International Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas to learn basic aircraft maintenance, then to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for approximately nine months to attend training specific to the A-29. Advisors from TAAC-Air and civilian contractors work with the maintenance crews in Afghanistan for continuation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Preserving the TAAC-Air Mission

Joshua Mayes (left), 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) historian, observes Afghan firefighters as they don protective gear before entering a burn house May 11, 2017 on Kabul Air Wing. Civil engineer advisors from TAAC-Air routinely work with their Afghan firefighter counterparts to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. William Russell)
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