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NATO JFC-Brunssum commander visits Afghan air force, TAAC-Air

Italian Army Gen. Salvatore Farina, commander, NATO JFC-Brunssum (right), talks to two fixed-wing advisors to the Afghan Air Force about the C-130 Hercules, during a visit to AAF‬ and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) personnel March 19, 2016, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan. He wanted to learn about the air force missions and reaffirm support to NATO’s international partners‬. (U.S. Air Force photos by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

An Afghan Air Force pilot powers down an Mi-17 helicopter as Master Sgt Justin Kay, Train Advise Assist Command-Air Mi-17 flight engineer, observes after a training mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 3, 2016. TAAC-Air works closely with AAF partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

A Train Advise Assist Command - Air Mi-17 air advisor gives feedback to Afghan Air Force Mi-17 pilots after a training mission near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 3, 2016. As a functional command, TAAC-Air assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

Afghan Air Force members store the recently removed blades of an Mi-17 helicopter during a 100-hour maintenance inspection at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. Members of the AAF work closely with Train Advise Assist Command - Air, a U.S. run functional command, that assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

Maj. Jeffrey Miser, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander, performs pre-flight checks on an Mi-17 helicopter owned by the Afghan Air Force prior to a training sortie at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, March 3, 2016. TAAC-Air assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 aerial gunner from the Kandahar Air Wing scans the area during a take off, landing, and emergency-maneuver training mission near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 3, 2016. Members of the Afghan Air Force at KAF are advised by Train Advise Assist Command - Air, a U.S. functional command that assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

Tech. Sgt. Richard Embrey, Train Advise Assist Command - Air Mi-17 Intermediate Maintenance Squadron advisor, advises an Afghan Air Force member during a 100-hour inspection on an Mi-17 at Kandahar Airfield, March 2, 2016. As a functional command, TAAC-Air assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 flies over Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. Members of the AAF work closely with Train Advise Assist Command - Air, a U.S. run functional command, that assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

An Afghan Air Force member operates a crane to remove the blades of an Mi-17 helicopter during a 100-hour inspection at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. Members of the AAF work closely with Train Advise Assist Command - Air, a U.S. run functional command, that assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

An Afghan Air Force member guides an Mi-17 helicopter, owned and operated by the Kandahar Air Wing, to a hangar to receive maintenance at Kandahar Airfield, March 2, 2016. Members of the AAF work closely with Train Advise Assist Command - Air, a U.S. run functional command, that supports NATO's Resolute Support mission assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

Tech. Sgt. Richard Embrey, Train Advise Assist Command - Air Mi-17 Intermediate Maintenance Squadron advisor, talks with Afghan Air Force Maj. Gulwali, support equipment officer in charge, during a 100-hour inspection on an Mi-17 helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. As a functional command, TAAC-Air assists our Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable and sustainable force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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Afghan air force hosts International Women’s Day conference

An Afghan girl reads a poem at the Afghan air force’s International Women’s Day conference March 6, 2016, at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximately 200 AAF and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) military men and women attended the event to include guest speakers from the AAF commander to women educators and officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan air force hosts International Women’s Day conference

An Afghan air force soldier passes out scarves to the attendees of the AAF’s International Women’s Day conference March 6, 2016, at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximately 200 AAF and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) military men and women attended the event to include guest speakers from the AAF commander to women educators and officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan air force hosts International Women’s Day conference

Capt. Carri Salas from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) speaks to guests at the Afghan air force’s International Women’s Day conference March 6, 2016, at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximately 200 AAF and TAAC-Air military men and women attended the event to include guest speakers from the AAF commander to women educators and officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Afghan air force hosts International Women’s Day conference

Capt. Carri Salas from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) speaks to guests at the Afghan air force’s International Women’s Day conference March 6, 2016, at Kabul Air Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximately 200 AAF and TAAC-Air military men and women attended the event to include guest speakers from the AAF commander to women educators and officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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TAAC-Air receives secretary of defense maintenance training award

Brig. Gen. Christopher Craige, TAAC-Air commanding general, receives the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in Maintenance Training, Advice, and Assistance of Foreign Security Forces from Col. Scott Grover, TAAC-Air CJ4 deputy commander, Jan. 20, 2016. TAAC-Air personnel advised the Afghan Air Force Kabul Air Wing and Kandahar Air Wing on maintaining fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The AAF's accomplishments last year include nearly 15,000 flight hours completed, 41,000 troops moved and 2,200 casualties evacuated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DANIEL R. NORTH

Chief Master Daniel R. North is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, FOB Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Capt. Eydie Sakura/Released)
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AAF officer graduation ceremony

A graduate of the Afghan Air Force officer candidate school raises his certificate to the audience at a ceremony Dec. 6, 2015, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The year-long OCS training at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee (PeH), or Afghan Air Academy, focuses on English language, leadership and aviation studies. The cadets will fill required slots for the AAF in various air force careers in maintenance, flight engineering and pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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CASEVAC Training

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) medical advisors and Afghan Air Force flight medics conduct medical evacuation training on the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2015. A different rotation of Afghan Air Force members are trained every week on various medical skills by TAAC-Air medical advisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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CASEVAC Training

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) medical advisors and Afghan Air Force flight medics conduct medical evacuation training on the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2015. MEDEVAC training included guidance on proper litter carrying techniques, aircraft configuration options, and aircraft patient loading and unloading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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