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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

From right, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, Unknown, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib, stand for a photo after the UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The officials performed a ribbon cutting and ceremonial signing of transfer certificates, celebrating the transfer of ownership of the first delivery of UH-60s to the Afghan Air Force. Stewart is the commander 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and Shoaib is the Afghan Air Force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani and U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s young air force fleet while vowing continued commitment to the fight against the anti-government insurgency in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani and U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s air force fleet, while vowing continued commitment to the fight against the anti-government insurgency in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Nicholson and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s air force fleet, while vowing continued commitment to the fight against the anti-government insurgency in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani and U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s young air force fleet while vowing continued commitment to the fight against the anti-government insurgency in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. RiedelAn Afghan National Security and Defense Forces honor guardsman stands beside a ceremonial flag during the UH-60 Black Hawk transfer ceremony Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Officials signed a transfer of ownership certificate and performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s growing air force fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces − Afghanistan, speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk transfer ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Nicholson and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s young air force fleet while vowing continued commitment to the fight against the anti-government insurgency in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghan senior government and international military officials stand while the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces band plays during the beginning of the official arrival ceremony for the first UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the country, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Leaders signed an official transfer of ownership and performed a ceremonial ribbon cutting celebrating the newest addition to Afghanistan’s young air force fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart, commander 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, speaks in front of the first Afghan UH-60 Black Hawk during a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Stewart said the UH-60 will be an important step in the modernization of the Afghan Air Force, which is slated to double in size in the coming years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani passes in review of Afghan National Security and Defense Force honor guard Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani ceremonially cut the ribbon officiating the arrival of the first two UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters to the Afghan Air Force fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Afghan president welcomes first Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopters

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, left, ceremonially touches the Afghan national flag to his face Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani attended an inaugural ribbon cutting, commemorating the arrival of the UH-60 helicopter to the Afghan Air Force fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Staff Sgt. Chris O’Neil, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, listens in during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, Religious and Cultural Affairs officer with the Afghan Air Force, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. During advising meetings outside a secured base, O’Neil provides security for the chaplain, who as a non-combatant does not carry a weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor (right), takes notes during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides coordination and advice on the organization of religious support in the developing Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Staff Sgt. Chris O’Neil, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, listens in during a meeting with Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, Religious and Cultural Affairs officer with the Afghan Air Force, Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. During advising meetings outside a secured base, O’Neil provides security for the chaplain, who as a non-combatant does not carry a weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor, (right) stands next to Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, the head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office, Sept.14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides training, assistance and advice on the organization of religious support in the developing AAF as the first air advisor chaplain in TAAC-Air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Faithful First: Chaplain air advisor launches dialogue, exchange supporting growing Afghan Air Force

Chaplain (Maj.) Chris Conklin, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air air advisor to the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office (right), meets with his counterpart Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Basir, head of the Afghan Air Force Religious and Cultural Affairs office (left), Sept. 14, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conklin provides assistance and advice to the RCA as the team grows to accommodate an increase in organizational size of the Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Secretary of the Air Force Heather A. Wilson, center, listens to Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, during an official visit to the Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson toured Afghan Air Force facilities during her first official visit to country to learn about the progress and challenges of the joint warfighting efforts of Afghan and U.S. Airmen in support of the Resolute Support mission. Stewart is the commander of TAAC-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, right, introduces Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to U.S. and Afghan Airmen during a visit to the Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air work side-by-side with their Afghan counterparts to establish and expand operational capabilities of the Afghan Air Force. Stewart is the commander of TAAC-Air and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and shared progress of the joint training and warfighting efforts of the Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Afghan Brig. Gen. Mohammed Shoaib, the commander of the Afghan Air Force, right, greets Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, on the Kabul Air Wing flightline Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wilson visited the AAF facilities and NATO's Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air on her first official visit to Afghanistan to survey the progress of the various AAF missions and training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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SECAF, CSAF visit Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, and Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, center, visit U.S. and Afghan Airmen at Afghan Air Force's Kabul Air Wing Aug. 17, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Leaders of the Afghan Air Force and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air shared progress of the joint warfighting efforts during a visit of Afghan Air Force facilities. Hecker is the commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan and director of U.S. Air Forces Central Command's Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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