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JAF firefighters conduct first live-fire training

Firefighters with the Afghan Air Force practice proper procedures for moving into a burning building as part of a live-fire training exercise from Nov. 23 to 25, 2013 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. The training events laid the groundwork for establishing an AAF fire-fighting capability independent of coalition forces at JAF. During the last five month, Master Sgt. John Smith, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan firefighter advisor, instructed on tactics, techniques, procedures for containing structural fires, rescue operations and proper use of gear and safety equipment which culminated with the live-fire exercises. This training marks the first live-fire exposure for the JAF firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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JAF firefighters conduct first live-fire training

Afghan Air Force firefighters, begin to move into a building as part of a live-fire training exercise from Nov. 23 to 25, 2013 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. The training events laid the groundwork for establishing an AAF fire-fighting capability independent of coalition forces at JAF. During the last five month, Master Sgt. John Smith, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan firefighter advisor, instructed on tactics, techniques, procedures for containing structural fires, rescue operations and proper use of gear and safety equipment which culminated with the live-fire exercises. This training marks the first live-fire exposure for the JAF firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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JAF firefighters conduct first live-fire training

Afghan Air Force firefighters, alongside advisors from NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors, prepare for a live-fire training exercise from Nov. 23 to 25, 2013 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. The training events laid the groundwork for establishing an AAF fire-fighting capability independent of coalition forces at JAF. During the last five month, Master Sgt. John Smith, NATC-A firefighter advisor, instructed on tactics, techniques, procedures for containing structural fires, rescue operations and proper use of gear and safety equipment which culminated with the live-fire exercises. This training marks the first live-fire exposure for the JAF firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

Kandahar Air Wing Security Forces Kandak Airmen conduct a hot load exfiltration exercise Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The security forces members conducted fly away security training with advisors from NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, including infiltration and exfiltration, cold load training, where the Airmen practice loading and unloading without helicopter blades running, and hot load training, where the blades are running. The class was led by Master Sgts. Patrick Flores and Olivia McMahon, 443rd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan and Afghan Air Force members shield themselves as a Mi-17 helicopter lands as part of an air assault training exercise Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the Kandahar Air Wing Security Forces Kandak conducted fly away training with NATC-A advisors from the 443rd and 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons. The 18-person class was taught the basics of air assault, including infiltration and exfiltration, unloading and loading from an aircraft and how to secure an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter lands as part of an air assault exercise with members of the Kandahar Air Wing Security Forces Kandak Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the kandak conducted fly away training with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors from the 443rd and 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons. The 18-person class was taught the basics of air assault, including infiltration and exfiltration, unloading and loading from an aircraft and how to secure an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

Kandahar Air Wing Security Forces members position themselves as they prepare for a Mi-17 helicopter exfiltration drill as part of an air assault exercise Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 18-person class conducted fly away security training and was taught the basics of air assault, including infiltration and exfiltration, unloading and loading from an aircraft and how to secure an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan train Afghan Air Force security forces members to set up security after unloading from a Mi-17 helicopter Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 18-person class conducted fly away security training and was taught the basics of air assault, including infiltration and exfiltration, unloading and loading from an aircraft and how to secure an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

An Afghan Air Force security forces member takes position as part of a fire team after practicing an infiltration drill from a Mi-17 helicopter Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the Kandahar Air Wing Security Forces Kandak conducted fly away training with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors from the 443rd and 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons. The 18-person class was taught the basics of air assault, including infiltration and exfiltration, unloading and loading from an aircraft and how to secure an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Kandahar Air Wing trains on air assault

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Cornett, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron special mission aviator, guides Afghan Air Force security forces members off a Mi-17 helicopter Nov. 10, 2013 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The security forces members conducted fly away security training, including infiltration and exfiltration, cold load training, where the Airmen practice loading and unloading without helicopter blades running, and hot load training, where the blades are running. The class was led by Master Sgts. Patrick Flores and Olivia McMahon, 443rd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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Flying lead; Afghan Air Force takes over instruction of crucial air mission planning course

U.S. Army Capt. Brandt Anderson, the Task Force Falcon team leader for the Kabul Air Wing Partnership and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot; and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle Cheeseman, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter instructor pilot, both from the U.S. Army’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, listen to a translator during an after-action review Nov. 5, 2013. The AAR was led by an Afghan Air Assault Planning Certification Course instructor. The U.S. advisors have symbolically moved from being seated at the table with the class, to the back of the room, as their role becomes assessing the Afghan instructors training Afghan flight crews. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Todd Pouliot, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs)
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AAF firefighters train on new C-130

An Afghan Air Force firefighter stationed at the Kabul Air Wing in Kabul, Afghanistan, prepares to enter a C-130 aircraft November 8, 2013 during a training exercise with advisors from NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. This is the first-ever AAF firefighter training on a C-130 aircraft. The crews praticed vehicle set-up, initial entry, engine shutdown and egress procedures as well as exercises involving simulated casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AAF medics expand training, C-130 joins CASEVAC team

Four Afghan Air Force flight medics practice loading and unloading litter patients on to a C-130 October 27, 2013 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The flight medics were part of an 18-student class taught by NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors to train AAF medics on casualty evacuations procedures for the C-130, the newest aircraft in the AAF inventory. NATC-A advisors hope to be able to train the AAF medics on multiple aircraft in order to incorporate all aircraft in the AAF inventory into CASEVAC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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AAF medics expand training, C-130 joins CASEVAC team

An Afghan Air Force flight medic trains on a medical litter during a class October 27, 2013 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The flight medic was part of an 18-student class taught by NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisors to train AAF medics on casualty evacuations procedures for the C-130, the newest aircraft in the AAF inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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AAF medics expand training, C-130 joins CASEVAC team

U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Harvis, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan surgeon general, and Maj. Daniel Corindia, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron chief of current operations, give hands-on litter training to two Afghan Air Force flight medics October 27, 2013 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The flight medics were part of an 18-student class to train AAF medics on casualty evacuations procedures for the C-130, the newest aircraft in the AAF inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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New equipment and training helps KAW fire department flourish

Afghan Air Force fire fighters at the Kandahar Air Wing in Kandahar, Afghanistan have seen substantial changes and improvements in recent months as the Afghans continue to take over more of the training and operations. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan have begun to step away from training as the Afghans prepare to take over. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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New equipment and training helps KAW fire department flourish

Afghan Air Force fire fighters prepare to enter a burning building as part of an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. During 2013, advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, have begun to step away from training as the Afghans themselves begin to take over both training and operations of the fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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New equipment and training helps KAW fire department flourish

Afghan Air Force fire fighters practice rescuing a dummy from a burning building during an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. During 2013, advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, have begun to step away from training as the Afghans themselves begin to take over both training and operations of the fire department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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New equipment and training helps KAW fire department flourish

Afghan Air Force fire fighters rush into a burning building as part of an exercise Sept. 8, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Air Wing Fire Department has seen substantial changes and improvements in recent months as the Afghans continue to take over more of the training and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)
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CASEVAC knowledge spreads in theater

Col. (Dr.) Abdul Rasool, the Afghan Air Force surgeon general, fields questions during his presentation at the 4th Annual Joint Theater Trauma System conference held at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan Aug. 13, 2013. Rasool, accompanied by Lt. Col. (Dr.) Michael McBeth, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan surgeon general and advisor, outlined the major accomplishments of the AAF’s growing casualty evacuation capability. Rasool encouraged the ISAF senior medical leaders in attendance to spread the word on CASEVAC noting the need of Afghan National Security Forces to continue developing their process to request these type of missions.
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