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Afghan Air Force delivers first operational airdrop

Afghan Air Force C-208 aircrew and maintenance members pose for a photo with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron C-208 advisors, after delivering supplies to Afghan National Defense Security Forces ground troops on June 28, 2017. This was the first operational airdrop performed by AAF aircrew. The AAF successfully delivered 800 pounds of supplies to Afghan Border Police at their coordinated drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan Air Force delivers first operational airdrop

An Afghan Air Force C-208 crew, delivers supplies to Afghan National Defense Security Forces ground troops on June 28, 2017. This was the first operational airdrop performed by AAF aircrew. The AAF successfully delivered 800 pounds of supplies to Afghan Border Police at their coordinated drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart rendered his first salute to a formation of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing members during his change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks in a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony while Afghan Air Force and coalition partners attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Hecker presided over the ceremony as Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks relinquished command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing as Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command during a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks, former Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, thanks Afghan Air Force Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, AAF commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Hicks during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Afghan Air Force Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shoaib Stanikzai, AAF commander, addressed the audience during the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks. During the speech, Shoaib thanked Hicks for his leadership and commitment to the AAF and welcomed Stewart to his new command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Members of Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) stand in formation during the TAAC-Air and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command TAAC-Air and the 438th AEW from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks as Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Stewart takes command of TAAC-Air

Brig. Gen. Phillip Stewart assumed command of the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing from Brig. Gen. David W. Hicks in a change-of-command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2017. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan and the NATO Air Command-Afghanistan, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Toron Bordain, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, works with his Afghan Air Force counterparts to remove an engine panel for training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. Bordain, an Air Force Reservist out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., is part Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), working to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

A C-130H maintenance advisor from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, trains an Afghan Air Force C-130 maintainer on the aircraft hydraulics system at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The recent graduates were trained by Total Force Airmen who specialize in various maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes from; engine and propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, electrical and environmental, avionics, and crew chief specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Chad Conroy, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, a reservist assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, provides heat for Afghan Air Force maintainers before training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. The AAF received four C-130H models at the beginning of 2014. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Master Sgt. Steven Ashley, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., trains Afghan Air Force maintainers on interior systems in a C-130H at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The recent graduates were trained by Total Force Airmen who specialize in various maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes from; engine and propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, electrical and environmental, avionics, and crew chief specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Brian Evancho, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, a reservist assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, reviews training with Afghan Air Force counterparts at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The maintenance graduates were trained locally by Total Force Airmen assigned to Youngstown ARS, Ohio, and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

An Afghan Air Force C-130 maintenance chief master sergeant trains AAF noncommissioned officers on C-130 maintenance using technical orders at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. Maintenance advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), worked with their AAF counterparts for the past six months to qualify a group of AAF members as level three maintainers. On Jan. 11, 2017, 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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A-29 Maintenance

A maintenance contractor shakes hands with an Afghan Air Force aircraft maintainer on the wing of an A-29 Super Tucano at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2016. AAF maintainers recently conducted the first 600-hour aircraft inspection of an A-29. The maintainers were able to complete the three-week inspection with minimal assistance from contractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Marino)
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A-29 Maintenance

An A-29 Super Tucano sits inside a hangar at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, November 19, 2016, while undergoing an inspection. Afghan Air Force maintainers have completed the first 600-hour aircraft inspection on the airframe in country. The inspection included an in-depth look at all parts of the plane to include flight controls, landing gear and avionics packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Marino)
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Safety at Mazar-e-Sharif

Weapons troops from the Afghan Air Force offload Mark-81 bombs from an A-29 Super Tucano at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2016. The squadron here is the only AAF unit fully capable of managing entire missions from assembling bombs to flying missions with minimal assistance from coalition advisors. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes)
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