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Operation Enduring Freedom

Afghanistan National Army Air Corps Master Sgt. Sheer Aqa Karimi, a C-27A Spartan Loadmaster, reviews checklist items during his check ride aboard a C-27, March 28, 2010 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. U.S. Airmen from the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Afghan soldiers with the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps reached another historic milestone after completing a successful check ride for the nation's first qualified C-27A Spartan loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, a Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 pilot, smiles for a photo after flying a successful first operational mission, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "This mission shows the ability of our instructors, show the ability of us as Afghans and shows you what hard work can do," said Lieutenant Ramaki, who is also the first Afghan pilot to graduate from the nine-month U.S. pilot training course in more than 50 years. "We can now assist our brothers in combat and that means a lot. We are flying missions with meaning and purpose and I could not be happier." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, left, a Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 pilot shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Michael Boera, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Combined Air Power Transition Force commander, after flying a successful first operational mission with the ANAAC's C-27 Spartan, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "This mission put the Afghans and the C-27 directly into the fight," General Michael Boera said. "Our Airmen have been mentoring the Afghans and helping them to become a professional air force. Today was a great day from start to finish and will go a long way toward ensuring Afghanistan's security." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghanistan National Army soldiers wait for take-off aboard a C-27 Spartan during the first operational mission of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps' C-27 aircraft, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The C-27 aircrew ended the historic mission by delivering cargo and passengers to Kabul International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghanistan National Army soldiers wait for take-off aboard an Afghanistan National Army Air Coprs C-27 Spartan aircraft as U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, a loadmaster-mentor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, ties down luggage during the first operational mission of a C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan National Army soldiers wait to load a C-27 Spartan during the first operational mission of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps airframe, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, left, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 pilot and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Piel, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron commander and pilot-mentor walk to a parked ANAAC C-27 during the first operational mission of the aircraft, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. A joint-aircrew of U.s. Airmen with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and ANAAC soldiers soared into history after completing the first operational C-27 Spartan mission March 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S and Coalition service members talk and take pictures around an Afghan National Army Air Corps C-27 Spartan parked at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a historic first of operational mission for the aircraft, March 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, a C-27 Spartan loadmaster-mentor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, speaks with co-workers, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, a C-27 Spartan loadmaster-mentor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, works the cargo door controls aboard an Afghan National Army Air Corps C-27 Spartan during the first operational mission of the aircraft, March 24, 2010 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Keogh guides Master Sgt. Ryan Aiken, to the cargo door of an Afghan National Army Air Corps C-27 Spartan aircraft to accept delivery of 3,400 pounds of emergency medical equipment during the first operational mission utilizing the Afghan Air Coprs' C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeants Keogh and Aiken are both aerial port-mentors assigned to the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Piel,left, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and C-27 Spartan pilot-mentor, and First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 pilot, conduct an aircraft shutdown during the first operational mission of a C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Piel,left, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron commander and C-27 Spartan pilot-mentor and First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 pilot, shake hands after a successful landing during the first operational mission of a C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. After exiting the plane, the aircrew ended the day with handshakes and smiles. "This mission brings an unprecedented capability to Afghanistan," said Colonel Piel, a native of St. Louis, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Sergeant Major Shanawaz Nabi Zado, Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 Spartan loadmaster, waits to perform pre-flight checks during the first operational mission utilizing the Afghan Air Corps' C-27 Spartan, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. For the ANAAC and Afghan National Army soldiers the mission was a source of pride. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Sergeant Major Shanawaz Nabi Zado, Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 Spartan loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron loadmaster-mentor, guide a fork lift operator to the cargo door of an Afghan Air Corps C-27 Spartan aircraft during the first operational mission utilizing the C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Taking off from Kabul International Airport, the four-man aircrew flew Southwest to Kandahar Airfield. The crew was tasked with delivering 3,400 pounds of emergency medical equipment and 19 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/release)
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Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) and Afghanistan National Army soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony celebrating first operational flight of an ANAAC C-27 Spartan, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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First Lieutenant Faiz M. Ramaki, left, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) C-27 Spartan pilot and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chris Kampsen, the Director of Operations for the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and a C-27 instructor pilot, review the flight plan for the first operational mission of an ANAAC C-27, March 24, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Afghan forward observers

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group pose for a photo with members of the Afghan National Army Corps as Afghan MI-35 gunships fly overhead in Afghanistan. The U.S. Airmen are currently training Afghan airmen to be forward observers, the eyes and ears on the ground for Afghan pilots in cockpits of MI-35 helicopters. According to Brig. Gen. Michael Boera, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Afghan pilots are familiar and comfortable with the Mi-35 helicopter, an airframe well-suited to Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)
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An aerial view from a UH-60 Blackhawk during a training flight with Afghan National Army Air Corps crew chiefs, March 1, 2010, over Parwan province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

An aerial view from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a training flight with Afghan National Army Air Corps crew chiefs, March 1, 2010, over Parwan Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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