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TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon and project managers of a local orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, pose for a photo at a store in the base bazaar. Amon, a security forces squad leader at Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), met the couple and helped set-up a school supply drive with family and friends back home in Texas to donate to children at a local orphanage. Amon is deployed from the 442nd Engineer Company as part of the Texas Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Growth through pain—How the death of my friend made me a stronger more resilient Airman, woman, mother and friend

Capt. Eydie Sakura and Maj. Phyllis Pelky (middle front) stand with Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) friends at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Pelky died in a helicopter crash at Headquarters Resolute Support Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released).
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Growth through pain—How the death of my friend made me a stronger more resilient Airman, woman, mother and friend

Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) personnel hold a sunset memorial service for Maj. Phyllis Pelky and Master Sgt. Greg Kuhse, Oct. 14, 2015, at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan. Pelky and Kuhse died in a helicopter crash in Kabul Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/released)
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Afghan meteorologists showcase capabilities to forecast weather changes from mountain to desert ranges

Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) weather advisor, demonstrates how to use a Kestrel – an instrument to measure temperature, moisture, wind speed and pressure. The Afghan Air Force (AAF) weather forecasters participated in the practical exercise and reported weather observations such as visibility, sky condition and wind direction, which the Kestrel cannot sense. This was a milestone in sustainability and professionalism of the AAF operation support squadron. The AAF director of meteorology hosted a two-week course at the Kabul Air Wing, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, where five Afghan weather officers from across Afghanistan came together to hone their skills and learn new techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/Released)
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Afghan meteorologists showcase capabilities to forecast weather changes from mountain to desert ranges

The Afghan Air Force director of meteorology teaches a course on forecasting codes to Afghan weather officers at the Kabul Air Wing, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. This colonel reached a major milestone for sustainability and professionalism of the AAF operation support squadron by hosting a two-week course to bring Afghan weather officers from across Afghanistan together to hone their skills and learn new techniques. His advisor, Capt. Haley Homan, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), was also available to teach various subjects on weather observation and forecasting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/Released)
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All-Afghan C-130 crew completes first-ever upgrade training for aircraft commander candidate

An all Afghan-led Afghan Air Force C-130 crew reached a major milestone on their path to sustainability Nov. 5, 2015, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan aircrew walked out to their C-130 and briefed in preparation for their first-ever all-Afghan C-130 training sortie. After the briefing, the crew started engines and taxied out while being marshalled by an Afghan maintainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Michael Morales/released)
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Supply Airman helps keep Afghan air force C-130s flying

Tech. Sgt. Angel Gonzalez, C-130 maintenance supply liaison at Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), loads aircraft parts and equipment onto an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2015. Gonzalez conducted an annual inventory and found $1.7 million worth of parts identified as lost or missing, and he was flying them to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to put them back in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Supply Airman helps keep Afghan air force C-130s flying

Tech. Sgt. Angel Gonzalez, C-130 maintenance supply liaison at Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), unloads aircraft parts and equipment from an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2015. Gonzalez conducted an annual inventory and found $1.7 million worth of parts identified as lost or missing, and he was flying them from Kabul to Bagram to put them back in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Supply Airman helps keep Afghan air force C-130s flying

Tech. Sgt. Angel Gonzalez, C-130 maintenance supply liaison at Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), makes his way to an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2015. Gonzalez flies from Kabul to Bagram a couple times a week to cut roughly 10 days off the shipping process for C-130 parts needed to maintain and sustain the AAF’s C-130 Hercules aircraft flying in support of Afghan National Army’s operations across Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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Guardian Angels support TAAC-Air mission

Staff Sgt. Devondria Dean, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Guardian Angel member, does a security sweep of a vehicle at a checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept.20, 2015. G.A.s provide over-watch for TAAC-Air advisors and contractors training Afghan Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Guardian Angels support TAAC-Air mission

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Fry, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Guardian Angel team lead, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Skyler Marcucci, G.A., patrol the flight line at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. G.A.s provide over-watch for TAAC-Air advisors and contractors training Afghan Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Guardian Angels support TAAC-Air mission

Master Sgt. Jason McIntrye, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) force protection non-commissioned officer in charge, provides security for contractors advising Afghan Air Force members at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. G.A.s provide over-watch for TAAC-Air advisors and contractors training Afghan Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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NATO Resolute Support

A reflection of a Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Guardian Angel checks vehicles at a checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. G.A. members provide over-watch for TAAC-Air advisors and contractors training Afghan Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Guardian Angels support TAAC-Air mission

Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Advisor’s Security Forces Squadron Guardian Angel members patrol the flight line at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2015. G.A.s provide over-watch for TAAC-Air advisors and contractors training Afghan Air Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Gone but not forgotten

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), waters the flowers around the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. The 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group with funds and donations by the Enlisted Coalition Council built the NATC-A Nine Memorial in April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Gone but not forgotten

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), waters the flowers around the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. The 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group with funds and donations by the Enlisted Coalition Council built the NATC-A Nine Memorial in April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Gone but not forgotten

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), waters the flowers around the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. The 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group with funds and donations by the Enlisted Coalition Council built the NATC-A Nine Memorial in April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Gone but not forgotten

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Valarie, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air), clean off the plaque at the NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan (NATC-A) Nine Memorial Forward Operating Base Oqab, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2015. The 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group with funds and donations by the Enlisted Coalition Council built the NATC-A Nine Memorial in April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch/released)
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Force management Airmen shape Afghan Air Force for fighting season 2016

Master Sgts. Neal Harris and Andrea Brown, Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) force management advisors, meet with their Afghan Air Force counterpart Sept. 28, 2015, to discuss the AAF’s unit manning document, or Tashkil, to help shape the future of the Afghan National Defense Security Forces, for years to come. The Tashkil is the Afghan manpower requirements document which identifies what people and resources are needed to sustain the AAF and complete their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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TAAC-Air Airmen help build Afghan Air Force command, control hub from ground-up

Train, Advice, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) Coalition advisors meet with Afghan Air Force wing operations center and Afghan command and control Center leaders Aug. 31, 2015. This was the first Afghan-led exercise scenario coordinated and planned between the Kabul WOC and ACCC. The advisors were on-hand to ensure the AAF were on-track to achieve their goals, which were to test their communication flow between their two agencies and their ability to task and launch recovery “exercise” aircraft for a “downed” aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released)
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