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A team of all Afghan Air Force pilots and loadmasters complete their first-eer solo mission.

Afghan Air Force aircrew and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan air advisors stand together after the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. As part of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, the advisors are responsible for training and assisting the Afghan pilots and maintainers. The mission of NATC-A is to set the conditions for a professional, fully independent and operationally-capable Afghan Air Force that meets the security requirements of Afghanistan today and tomorrow. The first all-Afghan C-130 flight was accomplished eight months earlier than projected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.
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