Aug. 1, 2016 Recruiting the Afghan air force - 'country's future' Afghan air force recruiters at Kabul Air Wing are looking for young men and women who have what it takes to become the next generation of Afghan air force officers.
July 25, 2016 Hicks visits Mazar-e-Sharif The Afghan air force commander, and 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) commander, visited multiple leaders at Mazar-e-Sharif July 21, 2016.
Jan. 18, 2016 Afghan Air Force receives first four A-29 attack aircraft The U.S. Air Force delivered four A-29 Super Tucano airplanes to the Afghan Air Force Jan. 15 at Hamid Karzai International Airport here.
Dec. 19, 2015 TAAC-Air security forces advisors visit Afghan Air Force soldiers at security posts Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) security forces advisors visit Afghan Air Force soldiers near a security post at Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since 2006. During this time, the Afghan Air Force has made
Dec. 12, 2015 Coalition, Afghan C-130 crews train over snow-capped mountains U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) and their Afghan counterparts conduct training on an Afghan Air Force C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 6-7, 2015. TAAC-Air advisors have grown the Afghan Air Force since
Dec. 5, 2015 TAAC-Air Soldiers, Airmen set-up school supply donations for Kabul orphanage U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Amon’s perspective about his deployment to Kabul quickly changed after meeting Jameela, a vendor at the bazaar at Hamid Karzai International Airport, while shopping for family and friends. He walked into a store that had bright, decorative scarves hanging all around.
Nov. 22, 2015 Growth through pain—How the death of my friend made me a stronger more resilient Airman, woman, mother and friend I watched my friend die. That was a day I will never forget. It changed me—I was no longer immune to grief during my one year deployment to Afghanistan. Oct. 11, 2015, started like most other days, however, that day was different--I had the morning off with my friend and roommate, Maj. Phyllis
Sept. 29, 2015 MD-530 “Jengi” helicopters depart Kabul for first expeditionary operations in Helmand Province Afghan Air Force MD-530s and Mi-17 helicopters departed Hamid Karzai International Airport to participate in operations in Helmand Province Sept. 27.The MD-530 Warrior, or “Jengi” in Dari, is the newest in the Afghan Air Force’s arsenal to support convoy escort, aerial reconnaissance, armed
Sept. 24, 2015 TAAC-Air Airmen help build Afghan Air Force command, control hub from ground-up Imagine an orchestra without a conductor. The tempo would be off, the performers with their instruments would not be on the same sheet of music, and the melody would be unpleasant to the ear.Now imagine an air force without a wing operations center, the command and control center for emergency