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Afghan Air Force medics unload two patients from an ambulance as part of a casualty evacuation mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan May 14, 2013. This was the first-ever conduct CASEVAC mission on a Cessna 208 for the Kandahar Air Wing. AAF-wide, CASEVAC missions have increased 34 percent between December 2012 and April 2013. Thus far in May 2013 alone, AAF medics and aircrew have conducted 33 CASEVAC missions and moved 76 patients from battlefields, forward operating bases and clinics to more sophisticated medical hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Barry King II)

CASEVAC capability spreads through AAF

2013/05/24

by  Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing 5/23/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan– “My goal is to be a pilot,” said Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Awal Khan Safi, pilot trainee at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. “I want to be able to provide the best air support possible, especially casualty evacuation, to soldiers on the ground.” [...]

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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN (May. 15, 2013) – Albanian Army OR-5 Kastriot Lleshi (far right), an Albanian general nurse advisor, poses with Afghan nursing students in a training classroom at the Afghan National Military Medical Academy. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jacob M. Joy)

Albanian medical mentorship team works to improve Afghan capabilities

2013/05/23

Story by Albanian Army Lt. Zamir Sadikaj, NTM-A Public Affairs   Good hospital care means good hospitality.   To an Albanian doctor serving with Afghan medical staff in Kabul, hospitality is a key to providing quality medical care.   “I like working with the Afghan medical personnel here. We have a very good relationship,” said [...]

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RLC 1 – Members of the Regional Support Command-North Logistics Training Advisory Team, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rivera, Bamberg, Germany, interpreter Khaibar Abdullah, Capt. Scott Koritz, Bamberg, Germany, interpreter Tareq Hafizullah and Tech. Sgt Thomas Warden, Misawa, Japan stand outside the Regional Logistics Center site in Balkh province. The team, along with their Afghan counterparts celebrated the transition of the Balkh RLC to Afghan control during a short ceremony May 7. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

RSC-North transitions first RLC to Afghan control

2013/05/22

By 1st Lt. Gretchen McIntyre RSC-North Public Affairs   Balkh Province, Afghanistan – The Afghan National Police (ANP) have taken over logistics functions in northern Afghanistan. The Regional Support Command-North Logistics Training Advisory Team celebrated the transition of the local Regional Logistics Center in Balkh province to Afghanistan National Security Forces control during a short [...]

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Afghan flight medic course students and their Canadian mentors pose in front of a Mi-17 helicopter used for CASEVAC missions at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. (Canadian Armed Forces photo)

First Afghan flight medic class graduates

2013/05/21

By NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan   Afghanistan recently celebrated the graduation of its first official flight medic course during a ceremony at the Afghan Medical Clinic located at Kabul Airfield. A Canadian advisory team developed the course after drawing upon its personnel’s own search and rescue (SAR) technician and flight surgeon experiences. Within [...]

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2nd Lt. Azizullah Kohestani, one of the first Afghan soldiers to serve as a Bio-Medical Electronics Technician (BMET). Photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir.

Why We Serve: Afghan biomed tech wants best for ANA military medicine

2013/05/19

Story by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs   Camp Shombak, Afghanistan – 2ndLt. Azizullah Kohestani, from Afghanistan’s Kapsa province, has served in the ANA for three years, and has trained for more than a year to become one of the country’s first military Bio-Medical Electronics Technicians (BMETs). “I [...]

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Afghan air force Col. Mahmood Rahman and Lt. Col. Raees Khan sign six new training decrees in a ceremony May 4, 2013 at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee "Air University," in Kabul, Afghanistan. The implementation of these decrees marks the first time the school had standard operating procedures for the teaching of the students. Rahman is the commandant of PeH, and Khan is the school's education planning officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)

AAF Air University takes dynamic formal stride

2013/05/14

by  Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 5/8/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan — Taking one-step closer to becoming Ministry of Defense accredited, Afghan Air Force leadership at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee “Air University” signed six newly developed training decrees May 4 at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.   The implementation of these decrees marks the first time [...]

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Helmand, Afghanistan-- Coalition and Afghan service members work together setting up an Air Transportable Treatment Unit (ATTU) at Camp Shorbak, March 4. The ATTU is the only Afghan military-led, surgery-capable facility in Helmand province. Photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/IDW) Sean Weir.

ANA gains first military surgery capabilities in Helmand

2013/05/12

Story by U.S. Navy Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs   (Camp Shorbak, Afghanistan) – Coalition and Afghan National Army service members worked together to create Afghanistan’s first Air Transportable Treatment Unit (ATTU) ­­at Camp Shorbak in Helmand Province in early May. It is the first of eight ATTUs scheduled [...]

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KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Special Operations commandos prepare to conduct a mission in Kandahar Province Feb, 20, 2013. The operation was conducted with the Afghan Air Force’s 379th Rotary Wing Squadron, which is advised by NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan. The 379th RWS is part of the Kandahar Air Wing. The operation showcased the growing capability of the KAW and the AAF to work with the ANA in order to conduct joint missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jeremy Powell)

Afghan Air Force rises to its combat test

2013/05/10

by  Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 5/9/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan– An Afghan National Army soldier looks up from his post near Tarin Khowt in the Uruzgan Province. He’s surrounded by rugged mountains, a flowing river, a green and vibrant valley and Taliban insurgents trying to overrun the area. The soldier, along [...]

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Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Melissa Bradley, 439 AEAS, mix shredded paper, sawdust and water together to make fuel pucks and bricks at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan May 3, 2013. As part of Operation Outreach, a community service organization, members of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan spend every Friday and Saturday evening turning these three ingredients into pucks and bricks that are donated around Kabul and can provide fuel for up to 20 or 40 minutes respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)

Paper and sawdust: Helping to fuel Afghanistan

2013/05/08

by  By Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 5/6/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan – Shredded paper, sawdust and water may seem unimportant to most people, but to an Afghan it can mean fuel to stay warm or cook food. These are small but vital comforts that members of NATO Air [...]

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Afghan Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Said Padshah is a photojournalist and bodybuilding trainer for the Afghan Air Force headquarters in Kabul. Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Prouse.

Why we serve: Afghan Air Force photojournalist builds troops and self

2013/05/05

NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, Public Affairs Story by Navy Lt. j.g. Jake Joy Whether pointing a camera or striking poses in front of it, Afghan Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Said Padshah is right at home. Padshah primarily shoots photos and reports on AAF news and events for the service’s headquarters public affairs office [...]

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