Category: News – Afghan Air Force
Albanian medical mentorship team works to improve Afghan capabilities
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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First Afghan flight medic class graduates
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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AAF Air University takes dynamic formal stride
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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ANA gains first military surgery capabilities in Helmand
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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Afghan Air Force rises to its combat test
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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Paper and sawdust: Helping to fuel Afghanistan
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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Why we serve: Afghan Air Force photojournalist builds troops and self
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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Small aircraft, big perspective — the scale of Afghan Air Force progress
Commentary by Capt. Agneta Murnan 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs 4/22/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan — Across Afghanistan, a 16 nation team is working to help the country re-grow its air force, first established in 1924. I was able to be part of that team for a year, traveling the country and partnering with Afghan Airmen [...]
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AAF creates MOS training guide
by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Prouse 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 4/23/2013 – KABUL, AFGHANISTAN– Representing the culmination of eight months of joint collaboration, Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, Afghan Air Force commander, and Brig. Gen. Steve Shepro, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan commanding general, endorsed the newly created Military Occupation Specification Additional Skill Identifier Classification [...]
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Coalition runners lace up to “Remember Boston” in 5K, individual runs
By Lt. Ann W. Jefferson, NTM-A Public Affairs KABUL – More than 130 runners from U.S. and coalition forces participated in a “Remember Boston” 5K run at Camp Eggers in Afghanistan, April 20, 2013, to show solidarity with the city of Boston following the events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon and the week [...]
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