Category: News Releases
Why We Serve: Afghan biomed tech wants best for ANA military medicine
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 [...]
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General, News - Medical, News - News, News Releases
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 [...]
Category: News - Afghan Air Force, News - General, News - News, News Releases, Uncategorized
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 [...]
Category: News - Afghan Air Force, News - General, News - News, News Releases, Uncategorized
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 [...]
Category: News - Afghan Air Force, News - General, News - News, News Releases
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 [...]
Category: Gender, News - Afghan Air Force, News - Afghan National Army, News - Afghan National Police, News - General, News - News, News Releases, Uncategorized
Lt. Gen. Tovo assumes command of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/IDW) Sean Weir KABUL –Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Tovo assumed command of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) from LT. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger at a ceremony at Camp Eggers today. Lt. Gen. Tovo is a 1983 graduate of the United States Military Academy. [...]
Category: Blog - General, Blog - Leadership, News - Afghan Air Force, News - Afghan National Army, News - Afghan National Police, News - General, News - News, News Releases, Uncategorized
AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise
by Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs KABUL, Afghanistan — On March 27, Afghan Air Force members, along with air advisers from NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, achieved a major milestone in their Combined Strategic FlightPlan with the first combined training exercise of both multiple aircraft and capabilities. Members of the AAF and [...]
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