Category: Blog – Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force develops loadmasters as C-27 fleet continues expansion
Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Vladimir Potapenko NTM-A – Air Training Command Public Affairs As the Afghan Air Force C-27A Spartan fleet grows — now half way to its goal of twenty cargo and transport aircraft — so does the need for qualified loadmasters. Responsible for the cargo, personnel and safety of the aircraft, the loadmaster backs [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Portuguese help build the foundation for ‘Big Air School’
By MC3 Jared E. WalkerNTM-A KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is not only fighting an insurgency, but also a battle against illiteracy plaguing much of the population. They do not think of the coalition troops putting together course materials to educate the Afghan military. Ten members of the Portuguese Air Force are doing just that at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force holds “Safety Day” in Kabul
By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Vladimir PotapenkoNTM-A Public Affairs The Afghan Air Force, in conjunction with the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, held an “Afghanistan Safety Day” at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul Feb. 13. The safety day was held in hopes of further propelling the notion of proper safety protocol inside of [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force Thunder Lab honors one of its own
By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Vladimir PotapenkoNTM-A Public Affairs Members of the Thunder Lab, an English immersion program based at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, awarded one of its students with the inaugural “Warrior of the Month” award during a ceremony held Feb. 3. AAF Lt. Hashmatullah received the award for his [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force support flood relief in Shindand and Herat
MC3 Jared E. Walker, NTM-A The Herat and Shindand District Governors concerned about flooding in the Zerko valley contacted Col. Shoresh, the Afghan Air Force commander at Shindand Air Base, to conduct an aerial survey of the area Feb. 4. Photos from the flight provided critical evidence to show the impact of the flooding. “The [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Saving lives: Afghan Air Force medic team learns “critical” skills
By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Vladimir PotapenkoNTM-A Public Affairs The Afghan soldier was in trouble. With his eyes sitting heavy and glazed-over in their sockets, the soldier’s condition had worsened. He now had to be removed from the C-27A Spartan aircraft that had flown to Kandahar to transport him and other Afghan National Security [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Shindand Air Base Conducts Joint Training
U.S. Air Force Col. Larry “LB” Bowers, Commander 838th Air Expeditionary Air Group NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan advisors from the U.S., U.K. and New Zealand conducted joint training with Afghan Air Force student pilots and Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer trainees during exercise RAGING BULL at Shindand Airbase Jan. 31. Students performed air [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Afghans teach American Air advisor life lessons – The Crow & the Quail
Lt. Col. Kevin Yandura, NATC-A Inspector General Advisor According to an old Afghan tale, there was once a crow who, in the normal course of business gathering straw to build his nest, took notice of another bird. This bird was clearly not a crow…he possessed a very unique appearance. His feathers were colorful, he had [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force “Big Air School” Chief of Staff
By MC3 Jared E. WalkerNTM-A Public Affairs KABUL, Afghanistan – Imagine a new organization being formed — the Afghan Air Force — and then running one of its training facilities. Such is the world of Afghan Lt. Col. Sheenwarai Matiuallah, the chief of staff of Pohantoon-e-Hawayee, the Afghan Air Force’s “Big Air School,” in Kabul, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Matiuallah’s has [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
First All-Afghan Cargo Sling Mission
The first All-Afghan cargo sling load mission was conducted on Dec. 21 to deliver winter supplies from Eagle landing zone in Qalat to the Afghan National Army’s 205th Corp’s remote outpost near Mizan in the Zabul province. While this first flight took just 30 minutes, it required a high degree of professional aviation and crew [...]
Category: Blog - Afghan Air Force
Recent Comments