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Category: News – Afghan Air Force

KELTC Site Lead Joe O’Connor with former English students(from the left), Lt. Sherzai, Lt. Shah Poor, KELTC Site Lead Joe O’Connor, Lt. Ghaznavi, Lt. Walid Noori. (Photo by Dr. Ronnie L. Holley)

English Makes Flying Possible

2012/02/20 • Comments

“Often teachers do not get to see the results of their work; however, my visit to Shindand gave me the unique opportunity to see prior KELTC students using English to successfully fly their first solo flights,” said KELTC Site Lead, Joseph O’Connor.

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Afghan Air Force member, Sgt. Khudainazer, attends a building and structures class during a multi-subject civil engineer course at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2012. Afghan civilians and service members are receiving specialized training in skills such as welding, electrical wiring, and carpentry in order to maintain buildings that were recently transitioned to the wing. Seven civilians and 11 service members are taking the eight-month course. They will be the first engineers of Kandahar Air Wing's civil engineer squadron.

Infrastructure Training Advisory Team assists with Kandahar Afghan civil engineers

2012/02/17 • Comments

“I’ve learned a lot in the past few weeks,” said Afghan Air Force Sgt. Khudainazer. “Right now, we’re learning in the classroom and I look forward to applying this information to actual hands-on work.”

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Advisers from the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group assist in a drop of humanitarian supplies Jan. 27, 2012 at a remote village in Afghanistan.(courtesy photo)

Air Force advisers, Afghan aircrew drop medical supplies to rural villages

2012/02/15 • Comments

“The mission went well,” said Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Stitt, a MI-17 aerial gunner adviser. “We took five Afghan doctors and 2,200 pounds of medical supplies…”

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Afghan air force members receive instruction of the proper use of an aircraft fire bottle during the maintenance fundamentals course at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2012. (Courtesy Photo)

Kandahar Airfield begins teaching its first maintenance fundamentals course

2012/02/15 • Comments

“I like this class because I can improve my skills, the instructor’s positive attitudes are motivating and helping us…to learn maintenance and the more we learn the better it will make our future,” said AAF Sgt. Ghulam Rasool.

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Category: News - Afghan Air Force, News - General

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Master Sgt. Kile Stewart, the Kabul Air Base fire emergency services advisor with the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, provides guidance to a fire team of Afghan army and air force firefighters during a live fire training exercise at the Air University Fire Academy, Kabul International Airport, Jan. 15, 2012. Stewart is currently deployed from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., to provide advisor training to AAF and ANA firefighters. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

The heat is on…Afghan style

2012/02/08 • Comments

“I found today’s training outstanding; we had firefighters from many different units and detachments here so I’m confident that they will take this training and the lessons they learned back to those locations,” said Col. Qayoom.

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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hill, an Mi-17 helicopter engineer from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, directs villagers to his helicopter Jan 24, 2012. American and Afghan Airmen conducted a rescue mission in the Badakshan province, Afghanistan after an avalanche trapped and injured members of Shewa Village. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Air Force Team Provides Critical Care to Afghan Avalanche Victims

2012/01/27 • Comments

“It makes us happy to help others who are facing danger,” said Afghan air force Maj. Farid Samin. “The crews of all the aircraft worked together as a team to make this happen.”

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د امریکا هوایی پوځ لومړی بریدمن لوفن کونګ په کندهارکی د هوایی دګر د بنستیزو د زدکړو مشاور د افغان هوایی پوځ شاه محمود سره د لاس ورکولو پرمهال چی د انتقال د جنوری په ۱۴ کی غونده جوړ شوی وو.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turns over responsibilities to Afghan Air Force

2012/01/25 • Comments

“This is a small step toward increasing the Afghan Air Force’s ability to maintain its own facilities on their base in Kandahar,” said U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Jim Crowe.

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Col. John Hokaj (left), commander, Shindand Air Base, Col. Benjamin Wham (center left), commander, USACE Afghanistan Engineer District-South, David Burns (center right) from ECCI and Erdal Onbasli (right) from METAG cut a ribbon to mark the turnover the new strategic apron and cargo and passenger terminals on Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan.

South District turns over Shindand strategic airlift apron, cargo and passenger terminals

2012/01/18 • Comments

“This facility will play an important role as the coalition begins to move equipment and personnel out of theater, after handing over responsibility for security to the Afghan National Army and police,” said Shindand Air Base commander, Col. John Hokaj.

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New Airframe Adds Strike Capability to Afghan Air Force

2012/01/11 • Comments

“The LAS platform signals a milestone in moving beyond lift and rotary wing where we’re really not going after the enemy,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Tim Ray.

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Hundreds of Afghan locals, Kandahar Air Wing leadership and Kandahar Airfield leadership attend the 2012 Kandahar Air Wing Open House at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. Leaders at the Kandahar Air Wing invited more than 300 local children to the open house to show them the various airframes flown at Kandahar Air Wing and Kandahar Airfield.

Kandahar Air Wing rings in New Year with annual open house

2012/01/11 • Comments

“I would like to thank all of Kandahar Province and its leaders for supporting the Kandahar Air Wing,” said Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, the commander of the Afghan Air Force, during a ceremony that kicked off the event.

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