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Afghan maintainers level up
TSgt. Toron Bordain, 440th AEAS, C-130 maintenance advisor, works with his Afghan Air Force counterparts to remove an engine panel for training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan on January 18, 2017. Bordain, an Air Force Reservist out of Dobbins ARB, is part Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), working to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. [USAF photo by TSgt. Veronica Pierce]
Feb 01, 2017 - As the train, advise and assist missions continue in Afghanistan, the Afghan Air Force is taking the lead from Coalition in supporting ground troops through air power. [Read more...]
Vital Afghan AF support continues
Afghan Air Force C-130H #74-1675 takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
Apr 22, 2016 - When two C-130H aircraft arrived at Robins in the fall of 2013, each would play a significant role nearly two years later in a country over 7,000 miles away. [Read more...]
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Fourth C-130 touches down in Kabul
AfgAF C-130H #74-1665 touches down and taxi's at Hamid Karzai IAP, Kabul, June 20, bringing increased tactical airlift and mobility operations to Afghanistan. It is the fourth and final aircraft in the fleet delivered from the United States. [US photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura]
Jun 22, 2015 - A C-130 Hercules touched down at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 20, bringing expanded flight capabilities to the Afghan Air Force. [Read more...]
Afghan Air Force completes first-ever C-130 flight
Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. , Shawanaz Nabi Zada, laughs as 1st Lt. Khiah Shinwari showers water over his uniform in celebration of the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan on June 16, 2014. The aircrew, made up of six Afghan Air Force pilots and loadmasters, successfully completed a mission from Kabul to Kandahar and back. [USAF photo by SSgt. Vernon Young Jr.]
Jun 19, 2014 - The Afghan Air Force marked another major step in their military growth with its first all-Afghan aircrew C-130 Hercules mission on June 16, 2014. [Read more...]
Afghan pilots reach new heights with C-130
Afghanistan Air Force pilots Lt. Col. Aimal Sayedi Pacha and Lt. Khial Shinwari, pose for a photo before their first flight in a C-130H during training with the 62nd AS on September 3, 2013, at Little Rock AFB. [USAF photo by SSgt. Caleb Pierce]
Oct 24, 2013 - Team Little Rock Airmen, at home and downrange, are playing an integral role in standing up the Afghanistan Air Force's C-130 capabilities. [Read more...]
Afghans to receive first C-130 aircraft from US Air Force
Silhouetted by the setting sun, a C-130 aircraft prepares to land during a 10-ship air drop exercise being conducted by the 21st TAS, 374th TAW at Clark AB, Philippines. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel C. Perez.]
Sep 18, 2013 - After nearly a year of relying on helicopters for the bulk of its air cargo transportation, the Afghan Air Force will receive its first C-130H Hercules transports early next month. [Read more...]
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