Chief of Staff visits NATC-A

KABUL, Afghanistan --Senior Airman Vanessa Gann listens as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 5, 2013, at Kabul International Airport. Welsh talked about the significance of the air advisory mission in building the Afghan Air Force. (438 AEW Public Affairs photo/Sgt Vaughan Lightowler, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)

Chief of Staff visits NATC-A

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody answers questions from Airmen of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 5, 2013 at Kabul International Airport. Cody talked about topics ranging from uniforms and career progression to sexual assault prevention and response. The visit to the 438 AEW was part of a multi-base tour by Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to meet with Airmen in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (438 AEW Public Affairs photo/Sgt Vaughan Lightowler, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)

Rotor track and balance plan

Croatian Air Force technicians make preparations for main rotor track and balance on an Mi-17 together with Afghan Air Force Capt. Abdul Nasir and several Afghan maintainers assigned to the Kabul Air Wing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. In their first weeks since graduation, Afghan Air Force Kabul Air Wing’s newest functional check flight test pilot, Maj. Farid, and test flight engineer, Capt. Abdul Nasir, helped return three Mi-17 helicopters to service following the completion of ‘phase’ or scheduled aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Inspections required

Afghan Air Force Maj. Farid, assigned to the AAF’s Kabul Air Wing, discusses inspections required for an Mi-17 helicopter with other members of the KAW on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline. In their first weeks since graduation, the AAF Kabul Air Wing’s newest functional check flight test pilot, Farid and test flight engineer, Capt. Abdul Nasir, helped return three Mi-17 helicopters to service following the completion of ‘phase’ or scheduled aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Secretary of the Air Force

KABUL, Afghanistan--Maj. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak, commander of the Afghan Air Force, greets Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley upon his arrival to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 28, 2012. Donley met with Wahab and Brig. Gen. Steven Shepro, commander of NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan, to discuss Afghan Air Force mission developments. The secretary and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy visited Kabul as part of a multi-base tour to meet with Airmen and deployed service members within the European and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Agneta Murnan)

listening

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing listen as Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy holds an Airman’s Call on Dec. 28, 2012, at Kabul International Airport. The Chief covered topics such as tuition assistance and sexual assault prevention and response, and Airmen had a chance to ask questions. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn)