AAF receives training in preparation to take over security

Members of Kandahar Air Wing security forces practice handcuffing Master Sgt. Chad Roberts, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group security forces advisor, during a class at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. AAF members with KAW security forces underwent training in order to assume flightline security responsibilities. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan developed and lead the six-day training course for 15 AAF security forces members to include both classroom and hands-on instruction. (courtesy photo)

AAF receives training in preparation to take over security

United States Air Force Master Sgt. Chad Roberts, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group security forces advisor, teaches a class of Afghan Air Force security forces members about flightline security at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. AAF members with Kandahar Air Wing security forces underwent training in order to assume flightline security responsibilities. Advisors with NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan developed and lead the six-day training course for 15 AAF security forces members to include both classroom and hands-on instruction. (courtesy photo)

AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Members of the Afghan Air Force from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan implement casualty evacuation procedures for a simulated injury during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)

AAF conducts multi-aircraft, multi-capability exercise

Afghan Air Force Security Forces Quick Reaction Force members from Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan secure and search a training compound during an exercise March 27, 2013. Members of the AAF and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan conducted Operation Shadie Barfie, employing Mi-35 gunships and Mi-17 helicopters in an air assault capacity and Cessna 208s for casualty evacuation response, showcasing the combined operations capability that the AAF has begun to effectively demonstrate on the battlefield. (courtesy photo)

NVG training increases AAF capabilities

An Afghan Air Force pilot trainee and an instructor pilot from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron prepare to take-off for a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)

NVG training increases AAF capabilities

A pilot trainee in the Afghan Air Force checks the lights and infrared equipment on an MD-530 helicopter prior to a night vision goggles training mission March 19, 2013, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The current class going through NVG training, with eight students, is the largest class as well as only the third class to go through the training at SAB. NVG training is taught by air advisors from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Anastasia Wasem)