For Extraordinary Aerial Achievement A press release by Capt. Jennifer Proctor of the 138th Fighter Wing has announced that Lt Col. Michael Coloney was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for View More ›
Why Did a C-17 Pilot Have to Make This Decision in Kabul?
The images are already splashed all over the media: an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III rolling down the taxiway of Kabul’s airport while Afghan civilians run alongside it. Views cut View More ›
Defense Department Releases First Photos From Afghanistan
Today the Defense Department began to release pictures from the ongoing evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below is a selection that we think aptly captures the View More ›
Watch: Afghan Air Interdiction Unit
NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan Originally established in 2006 as the Afghan Air Interdiction Unit assigned to the Ministry of Interior and re-flagged as the 777th Special Mission Wing in View More ›
Picture of the Day: Army CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Flying Over Afghanistan
An Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter flies during a training exercise with airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 26, 2018. The exercise focused on joint personnel recovery capabilities. Air Force photo View More ›
Watch: U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force Hit the Taliban with Laser-Guided Bomb
On March 22, the Afghan Air Force tasked the A-29 squadron to destroy a Taliban compound in Farah. The Afghan attack pilots were equipped with both guided and unguided bombs, View More ›
Picture of the Day: Air Force C-130 Hercules Pilots Prepare to Land in Afghanistan
Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft pilots prepare to land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 22, 2018. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Watch: Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Air Force
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Air Force. This is where the Afghan Air Force makes bombs. Nizami “Our guys are working to put components on bomb bodies.” From here they View More ›
Watch: A-10 30mm Cannon verses Taliban Vehicle…Guess Who Wins?
A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province on January 24, 2018. The insurgents in the vehicle View More ›
Watch: A-29 Super Tucano Live-fire ATAC (Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator) Demonstration
Video by Senior Airman Benjamin Bugenig 438th Air Expeditionary Wing This b-roll package includes GoPro footage from inside the A-29 during a live-fire ATAC (Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator) demonstration. – View More ›