Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade | International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs | 10.22.2013
An Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter with an all-Afghan air force crew lifts off from the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2013. NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan Mi-17 special mission aviator advisers are stepping back, allowing the AAF to conduct their own missions, setting the conditions for Afghanistan to have a professional, fully independent air force as they take control of......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade | International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs | 10.22.2013
Members of the Afghan air force and Russian contractors download an Mi-17 V5 transport helicopter from an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy lift freighter at the Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2013. NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan Mi-17 special mission aviator advisers are setting the conditions for Afghanistan to have a professional, fully independent air force as Afghan National......