Photo by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 02.23.2024
On 27 February 1996, the fifth anniversary of Sgt. Belas’ death, DLIFLC named the Belas Dining Hall in his honor.
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Security Assistance Command | 01.13.2024
Two UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters were delivered to Albania Jan. 13, 2024. The aircraft were part of a foreign military sales case partially funded by the State Department's European Recapitalization Incentive Program. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
An Afghan UH-60A flies over Kandahar Airfield Oct. 3, 2017. The UH-60A Model is one of two training models that is used to train the first class of Afghan helicopter pilots on this new platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
Two Afghan UH-60A Black Hawks pass on the taxiway Oct. 3, 2017, at Kandahar, Airfield. Afghan aviators are taking part in the first UH-60 flight training class after the Afghan Air Force recived the first shipment of helicopters Sept. 18, as part of the AAF's modernization plan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
An Afghan Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk hovers over the flightline Oct. 3, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Six Afghan Mi-17 pilots have begun pilot training for the UH-60 and are expected to fly the helicopter by the end of the year. The Black Hawk is part of an ongoing modernization effort for the growing AAF and will replace the aging Mi-17 platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
An Afghan Mi-17 pilot, left, gives the "thumbs-up" before his first orientation flight in an Afghan Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk Oct.3, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Six Afghan helicopter pilots have been selected as the first class to retrained to the airframe. The UH-60 is part of a multi-year modernization effort for the growing Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
U.S. instructor pilots prepare an Afghan Mi-17 pilot for his first orientation flight on an Afghan UH-60 Black Hawk Oct. 3, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Mi-17 pilots began their flight training to retrain as UH-60 pilots in the Afghan Air Force. The Black Hawk is the newest addition to the growing Afghan Air Force fleet in the fight against anti-government forces. The first......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel | United States Air Forces Central | 10.03.2017
An Afghan Mi-17 pilot reviews flight information before his first orientation flight in the new Afghan Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk Sept. 3, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Afghan Air Force received the new platform in September and select Afghan Airmen are retraining to jump-start the weapons system into the fight for Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W.......