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Afghan Air Force advances battlefield support tactics
1/24/2013 – KABUL-The commanders of the Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan signed two operational decrees Jan. 23, 2013, implementing procedures to improve air response to Afghan battlefield casualties by the AAF’s new Cessna C-208 fleet and its Mi-17 helicopters. The decrees address the high-priority missions of evacuation of wounded personnel (CASEVAC) and [...]
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New female recruits join Afghan police force
Brig. Gen.Oryakhel added that Afghanistan needs female doctors, lawyers and engineers, but also needs female AUPs. And it’s great to see the females working shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts.
Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Police
Mongolian air mentoring team advances Afghan aircraft maintenance
“Since the beginning of our work in 2010, we’ve graduated 130 students,” said Officer-in-Charge Lt. Col. Gankhuyag Zundui. Each class has been increasingly instructed and led by a team of Afghan instructors, he explained, with the adviser roles shifting from direct instruction to mentorship of the Afghan instructors throughout the course.
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Kabul Military Training Center looks to future
“The key to a professional army as good as the Afghan National Army is, of course, the leadership and its non commissioned officer corps,” said Carter. “An army is only effective if it has a good noncommissioned officer corps.”
Category: News - Afghan National Army, News - News
Provincial Peace Council Women Meet with President
President Karzai was very pleased to meet with the women coming from conflict-affected provinces. He congratulated the women on taking the initiative to serve as peace councilors in the Provincial Peace Councils. Previously, he had not been aware that such a large number of women were directly involved in the country’s peace structure.
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Afghan officers complete ISAFs new Aerostat familiarization course
The data aerostats gather support various operations within the ANSF and enhances their ability to identify insurgents, monitor illicit activities, locate fires and floods, provide crisis management and monitor road conditions. Aerostats present a large benefit for the safety and security of Afghanistan and its citizens.
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Afghan troops train to be specialized fighting force
In the past year, the Afghan fighting force has become stronger and more of a threat to their enemies. The specialized training conducted has provided a noticeable difference in the surrounding areas. The news reflections from Kabul about the amount of IEDs being removed from the population by Afghan hands have spiked over the last few months.
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Second Undergraduate Pilot Training Class in thirty years starts advanced training phase
Students of the Afghan Air Force’s Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 12-03 completed their first Cessna 208B flights December 30, 2012 at Shindand Air Base, western Afghanistan, marking the start of the advanced training phase of UPT for the second such class taking place in country after more than 30 years.
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Afghan National Army main focus, training, equipment
“For the past 10 years the Afghan National Security Forces have helped and supported the re-building of our country by providing equipment, education and training, and for that I am grateful and I really appreciate all of your support and sacrifices,” said Mohammadi.
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Afghan police adopt new human resource tool to help ease transition
“We need to assign the right people to the right places throughout Afghanistan, and once that is done we can strengthen our security efforts. These steps will help us combat crime and the overall result is a successful police force across the nation. I feel this system will definitely help us do that,” said Zabiullah.
Category: News - Afghan National Police, News - Logistics
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