Chief of Staff visits NATC-A

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III pauses to pose with Capt. Randi Ludington, Senior Airman Vanessa Gann, 1st Lt. Whitney Hawkins and other members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 5, 2013, at Kabul International Airport. The visit to the 438 AEW was part of a multi-base tour by Welsh and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody to meet with Airmen in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (438 AEW Public Affairs photo/Sgt Vaughan Lightowler, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)

Chief of Staff visits NATC-A

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks with members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 5, 2013, at Kabul International Airport. Welsh spoke about the significance of the air advisory mission in building the Afghan Air Force. The visit to the 438 AEW was part of a multi-base tour by Welsh and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody to meet with Airmen in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (438 AEW Public Affairs photo/Sgt Vaughan Lightowler, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)

Chief of Staff visits NATC-A

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Amanda Nixon looks on as Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody enters the reception area of Kabul International Airport, prior to meeting with members of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 5, 2013. The visit to the 438 AEW was part of a multi-base tour by Cody and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to meet with Airmen in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (438 AEW Public Affairs photo/Sgt Vaughan Lightowler, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)

Warrior of the Week Master Sgt. Marquis Wilson

Master Sgt. Marquis Wilson, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group

Rotor track and balance plan

Croatian Air Force technicians make preparations for main rotor track and balance on an Mi-17 together with Afghan Air Force Capt. Abdul Nasir and several Afghan maintainers assigned to the Kabul Air Wing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. In their first weeks since graduation, Afghan Air Force Kabul Air Wing’s newest functional check flight test pilot, Maj. Farid, and test flight engineer, Capt. Abdul Nasir, helped return three Mi-17 helicopters to service following the completion of ‘phase’ or scheduled aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

Inspections required

Afghan Air Force Maj. Farid, assigned to the AAF’s Kabul Air Wing, discusses inspections required for an Mi-17 helicopter with other members of the KAW on the Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport flightline. In their first weeks since graduation, the AAF Kabul Air Wing’s newest functional check flight test pilot, Farid and test flight engineer, Capt. Abdul Nasir, helped return three Mi-17 helicopters to service following the completion of ‘phase’ or scheduled aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)