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02-26-2010, 10:51 AM
02-26-2010 10:00 AM
Airmen with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are advising Afghanistan National Army Air Corps C-27 pilots and loadmasters here.
Since November 2009, the squadron's 16 Airmen advisers, including nine pilots, five loadmasters, a flight engineer and their Afghan counterparts, have flown more than 40 sorties and logged more than 169 flight hours in C-27 and AN-32 cargo aircraft.
"Training on these aircraft and integrating these job skills is key to a successful transition in Afghanistan," said Lt. Col. James Piel, a St. Louis native, deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. "Being able to move troops and cargo is crucial to any nation's success, but in Afghanistan, which is 75 percent mountainous terrain, airlift will be vital to their nation's security."
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Airmen with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are advising Afghanistan National Army Air Corps C-27 pilots and loadmasters here.
Since November 2009, the squadron's 16 Airmen advisers, including nine pilots, five loadmasters, a flight engineer and their Afghan counterparts, have flown more than 40 sorties and logged more than 169 flight hours in C-27 and AN-32 cargo aircraft.
"Training on these aircraft and integrating these job skills is key to a successful transition in Afghanistan," said Lt. Col. James Piel, a St. Louis native, deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. "Being able to move troops and cargo is crucial to any nation's success, but in Afghanistan, which is 75 percent mountainous terrain, airlift will be vital to their nation's security."
more... (http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123192269)
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