Afghan Air Force C- 130 Aircraft Response

Abstract

In January 2013, following concerns with the G222 medium airlift program, the Deputy Secretary of Defence directed the Secretary of the Air Force to provide four C-130's to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) by the end of 2014. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Air Training Command Afghanistan (NATC-A, which is a subordinate command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command, trains the AAF on the operation of the C-130. As of June 2014, the United States had delivered the first two-C130's to the AAF with plans to deliver a third C-130 in August and the fourth by the end of 2014.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 2014
Accession Number
AD1140226

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosive Devices
  • High Altitude
  • High Temperature
  • International Security
  • Maintenance
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Security
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

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