438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
The United States Air Force's 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (438 AEAG) is assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing of USAFCENT and is stationed at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan.
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The commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, gives a certificate to an Afghan National Army Air Force airman during a graduation ceremony | |
Active | 2008-present |
Country | |
Branch | |
Role | Training |
Garrison/HQ | Kabul Airport, Afghanistan |
Insignia | |
438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group emblem |
The 438th Air Expeditionary Group stood up on in November 2008 at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan to train fixed and rotary wing aircrew and maintenance me.
History
Global War On Terrorism
The 438th Air Expeditionary Group was activated as part of the Global War On Terror in 2008.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group on 23 October 2008
- Activated on 1 November 2008
Assignments
- 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, 2008–present
Components
- 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron - renamed 311th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, February 2016, to follow in the traditions of No. 311 (Czech) Squadron RAF under Czech Air Force command.[1] The 311 Squadron was disbanded in February 2019.[2]
- 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron[3][4]
- 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
- Detachment 1 (Jalalabad)
- Detachment 3 (Mazar-e-Shariff)
Stations
- Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, 1 November 2008 - present
Aircraft
- Mil Mi-17 Hip, Present
- Mil Mi-35 Hind, Present
- C-27A, Present
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References
- http://www.army.cz/en/ministry-of-defence/newsroom/news/air-unit-in-afghanistan-renamed-to-follow-in-the-tradition-of-311th-czechoslovak-bomber-squadron-raf-119332/
- https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/311-squadron-recognised-for-their-work-in-afghanistan/
- 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Changes Hands
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