Nascent Afghan Air Force Struggles To Add Air Assault Capability -- Stars and Stripes
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — Braced against the blast of rotor wash, the small squads of Afghan commandos crouched on a sun-baked tarmac.
Their shouts blown back into their throats, the officers waved their men toward the lowered ramps of a pair of Afghan Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopters. Once the choppers were loaded they took off, only to return minutes later to reverse the process.
Staged in tactical formations on the runway, the soldiers lept onto the aircraft, took a short ride, and then raced down the ramps and again took up defensive positions on the ground. Over and over again, the soldiers practiced loading and unloading.
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