438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group

438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
The commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, gives a certificate to an Afghan National Army Air Force airman during a graduation ceremony
Active2008–2021
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleTraining
Garrison/HQKabul Airport, Afghanistan
Insignia
438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group emblem

The United States Air Force's 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (438 AEAG) is USAF training group that was assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing of USAFCENT and was stationed at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan.

The 438th Air Expeditionary Group stood up on in November 2008 at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan to train fixed and rotary wing aircrew and maintenance.

History

Main article: 438th Air Expeditionary Wing

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

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 Advisor Squadron
  • 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron[3][4]
  • 538th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron
  • Detachment 1 (Jalalabad)
  • Detachment 3 (Mazar-e-Shariff)

Stations

Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, 1 November 2008 – 2021

Aircraft

References

  1. ^ "Air unit in Afghanistan renamed to follow in the tradition of 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron RAF | Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic".
  2. ^ "Royal Air Force".
  3. ^ 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron Changes Hands
  4. ^ "TIOH - Heraldry - 440th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.

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