WASHINGTON - After years of recruiting and training, Afghan airmen are getting ready to fight.
Equipped with Russian-made attack helicopters - a relic of their war-tattered past - the Afghan Army Air Corps soon will start using force in their missions, US Air Force Brigadier General Walter Givhan said yesterday.
Officials called it a significant step for a unit that grew from nothing just a few years ago.... that will include missions like fighter escorts and shooting in self defense as the Afghan pilots continue to train for full attack operations....
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Off you go, into the wild blue yonder....
