738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group | |
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Active | 2009–2019 |
Disbanded | 14 September 2019 |
Country | Afghanistan |
Part of | United States Air Forces Central Command |
Engagements | War in Afghanistan |
Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group emblem[1][note 1] |
The group's mission is to train the Afghan Air Force able to meet the security requirements of Afghanistan. As part of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, the 738th advises the Kandahar Air Wing, which operates in the southern regions of Afghanistan. The group also assists the Kandahar Air Wing in counterinsurgency operations. Group advisers mentor their Afghan counterparts in flight operations, aircraft maintenance, intelligence, logistics, personnel management, communications and base defense.[1]
441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
442d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
443d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron
The 738th was activated on 29 November 2009 to include the NATO advisory support that had been established at Kandahar in the spring of 2008. It includes airmen from the United States, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, and Belgium. It is made up of three Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons operating out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.[1]
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Meritorious Unit Award | 1 May 2010 – 30 Apr 2011 | [4] | |
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award | 1 May 2011 – 30 Apr 2012 | [4] | |
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award | 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2014 | [4] | |
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award | 1 October 2014 – 30 September 2015 | [4] | |
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award | 1 Oct 2015 – 31 Mar 2017 | [citation needed] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 May 2011 – 30 Apr 2012 | [4] |