838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group

The 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group (838 AEAG) was the ISAF host unit at Shindand Air Base that as part of NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan[1] was training and advising the Afghan Air Force Shindand Air Wing.[2] It was a group of the United States Air Force under the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing headquartered at Kabul.[3]

838 AEG emblem

Advisors from the group have conducted humanitarian missions around Shindand Air Base.[4]

In mid 2011 the group received equipment (tents, environmental control units, latrine systems, shower systems, generators and electrical equipment) from FOB Delaram II to created a new camp for approximately 300 additional incoming personnel being deployed to Shindand.[5]

Units
  • Italian Airbase Support Air Advisory Team (civil engineering, computers, basic networking, POL, fire fighting, medical, personnel, intelligence)[6]
  • 801st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (helicopters)
  • 802d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (training trainers and maintainers)[7][8]
  • 803rd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (fixed-wing; was 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron)[9][10][11]
  • 445th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (communications; transferred to 47th Garrison Command)
  • Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS)[12] (base defense function transferred to 47th Garrison Command, September 2012)[13]
  • Detachment 1 at Herat[14]
  • 444 AEAS
  • 802 AEAS

Commanders
  • Army COL Michael Senters,[15] unknown - 13 July 2010
  • Col Larry Bowers, 14 July 2010[16] - 15 July 2011
  • Col John Hokaj, 16 July 2011[17] - 30 June 2012
  • Col David Gossett, 1 July 2012 - 1 July 2013
  • Col Daniel T. Lasica, 29 August 2013 - unknown[18]

References
  1. NATO Air Training Command: More Countries, More Experience, More Solutions, 9/18/2010
  2. Capt. Jamie Humphries, 838th Airmen "train the trainer", 6 July 2011, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
  3. 438th Air Expeditionary Wing - Units
  4. Advisory team engages on Afghan irrigation, Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, 30 March 2012
  5. Capt. Jamie Humphries, Critical support equipment delivered to 838th AEAG, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs, 26 June 2011
  6. Shindand: Transfer of Authority for 838th AEAG/ASAAT ITAF Senior Advisor, 28 March 2012
  7. Successful organizations are built around a strong core Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Commentary by Senior Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, 1/12/2012
  8. "TIOH - Heraldry - 802d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay, AAF achieves first fixed-wing UPT flights in 30 years, 3/26/2012, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
  10. Afghan MI-17 Instructor Pilot trains student for first time
  11. Video by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Pardini, 444th AEAS and Afghan Air Force Pilots Conduct a Pre-mission Briefing
  12. 838 AEAG Facebook info
  14. U.S. and Salvadoran airmen team up to mentor Afghans, U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs. 22 November 2011]
  15. Flickr: 838 AEAG Change of Command, "838 Air Expeditionary Advisory Group change of command ceremony help at the Shindand Air base, Afghanistan on July 14, 2010. U.S. Army Col. Mike Senters was relieved by U.S. Air Force Col. Larry Bowers."
  16. Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Dave Quillen, Shindand Air Base Afghanistan's 838th Group Changes Coalition Command, 438 AEW Public Affairs, 15 July 2010
  17. Brigadier General David Allvin, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Col. Larry Bowers outgoing commander of the 838 Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, and Col. John Hokaj, incoming 838th AEAG commander stand at attention during a change of command ceremony at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan July 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams )
  18. Colonel Daniel T. Lasica biography
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