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.

838 AEG emblem

Advisors from the group have conducted humanitarian missions around Shindand Air Base.[3]

In mid 2011 the group received equipment (tents, environmental control units, latrine systems, shower systems, generators and electrical equipment) from FOB Delaram II to create a new camp for approximately 300 additional incoming personnel being deployed to Shindand.[4]

Units
  • Italian Airbase Support Air Advisory Team (civil engineering, computers, basic networking, POL, fire fighting, medical, personnel, intelligence)[5]
  • 801st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (helicopters)
  • 802d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (training trainers and maintainers)[6][7]
  • 803rd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (fixed-wing; was 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron)[8][9][10]
  • 445th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (communications; transferred to 47th Garrison Command)
  • Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS) (base defense function transferred to 47th Garrison Command, September 2012)[11]
  • Detachment 1 at Herat[12]
  • 444 AEAS
    444 AEAS
  • 802 AEAS
    802 AEAS

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

Awards

Air Force Meritorious Unit Award

  • 1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012[14]
  • 1 May 2012 - 30 April 2013[15]
  • 1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014[16]
  • 1 October 2014 - 6 February 2015[17]

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. Advisory team engages on Afghan irrigation, Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, 30 March 2012
  4. Capt. Jamie Humphries, Critical support equipment delivered to 838th AEAG, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs, 26 June 2011
  5. Shindand: Transfer of Authority for 838th AEAG/ASAAT ITAF Senior Advisor, 28 March 2012
  6. 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
  7. "TIOH - Heraldry - 802d Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  8. Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay, AAF achieves first fixed-wing UPT flights in 30 years, 3/26/2012, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
  9. Afghan MI-17 Instructor Pilot trains student for first time
  10. Video by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Pardini, 444th AEAS and Afghan Air Force Pilots Conduct a Pre-mission Briefing
  11. Forward, Charlie Company 3/144 (2012-11-13). "Charlie Company 3/144 Forward: Task Force Bowie - First 90 Days with Boots on Ground". Charlie Company 3/144 Forward. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  12. U.S. and Salvadoran airmen team up to mentor Afghans, U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs. 22 November 2011
  13. 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."
  14. USAFCENT order G-27772 2012
  15. USAFCENT order G-40312 2013
  16. USAFCENT order G-24444 2015
  17. USAFCENT order G-16525 2016
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