Afghan Special Mission Wing training pilots initiate start-up procedures for their helicopter simulator at the SMW training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 1, 2018. The pilots are members of the SMW “Green Platoon”. The Green Platoon is the unit’s initial training formation comprised of pilots, crew chiefs, flight engineers, and flight medics. During eight-weeks of instruction, the platoon training integrates the newest SMW team members into the culture of Afghanistan’s only special operations aviation unit. The SMW performs a full-range of special operations aviation missions to include co
Afghan Special Mission Wing training pilots initiate start-up procedures for their helicopter simulator at the SMW training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 1, 2018. The pilots are members of the SMW “Green Platoon”. The Green Platoon is the unit’s initial training formation comprised of pilots, crew chiefs, flight engineers, and flight medics. During eight-weeks of instruction, the platoon training integrates the newest SMW team members into the culture of Afghanistan’s only special operations aviation unit. The SMW performs a full-range of special operations aviation missions to include counternarcotics, counterterrorism, ISR, and casualty evacuation.
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