An Afghan Air Force pilot receives a certificate during a UH-60 Black Hawk Aircraft Qualification Training graduation ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2017. The pilot is one of six to be the first AAF Black Hawk pilots. The first AAF Black Hawk pilots are experienced aviators coming from a Mi-17 background. For future Black Hawk pilots the UH-60 flight training is approximately 16 weeks long, six weeks for Aircraft Qualification Training (AQT) and 10 weeks for Mission Qualification Training (MQT). ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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