ARMY AL&T


WRAPPED, RESTED AND READY


An Mi-17 aircraft is sealed for storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in December 2021. MASPO, working with the Defense Security Cooperation Management Office — Afghanistan, choreographed the retrieval of 30 aircraft and related tools and equipment from Afghanistan, and coordinated the storage and staging of the recovered aircraft for future use. (Photo courtesy of MASPO)


Bell 412, AH-1 Cobra, OH-58 A/C/D, AW-119 and MD-530F aircraft. MASPO’s global portfolio is nearly 400 aircraft, as foreign military sales programs grow to meet the increasing demand for U.S.-endorsed rotary wing capabilities.


CAREFUL COORDINATION, SAFE RETURN AND UNPRECEDENTED FLEXIBILITY One of MASPO’s signature accomplishments is the thor- oughness with which the project office conducted its original mission throughout the past decade. Te MASPO team demon- strated flexibility in the support of aviation combat operations in Afghanistan from the building and supporting of Afghan combat power to the drawdown of troops and retrograde opera- tions. Over a 10-year period, MASPO delivered more than 200 aircraft to Afghanistan and provided more than 400 personnel


who performed daily maintenance and kept the aircraft flying in the combat theater.


As NATO forces began withdrawal from Afghanistan, MASPO’s mission continued as the Afghan government still needed aviation support. MASPO conceptualized and implemented a compre- hensive, multiphase over-the-horizon sustainment approach for the Afghan rotary wing fleet. MASPO established three separate over-the-horizon sites outside of Afghanistan and out of harm’s way to ensure the aircraft were maintained to standard and the workforce was safe. Upon completion of routine maintenance, heavy repairs and overhauls, the aircraft were returned to Afghan- istan to support combat operations.


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