The Commander of Kandahar Airfield (COMKAF) position and Headquarters was established Aug. 1, 2007, as a command and control organization to assume responsibility for KAF, on behalf of NATO, from the United States.
COMKAF's mission is to protect, operate, support and develop KAF.
KAF is:
a) An Airport of Debarkation (APOD); supporting a wide variety of logistical strategic airlift, the staging and deployment of personnel, supplies and equipment into and out of the theatre
b) A Deployed Operating Base (DOB); providing close air support to combat operations, as well as tactical intra-theatre air transport
c) A Forward Support Base (FSB); for NATO/ISAF and southern Afghanistan, providing support for ground units' personnel, supplies and equipment
d) A Garrison providing accommodations, infrastructure for national coalition headquarters and units
KAF hosts numerous units, including two other major HQs, these being Regional Command South (RC-S) HQ and Task Force Kandahar (TFK) HQ. In addition, a total of 40 nationalities operate within KAF (including contractors). The four stakeholder nations are France, Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The current population count is roughly 26,000, to include civilians, military and contractors. |
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