Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, left, speaks with an AH-64 Apache pilot while touring the United Kingdom's Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) flight line here August 7. Mills also met the Medical Emergency Response Team and viewed the CH-47 Chinook helicopters, AW101 Merlin helicopters and Mk-9 Lynx helicopters. He stopped and spoke with the aircrew, maintainers and pilots for each airframe to thank them for their hard work. JHF(A), along with U.S. squadrons under the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), provide everything from assault support to cargo delivery for Afghan National Security and NATO forces in Helmand province.