A child looks at the aircraft as he is strolled towards his flight during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. Reserve Citizen Airmen are playing a huge role in what is being described by senior U.S. government officials as one of the largest airlift operations in history. The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were operated by crews from the 315th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).