Nov. 23, 2022 Five Reserve Charleston Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross Five 315th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen were among the 51 Distinguished Flying Crosses awarded by U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, for their actions in Operation Allies Refuge, during a ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 21, 2022.
Oct. 26, 2021 DOD Officials Testify Before Senate Panel on U.S. Actions in Afghanistan Defense Department officials praised the actions of U.S. service members in the non-combatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan and detailed how the department is working with other agencies to resettle the allies in the United States.
Sept. 7, 2021 U.S. Military Capabilities, Capacity, Alliance Network Made Kabul Evacuation Possible No other military in the world could do what the U.S. military accomplished in evacuating 124,000 people — Americans, Afghans and third country personnel — from Kabul, a senior defense official said.
Sept. 1, 2021 Austin, Milley Honor Courage, Sacrifice of Afghanistan Veterans Leaders of the Defense Department shared their thoughts regarding America's longest war, which recently ended with the last military aircraft evacuation flying out of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Aug. 31, 2021 President Thanks Service Members for Aiding in Afghanistan Evacuation President Joe Biden expressed his appreciation to the service members who airlifted more than 120,000 people to safety from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Aug. 28, 2021 'Over-the Horizon' Air Strike Kills 2 High-Profile ISIS-K Targets The U.S. military conducted an unmanned drone strike in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan — to the east of Kabul — which killed two ISIS-K individuals who were known to be responsible for planning and facilitation activities within the organization, the Pentagon's joint staff deputy director for
Aug. 27, 2021 DOD Building Capacity to Support up to 50,000 Afghan Evacuees As part of Operation Allies Refuge, the Defense Department is building capacity to house up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees on seven different military installations across the United States.
Aug. 27, 2021 ‘Baby on board’ – Aircrew deliver Afghan baby on evacuation flight A 315th Airlift Wing aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina helped to deliver a baby aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III carrying vulnerable Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan, Aug. 23, moments before landing at a Middle East staging area with a jet filled with evacuees.
Aug. 26, 2021 Tragic Deaths of U.S. Service Members in Afghanistan Won't Stop Evacuation Mission A dozen American service members were killed, 15 more were injured and a number of Afghan civilians were also killed or injured during attacks this morning in Afghanistan.
Aug. 25, 2021 With Afghanistan Evacuation, It's Lives Over Equipment ... Period, DOD Spokesman Says The U.S. military is planning to leave Afghanistan by Aug. 31. The plan for that departure includes not just U.S. service members, but also some of the important military equipment still in the country.