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Operation Allies Refuge, the largest non-combatant evacuation operational in US history

Till DaisdOct 23, 2023October 23, 20230

Eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, seven KC-10 Extender aircraft, and one C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft were used by Team Travis to transport 10,310 refugees and 2 million pounds of airlifted…

After 20 years of war, the withdrawal from Afghanistan is now officially over.

Till DaisdMay 16, 2023May 16, 20230

The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Major General Chris Donahue, who is also the commander of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division The photograph in this article…

The story of the female USAF pilot who followed in her mother’s footsteps and trained to be a C-17 pilot

Till DaisdApr 24, 2023April 24, 20230

Today, only slightly more than 5% of LaRivee’s job area is occupied by women, compared to her mother’s rarity as a female cadet in 1976 According to Senior Airman Sam…