by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs September 2, 2022
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) — August marks the first anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge and the evacuation of Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. As the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in American history, the humanitarian mission saw more than 120,000 Afghan citizens assisted by Airmen and equipment during the operation.
An Airman prepares to marshal a C-17 Globemaster III at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 18, 2021. The Airmen were preparing for a deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Allies Refuge. Photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer
U.S. Air Force Airmen discuss the situation as Afghan citizens rest after being evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2021. The U.S. Air Force conducted airlift operations to transport approximately 124,000 people from Kabul as part Operation Allies Refuge. The operation was the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in American history. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar
Two 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen discuss the situation while standing watch over an aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021, during Operation Allies Refuge. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar
U.S. Air Force Airmen load supplies onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed location during Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 19, 2021. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar
U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Stevens, 2nd Cavalry Regiment infantryman, plays with children during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 13, 2021. OAR has been the largest humanitarian evacuation airlift to date in U.S. history. Photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens
A U.S. Army Soldier from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Special Troops Battalion, walks through a hanger inspecting cots at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21, 2021. The 21st TSC supported the Department of State in the transportation, housing, and sustainment of U.S. Citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge. Photo by Spc. Katelyn Myers
Afghan citizens board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 19, 2021. Approximately 124,000 Afghan citizens were evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, during OAR, the largest air evacuations of civilians in American history.Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar
Afghan citizens rest in a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2021. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar
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