AUGUST 27, 2021 - 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. The attacks involved an explosive set off by a suicide bomber near the Abbey Gate entrance to Hamid Karzai International Airport. Nearby, another suicide bomber set off an explosive at … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
National Guard Helps With Massive Afghanistan Evacuation
AUGUST 26, 2021 – National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from around the United States are playing a key role in the historic evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. The Air National Guard is contributing to Operation Allies Refuge with 11 C-17 aircraft and 19 crews providing safe passage to Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul to locations throughout the … [Read more...]
Army EOD Soldiers Support Combat Engineers During Wet Gap Training
AUGUST 26, 2021 – U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared the way for combat engineers to place an improvised bridge across Milford Lake during wet gap training. Soldiers from the Fort Riley, Kansas-based 774th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 630th Ordnance Company (EOD) located and defeated mock explosives and enabled the 50th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 5th … [Read more...]
DoD Continues Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Haiti
AUGUST 26, 2021 - Joint Task Force Haiti has conducted some 364 full-spectrum missions, as of yesterday, using DOD and U.S. Coast Guard assets, which have assisted in saving about 436 lives and delivering vital aid, according to the Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations. Army Maj. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor updated the media at a briefing at the Pentagon … [Read more...]
With Afghanistan Evacuation, It’s Lives Over Equipment … Period
AUGUST 26, 2021 - The U.S. military is planning to leave Afghanistan by August 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. But, right now, the Defense Department is busy getting American citizens, Afghans with special immigrant visa applications in process, and other … [Read more...]