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Dec. 29, 2022
Air Mobility Command 2022 Year in Review

An intense operations tempo and constant calls for mobility capabilities in support of the Nation’s most important missions is nothing new for Air Mobility Command Airmen, but in many ways 2022 stood apart as the command intensified its focus on solving future challenges while remaining wholly
Nov. 23, 2022
Pope Airman Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) to 51 mobility Airmen for their actions in Operation Allies Refuge (OAR) during a ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 21, 2022.In one of the largest DFC ceremonies in more
Sept. 19, 2022
Combat-tested Travis paramedic earns prestigious AF award

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Peters, 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, was selected as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022. While deployed to Hamid Karzai International Airport in support of Operation Allies Refuge in 2021, his
Aug. 17, 2022
Operation Allies Refuge: One year later

One year ago, the U.S. Air Force performed the largest non-combatant evacuation operational in U.S. history, Operation Allies Refuge, which saw to the successful evacuation of 124,334 individuals from Afghanistan.
July 15, 2022
Preserving artifacts from Operation Allies Refuge

Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing donated artifacts recovered fromAfghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge for historical preservation on July 11, at Dayton, Ohio.
Oct. 27, 2021
‘If It Has To Be Someone, Make It Me’; 8th AS commander details personal, squadron involvement in Operation Allies Refuge

“The first thing that went through my mind when I was notified was that my crews are uniquely prepared to prevail in this kind of environment,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kyle Stewart, 8th Airlift Squadron commander. He was describing his mindset prior to his unit participating in the Operation
Oct. 19, 2021
’We understood we were doing something important;’ 62nd AW Airman details involvement in Operation Allies Refuge

“I have answered my Nation’s call.” That is a line from the Airman’s Creed that all U.S. Airmen have memorized, repeated countless times and been dedicated to honoring. When the orders came down to evacuate thousands of military personnel, civilians and millions of pounds of cargo from Afghanistan
Oct. 4, 2021
Dover AFB delivers during Operation Allies Refuge

Airmen from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, contributed to the largest noncombatant evacuation operation mission in history, Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 15-30, 2021.During the two-week operation, aircrews from the 3rd Airlift Squadron flew more than 90 missions in the C-17 Globemaster III,
Sept. 29, 2021
Operation Allies Refuge accelerates Mobility ABMS connection

Amid the whole-of-government effort to transport Afghan evacuees from the Middle East, Mobility Air Force’s tracking data made the first live connection into the Unified Data Library on Aug 30.
Sept. 15, 2021
Task Force-Holloman sets up, sustains support for Afghan evacuees

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Most Americans have heard that the United States is taking at-risk Afghan evacuees out of Afghanistan and bringing them to multiple safe haven military bases to process and integrate them into American society.Holloman AFB was one of the last bases to be tasked by

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