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Space Command Reaches IOC | Biden Still Pushing Toward Aug. 31 Withdrawal Deadline | B-2s Land in Iceland

Aug. 25, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, , Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Biden: Withdrawal On Pace to Finish by Aug. 31, But DOD Drawing Up Plans if Extension Needed

Aug. 24, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
With a rapidly approaching deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said the evacuation mission is on pace to finish by Aug. 31, though he has asked the Pentagon for contingency plans should that change. U.S. and coalition efforts have evacuated ...

STARCOM Stands Up | Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Soon | Afghanistan Evacuation Mission Ramps Up

Aug. 24, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, , Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Record 823 Evacuated on 1 Flight | CRAF Activated for Kabul Evacuations | Looking Ahead at KC-Z

Aug. 23, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
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C-17s Ramp Up Evacuation Ops | Former CSAF Jumper on Afghanistan Lessons | 25% of AAF Aircraft Escaped Taliban

Aug. 20, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, and John A. Tirpak
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More US Troops to Afghanistan | Evacuation Pace Increases | Revamping Homeland Defense

Aug. 19, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and
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Kabul Evacuation Pace Increases as US Citizens, Afghans Struggle to Get to Airport

Aug. 18, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
Airlift operations are increasing at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, with about 20 C-17s flying out per day in what U.S. military leaders say is likely to be the country’s second-largest non-combatant evacuation operation in its history. “Right now, our mission is to secure that ...

Afghanistan Update | Promotion Board Schedule | Space Force’s Hack-a-Sat

Aug. 18, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
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Chaos in Afghanistan | Skyborg Makes Progress | C-130 Heads to Haiti

Aug. 17, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
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Rushed Evacuations from Kabul | Space Systems Command Stands Up | More Momentum for Space Guard

Aug. 16, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, , John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
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Thousands of Troops Head to Kabul | New Engines Won’t Work in Old Fighters | USAF Needs to Improve Cybersecurity

Aug. 13, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
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U.S. Sending 3,000 Troops to Protect American Diplomats in Kabul

Aug. 12, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine and Abraham Mahshie
The Pentagon on Aug. 12 detailed a massive plan to protect American diplomats and Afghan special immigrant visa applicants in Kabul, ordering 3,000 Marines and Soldiers to Kabul within days, with an additional 1,000 Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Qatar to facilitate visa processing and ...

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