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12 US Troops Killed in Kabul Explosions | Biden Says US Won’t Be Deterred by Attacks | Flow of US Aid to Haiti Continues

Aug. 27, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and Amanda Miller
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13 US Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Explosion, Deadliest Attack in Afghanistan Since 2011

Aug. 26, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
Two explosions rocked Kabul on Aug. 26 just outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing 12 U.S. service members and injuring at least 15 others, Defense Department officials have confirmed. The attack, coming just days before President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan, ...

DOD Requires COVID-19 Vaccine | European Bases Take In More Afghan Refugees | Revamping Space Acquisition

Aug. 26, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak
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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
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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
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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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