As part of Operation Allies Refuge, the Defense Department is building capacity to house up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees on seven different military installations across the United States. Washington, August 27, 2021.- «The request for assistance from the State Department specifically requested that the Department of Defense provide culturally appropriateContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, August 27, 2021.- The Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya concluded on Thursday 26 August a 4-day visit to Tripoli during which they had high-level talks with Libyan governmental and judicial authorities regarding the situation of human rights in Libya. They also provided the Libyan authorities with an update aboutContinuar Leyendo
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. Wasgington, 25 August, 2021.- Army Maj. Gen. WilliamContinuar Leyendo
The U.S. Space Command reached initial operational capability today and is on the path to meeting full operational capability in the near future, its commander said. Washington, August 25, 2021.- Army Gen. James H. Dickinson spoke today at the U.S. Space Foundation’s 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. «WeContinuar Leyendo
In the last 24 hours, more than 10,000 evacuees have been moved out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. It’s an exhausting pace the U.S. military will sustain so that everyone eligible to leave the country can get out, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command said. Kabul, AugustContinuar Leyendo
Washington, August 23, 2021.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). CRAF activation provides the Department of Defense access to commercial air mobility resources to augment our support to the DepartmentContinuar Leyendo
DOD officials provided an overview of efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and eligible Afghans from Kabul. Washington, August 21, 2021.- John F. Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, and Army Maj. Gen. William «Hank» Taylor, Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, spoke at a press briefing today. Besides the intermediate way stationContinuar Leyendo
The civilian evacuations in Afghanistan involve one of the largest and most difficult airlifts in history, and the only country in the world capable of projecting that much power is the United States, President Joe Biden said in a televised address to the country today. Washington, August 21, 2021.- SinceContinuar Leyendo
The Navy will christen its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Fort Lauderdale, August 20, 2021.- The mayor of Fort Lauderdale, the Honorable Dean Trantalis,Continuar Leyendo
U.S. and Qatari defense leaders discussed events in Afghanistan as well as a wide range of issues in the Middle East during Pentagon meetings today. Washington, August 19, 2021.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Qatar’s deputy prime minister and minister ofContinuar Leyendo
