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
Speed is essential in saving lives during a disaster like the Haitian earthquake, and U.S. Southern Command is in the business of saving lives, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said in an interview Tuesday night. Washington, August The 7.2 on the Richter scale earthquake struckContinuar Leyendo
The crisis in Afghanistan remains fluid and dynamic and it is ever-changing, Pentagon Spokesman John F. Kirby told Pentagon reporters today in an operational update of U.S. military operations in that country. Washington, August 18, 2021.- The U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan is at about 4,500 troops on the ground inContinuar Leyendo
President Joe Biden today addressed the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the actions U.S. troops are now taking to facilitate the departure of allies and Afghan partners. He spoke from the White House. Washington, August 16, 2021.- Biden said he authorized 6,000 U.S. troops to deploy to AfghanistanContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, August 16, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today issued a statement calling on Member States to take immediate and preventive action to prevent the slaughter of civilians, the destruction of essential civilian infrastructure, and the undoing of decades of human rights, rule of law and gender equality work toContinuar Leyendo
