Former Asymmetric Warfare Group Soldiers Assist in Afghan Resettlement
Story by Tammie Moore. In the nine months that passed since the last American plane departed Afghanistan, a handful of former Fort Meade Asymmetric Warfare […]
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Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) Pilot Details Flight to Safety
Story by Mikaley Kline. “The Taliban is everywhere. Please don’t come home since it is too dangerous for you,” these were the words Abdul* heard […]
Air Force Medical Student Called to Work as Translator for Afghan Evacuees
Story by Ian Neligh. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) medical school student Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop was doing clinical rotations […]
Afghan Evacuees and Human Security at Task Force Liberty
Story by DVIDS. At Task Force Liberty, staff are committed to providing safe, secure, dignified and equitable access to information, goods and services to the […]
A Day in the Life of a Mayor at Task Force Liberty
by Darius Frazier. At Task Force Liberty on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Afghan guests are split into three “villages” upon arrival. Each village is […]
Task Force Atterbury: Selfless Acts That Save Lives
By Trinity Carter. It takes real selflessness to give up your life to help another. Danielle Barnes, a retired Airforce colonel, helped an old friend […]
It Takes a Village – Airmen Assist Afghans at Evacuee Camp in NJ
Story by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire. I recently deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, in support of Operation Allies Welcome. I spent a month […]
Task Force McCoy Offers Legal Services to Afghan Evacuees
By Caitlin Wilkins. Attorneys, Marquette University law students and legal support staff from across the United States are volunteering their time at Task Force McCoy […]
Naturalized Airman Helps Afghan Guests Navigate Citizenship
Story by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire. Senior Airman Ezequiel Acosta had seven hours’ notice when he volunteered to deploy to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, […]
Civil Affairs Unit Assists in Afghan Evacuation in Germany
By Specialist Megan Fisher. (Story originally published by DVIDS on Sep 13, 2021). As the U.S. Army’s 20-year mission in Afghanistan started to wind down, […]