On Sunday, the Pentagon ordered six U.S. airlines to provide commercial aircraft to help with evacuations from Afghanistan.
Pentagon Orders U.S. Airlines to Assist With Afghanistan Efforts
Key Takeaways:
- The Pentagon activated Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), ordering 18 commercial aircraft from six U.S. airlines to assist with the evacuation of U.S. citizens and at-risk individuals from Afghanistan.
- These commercial aircraft will transport passengers from temporary safe havens and interim staging bases, not directly into Kabul, enabling military planes to focus on operations within the capital.
- This marks only the third time the CRAF program has been activated in its history, previously used during Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
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