From left: Retired U.S. Air Force Col. John Strube, Airlift/Tanker Association treasurer, Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ground training noncommissioned officer-in-charge, and Col. John Poole, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, hold the ceremonial shovels at a groundbreaking event for a new monument honoring Operation Allies Refuge on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 28, 2024. Operation Allies Refuge was the largest non-combatant evacuation mission in history, evacuating 124,000 people, 79,000 of which were Afghan citizens, from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jacob Silva-Dreyer)
Date Taken: | 08.28.2024 |
Date Posted: | 09.06.2024 10:20 |
Photo ID: | 8625603 |
VIRIN: | 240828-F-GH679-1091 |
Resolution: | 5008x3332 |
Size: | 12.43 MB |
Location: | SCOTT AFB, ILLINOIS, US |
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