The US Air Force's biggest planes are getting a rest after scrambling to get 124,000 people out of Afghanistan
Christopher Woody
14 hours ago
Evacuees wait to board a C-17 at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. US Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell
The US military and its partners evacuated 124,000 people from Afghanistan in a few weeks this summer.
US Transportation Command surged aircraft and personnel to support that operation.
Since then, US aircrews and aircraft have undergone training and maintenance to recover from that surge.
More than a month after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Air Force crews and aircraft that were vital to evacuating 124,000 people are still recovering, according to Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, the director of operations for US Transportation Command.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-planes-crews-recovering-after-afghanistan-evacuation-2021-10
