The Naval Brief: Evacuation review; Missing sailors after crash; Warship space upgrades; and more...
By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
September 2, 2021 12:05 PM ET
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Afghanistan evacuation review. Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger wants his staff to review the decisions made during the recent evacuation mission in Kabul to learn more about what went right and what went wrong, Defense One reports. 11 Marines were killed and dozens wounded Aug. 26 trying to help evacuate civilians at the Kabul airport.
Missing sailors. Five sailors are missing at sea after their MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter went over the edge of the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier Monday, USNI News reports. One sailor was rescued and five other sailors on the carrier were injured.
Withdrawal complete. Before the last aircraft left with the last troops to serve in the Afghanistan war, troops had to destroy or disable aircraft, artillery and other equipment so that it could not be used by the Taliban or others, Defense One reports. The last items left operational were the C-RAM systems that had protected the airfield from rockets and mortars.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/09/naval-brief-evacuation-review-missing-sailors-after-crash-warship-space-upgrades-and-more/185056/
