NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Aug. 27, 2021) Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota Aug. 27, 2021. NAVSTA Rota is currently supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Carpenter)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to the media about the end of the military mission in Afghanistan.
Operation Allies Refuge underway at Rhine Ordnance Barracks
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Private 1st Class Jesus Moreno from 16th Sustainment Brigade setting up and arranging beds at the Deployment Processing Center (DPC) on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany August 20th, 2021 in order to support the evacuation of Afghan refugees. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command supports the Department of State in the transportation, housing, and sustainment of U.S. Citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans who are being evacuated from Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jesse Pilgrim)
Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade set up beds and dividers at the Deployment Processing Center (DPC) on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany August 20th, 2021 in order to support the evacuation of Afghan evacuees. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command supports the Department of State in the transportation, housing, and sustainment of U.S. Citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans who are being evacuated from Afghanistan.
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Aug. 30, 2021) Evacuees from Afghanistan wait to check in with U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Rota personnel after their arrival at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota Aug. 30, 2021. NAVSTA Rota is currently supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Carpenter)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Construction Training Squadron assemble pods at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2021. The 435th CTS, with the help of Dutch and Romanian military forces, are supporting Operation Allies Refuge by assembling pods for evacuees to stay in until they continue to other transient locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jared Lovett)
210830-N-PJ626-0046 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Aug. 30, 2021) – Volunteers from the American and Italian Red Cross prepare donations for evacuees from Afghanistan on Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Aug. 30, 2021. NAS Sigonella is currently supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters)
Joint Coalition Partners and U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Construction Training Squadron assemble a pod at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2021. The 435th CTS is supporting Operation Allies Refuge by constructing pods for incoming evacuees to stay in while they wait for transportation to other transient locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jared Lovett)
An Afghan evacuee leaves a note on their cot for U.S. service members after departing Naval Station Rota, Spain for the United States. Flights carrying 350 evacuees from Afghanistan departed Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota for the United States on Aug. 31 in support of Operation Allies Refuge.
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David McCormick, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Band superintendent, moves donated goods at a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. In support of Operation Allies Refuge, hundreds of volunteers have organized and distributed donations to evacuees.
U.S. Air Force members and civilians volunteer at a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. Volunteers package and distribute donation collections to evacuees on Ramstein AB as part of Operation Allies Refuge.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Rasmussen, 86th Dental Squadron chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery stands in front of a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. The 86th Airlift Wing Emergency Operations Center delivers donations to evacuees twice a day during Operation Allies Refuge.