“It’s important that we get this work right to understand what happened in Afghanistan, but also to rationalize it within our broader society.” By Hope Hodge Seck
10 months ago The countries used warship and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out Houthi missile storage sites and launchers. Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9. For many Afghan evacuees, the stresses of refugee life continue to exacerbate the traumas of combat two years after their arrival. Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum was killed at age 20 during the 2021 suicide attack in Kabul. The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroyed the city. The review places significant blame on the Trump administration for its handling of the Afghanistan war and drawdown agreement with the Taliban. Democratic lawmakers say federal agencies need to study the problem before it becomes widespread. In a letter to the force, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked veterans and the Gold Star families of more than 2,400 troops killed in Afghanistan. Air Force Times exclusively spoke with five airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during Operation Allies Refuge. Load More