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Long-term assistance command to oversee training mission with Ukraine

Security Assistance Group-Ukraine represents the Pentagon’s first move to create more long-term force structure in Europe since Russia’s invasion.

By Meghann Myers

3 months ago

An Afghan individual waits to be processed at the Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2021. The person is part of a group traveling to Fort Pickett, Virginia, to begin their resettlement process into the United States. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. (Cpl. Corey Mathews/Marine Corps)

Military reviewing lessons of Afghanistan evacuation as thousands more seek refuge

As many as 10,000 to 15,000 Afghan evacuees have yet to arrive in America, U.S. Transportation Command's operations director said Thursday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago