Defense Secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, on Aug. 22, Activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), to assist with the Ongoing Airlift Out of Afghanistan.

The Stage 1 CRAF Activation includes 18 Aircraft:

- Two from Hawaiian Airlines

- Three from American Airlines

- Three from Atlas Air

- Three from Delta Air Lines

- Three from Omni Air

- Four from United Airlines

They will fly from Staging Bases in the Region but Not from Kabul.

It is the Third Activation in the History of the Program, after Operations Desert Shield/Storm in 1990, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As of early Aug. 22nd, 25,100 Personnel had flown Out of Kabul on Military and Coalition Flights since the Evacuation began on Aug. 14th.

The Evacuation Airlift, out of Kabul, was Halted for several hours, Aug. 20th as the Staging Facility at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, hit its Capacity Limit with several Thousand still Staged to leave Kabul. Flights had since Resumed.










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