Featured in KabulBYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareTerror Attack Rocks Kabul International Airport (Updated)Warnings of a potential attack on Kabul airport from ISIS have been growing more urgent for days. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareNight Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: ReportGermany’s KSK and the 160th SOAR joined forces to evacuate stranded foreigners deep in Taliban-controlled Kabul. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2021ShareU.S. Prepared To Destroy Equipment It Can’t Airlift Out Of Kabul As Withdrawal Deadline Looms (Updated)With the priority being placed on getting people out of the Talian-controlled country, getting even high-tech weapons out may not be possible in time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021SharePentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)The Taliban say the U.S. must be out by August 31st, but getting everyone out of Afghanistan via Kabul airport by then is becoming quite unrealistic. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021ShareHere’s All The Intel You Need On The Ongoing Evacuation Operation In KabulThe Taliban move to take on the “new Northern Alliance” and the U.S. activates its Civil Reserve Air Fleet to open bottlenecks in the evacuation. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2021ShareWhat The Civil Reserve Air Fleet Is And Why It’s Been Activated For The Third Time In 70 YearsThe fleet can dramatically bolster the Pentagon’s own air transport capabilities and that is what it will do for the evacuation of Afghanistan. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2021ShareNight Stalker Special Ops Helicopters Now In Kabul Could Be Critical To Evacuation (Updated)The elite unit provides multiple capabilities for this operation, but its ability to supply unrivaled surgical close air support may be most valuable. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2021ShareGermany Sending Special Ops Helicopters To Kabul To Rescue Evacuees Outside The Airport (Updated)French and British forces have also been conducting operations outside of Kabul’s airport to help get people to safety. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareWant Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?Generally, the US State Department is required by law to collect fees from private US citizens or foreign nationals it helps flee in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareNavy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over KabulThe Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 18, 2021ShareThe State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In AfghanistanEvacuations in Kabul will likely be the last major mission for U.S. CH-46 “Phrogs,” which served in this same role in Saigon nearly 50 years ago. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 18, 2021ShareBYAdam Kehoe and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2021ShareFive Decades After Evacuating The Embassy In Saigon The CH-46 Phrog Did It Again In KabulComparisons between the evacuations of the embassies in Saigon and Kabul are unavoidable and the CH-46 was there for both historic operations. BYAdam Kehoe and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareRC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)One of America’s most capable surveillance aircraft is keeping close tabs on the Taliban as America’s military presence at Kabul’s airport grows. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareSituation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)Criticism of how the Biden administration has handled evacuation operations in Kabul has only grown amid images of chaos at the city’s main airport. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021Share800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)“800 people on your jet?! Holy… Holy cow… Ok…” BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2021ShareU.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)The airport has been overrun, with some Afghans clinging to departing transports. Now, the U.S. says it’s sending thousands more troops to secure it. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareApache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)Whatever security perimeter existed at Kabul International appears to have collapsed with Afghans running freely across its runway and taxiways. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareMayhem At Kabul Airport Causing American Troops To Fire Warning Shots To Push Back Crowds (Updated)Large groups of Afghan civilians have flooded onto the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport as they flee the Taliban’s final advance. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2021ShareFall Of Kabul To Taliban Imminent As Surprised United States Races To Get Its People Out (Updated)The U.S.-backed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fled the country ahead of the Taliban seizing the entirety of Afghanistan’s government. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareEmergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)U.S. troops will safeguard diplomats and others evacuating the country, but the Biden administration insists the fall of Kabul is not inevitable. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareThe Onion Predicted America’s Middle Of The Night Pullout From Bagram In AfghanistanNearly a decade after a satirical piece ran about ‘slipping out’ of Afghanistan, American troops unexpectedly cut the power at Bagram as they left. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2021ShareState Department’s New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After WithdrawalThe State Department’s Air Wing could be critical to keeping Americans safe if the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareThis Marine One VH-60N Had Its Iconic Paint Job Blotted Out For Historic Afghanistan TripWe have never seen Marine One ditch its high-profile scheme before this image came to our attention. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At RiskThose concerns come as Kabul becomes even more dangerous and amid reports that US officials are hiding key details about America’s longest war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018ShareU.S. Secretary of State Rides in Gun-Toting “Embassy Air” Helicopter In AfghanistanThe contractor-operated service highlights how fragile the security situation remains in even the most heavily protected areas of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareTerror Attack Rocks Kabul International Airport (Updated)Warnings of a potential attack on Kabul airport from ISIS have been growing more urgent for days. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareNight Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: ReportGermany’s KSK and the 160th SOAR joined forces to evacuate stranded foreigners deep in Taliban-controlled Kabul. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2021ShareU.S. Prepared To Destroy Equipment It Can’t Airlift Out Of Kabul As Withdrawal Deadline Looms (Updated)With the priority being placed on getting people out of the Talian-controlled country, getting even high-tech weapons out may not be possible in time. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021SharePentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)The Taliban say the U.S. must be out by August 31st, but getting everyone out of Afghanistan via Kabul airport by then is becoming quite unrealistic. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021ShareHere’s All The Intel You Need On The Ongoing Evacuation Operation In KabulThe Taliban move to take on the “new Northern Alliance” and the U.S. activates its Civil Reserve Air Fleet to open bottlenecks in the evacuation. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2021ShareWhat The Civil Reserve Air Fleet Is And Why It’s Been Activated For The Third Time In 70 YearsThe fleet can dramatically bolster the Pentagon’s own air transport capabilities and that is what it will do for the evacuation of Afghanistan. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2021ShareNight Stalker Special Ops Helicopters Now In Kabul Could Be Critical To Evacuation (Updated)The elite unit provides multiple capabilities for this operation, but its ability to supply unrivaled surgical close air support may be most valuable. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2021ShareGermany Sending Special Ops Helicopters To Kabul To Rescue Evacuees Outside The Airport (Updated)French and British forces have also been conducting operations outside of Kabul’s airport to help get people to safety. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareWant Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?Generally, the US State Department is required by law to collect fees from private US citizens or foreign nationals it helps flee in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareNavy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over KabulThe Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 18, 2021ShareThe State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In AfghanistanEvacuations in Kabul will likely be the last major mission for U.S. CH-46 “Phrogs,” which served in this same role in Saigon nearly 50 years ago. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 18, 2021Share
BYAdam Kehoe and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2021ShareFive Decades After Evacuating The Embassy In Saigon The CH-46 Phrog Did It Again In KabulComparisons between the evacuations of the embassies in Saigon and Kabul are unavoidable and the CH-46 was there for both historic operations. BYAdam Kehoe and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareRC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)One of America’s most capable surveillance aircraft is keeping close tabs on the Taliban as America’s military presence at Kabul’s airport grows. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareSituation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)Criticism of how the Biden administration has handled evacuation operations in Kabul has only grown amid images of chaos at the city’s main airport. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021Share800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)“800 people on your jet?! Holy… Holy cow… Ok…” BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2021ShareU.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)The airport has been overrun, with some Afghans clinging to departing transports. Now, the U.S. says it’s sending thousands more troops to secure it. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareApache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)Whatever security perimeter existed at Kabul International appears to have collapsed with Afghans running freely across its runway and taxiways. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 16, 2021ShareMayhem At Kabul Airport Causing American Troops To Fire Warning Shots To Push Back Crowds (Updated)Large groups of Afghan civilians have flooded onto the flightline at Hamid Karzai International Airport as they flee the Taliban’s final advance. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2021ShareFall Of Kabul To Taliban Imminent As Surprised United States Races To Get Its People Out (Updated)The U.S.-backed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fled the country ahead of the Taliban seizing the entirety of Afghanistan’s government. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareEmergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)U.S. troops will safeguard diplomats and others evacuating the country, but the Biden administration insists the fall of Kabul is not inevitable. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021ShareThe Onion Predicted America’s Middle Of The Night Pullout From Bagram In AfghanistanNearly a decade after a satirical piece ran about ‘slipping out’ of Afghanistan, American troops unexpectedly cut the power at Bagram as they left. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2021ShareState Department’s New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After WithdrawalThe State Department’s Air Wing could be critical to keeping Americans safe if the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021ShareThis Marine One VH-60N Had Its Iconic Paint Job Blotted Out For Historic Afghanistan TripWe have never seen Marine One ditch its high-profile scheme before this image came to our attention. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At RiskThose concerns come as Kabul becomes even more dangerous and amid reports that US officials are hiding key details about America’s longest war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018ShareU.S. Secretary of State Rides in Gun-Toting “Embassy Air” Helicopter In AfghanistanThe contractor-operated service highlights how fragile the security situation remains in even the most heavily protected areas of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018Share