Afghan Airlift To Shape Air Force Doctrine, Future Operations

October 07, 2021
Air Force C-5M airlifter
Air Force C-5Ms, like the one pictured here at Yokota AB, Japan, have surged to fly more missions as C-17s take a break for maintenance following the U.S. airlift out of Afghanistan.
Credit: Yasuo Osakabe/U.S. Air Force 374th Airlift Wing
The U.S. Air Force’s mobility community is resetting after the largest airlift in its history, and the service is looking to glean how the gigantic, short-notice effort will shape future operations. “Any time you undertake something as significant as this [noncombatant evacuation]—where we moved, in...

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