349 AMW Support of Operation Allies Refuge - Part 5: Verbal Judo

Check out our interview of Staff Sgt. Dylan Saimes, member of the 349th Security Forces Squadron's special "Raven" unit, as he discuss his experience supporting Operation Allies Refuge. Stay tuned for our other full-length videos. Subscribe to our channel and get timely notifications so you don’t miss any of our content! August 2022 marks the one year anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), the largest Non-combatant Evacuation Operation Airlift in U.S. History. Over 17 days (Aug 14-30, 2021), nearly 800 civilian and military aircraft from 30+ nations safely evacuated more than 124,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport. The airlift spanned nine countries, eight time zones, and more than 10 temporary safe havens. August also marks the one year anniversary of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), the Department of Homeland Security-led effort across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans as they safely resettled in the United States.