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U.S. Central Command Report on Fatal Afghanistan Airport Attack

The following is the U.S. Army Investigation into the attack that killed 13 American service members helping evacuate civilians via the Hamid Karzai International airport. The report, completed in October, was released by Central Command on Feb. 8.

A lone suicide bomber killed at least 170 Afghanistan civilians and 13 American service members:

  • Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.
  • Marine Corps Sgt....

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/08/u-s-central-command-report-on-fatal-afghanistan-airport-attack

America Ends Military Ground Mission in Afghanistan After 20 Years; State Dept.-led Effort Tries To Evacuate Remaining U.S. Citizens, Allies

Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug 30, 2021.

The U.S. has completed the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan after 20 years of troops on the ground, with the last military transport plane departing the country at about 3:30 p.m. East Coast time, the commander of U.S. Central Command said on Monday.

The final C-17 Globemaster...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/30/america-ends-military-ground-mission-in-afghanistan-after-20-years-state-dept-led-effort-tries-to-evacuate-remaining-u-s-citizens-allies

Navy, Army Confirm Deaths in Kabul Attack that Killed 13; 18 Wounded Arrive in Germany for Treatment

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 21, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

Eighteen service members who were wounded in the suicide bomb attack outside of the Kabul airport are now in a U.S. military hospital in Germany, while the Army and Navy confirmed a solider and sailor died in the explosion,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/27/navy-army-confirm-deaths-in-kabul-attack-that-killed-13-18-wounded-arrive-in-germany-for-treatment

U.S. Troops Among Those Killed in Attacks on Kabul Airport

Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides security during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 18, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. troops are among the dead following two suicide bomb attacks on crowds struggling to get into the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, according to a statement from the Pentagon.

“We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/26/u-s-troops-among-those-killed-in-attacks-on-kabul-airport

‘Valkyrie’ Blood Transfusion System Hopes to Give Marines, Sailors Fighting Chance on the Battlefield

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force inspect the intravenous blood transfusion equipment and attend to a simulated patient during Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training program at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 14, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

Front-line expeditionary forces are getting a new capability that officials say will save lives by enabling small units to have an emergency, on-demand, fresh blood supply to treat battlefield casualties.

The new capability – the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/18/valkyrie-blood-transfusion-system-hopes-to-give-marines-sailors-fighting-chance-on-the-battlefield

‘Dirt Det’ Deployment: 15th MEU Command Element to Lead Middle East Special Purpose MAGTF

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, prepares to board an MV-22 Osprey at a site near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, Sept. 7, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo

When the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s command element leaves home later this year for the Middle East, it will deploy without its usual complement of ships and amphibious force of Marines.

Instead, the 15th MEU command element will land in...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/19/dirt-det-deployment-15th-meu-command-element-lead-middle-east-special-purpose-magtf