Paratroopers load to assist Afghanistan evacuation

Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 08/14/2021
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., August 14, 2021. The 82nd were deployed to the Middle East in response to the Immediate Response Force activation by the Pentagon in order to help evacuate U.S. Embassy personnel in Kabul. The IRF is comprised of paratroopers from the 82nd combat teams and is able to deploy within 18 hours. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jill Neufeld)