Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, speaks about his experiences as the aerial mission commander for Operation Allies Refuge with Fox News journalist Bill Hemmer at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 18, 2022. Over the course of 17 days, more than 30 nations and 800 aircraft evacuated 124,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, bringing an end to the 20-year conflict.

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