Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, and Fox News journalist Bill Hemmer walk alongside a C-17 Globemaster III while speaking about Operation Allies Refuge at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. One year after serving as an aerial mission commander during the 17-day evacuation efforts at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Pelbath reflected on his experiences following through on America’s commitment to the Afghan personnel who helped and worked alongside the for more than two decades in Afghanistan.

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