Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, and Fox News journalist Bill Hemmer stand on the flight line at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, while discussing Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 17, 2022. This August marks the first anniversary of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in history, with nearly 800 aircraft from more than 30 nations evacuating 124,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, over 17 days.

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