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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Harold S. Balcom III (left) and U.S. Staff Sgt. Jacob T. Crabtree (right), air traffic control liaisons assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, pose for a photo on the flightline at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, just after returning from a forward deployment to Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. The two Airmen joined coalition forces in providing air traffic control support for non-combatant evacuation operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, controlling more than 1,000 aircraft over a 12-day period and contributing to the evacuation of over 120,000 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Earick).

    Controlling Chaos

    At Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, two air traffic control liaisons from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron grabbed their 72-hour bags and made their way to the passenger terminal on Aug. 17, 2021. They were tasked to forward deploy with an hour’s notice. Destination: Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. The news of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. military history echoed from countless media platforms. Military members and representatives from nations across the world were mobilizing to support the effort.

  • Hurricane Dorian Evacuation Order:

    Hurricane Dorian Evacuation Order: Due to projected storm surge, potential partial power shutdown and anticipated flooding of low-lying areas of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Col. Clinton Ross, 633rd Air Base Wing commander is issuing a mandatory evacuation to the nearest “safe” available accommodations for those residents’ on Langley Air Force Base, living in Lighter-Than-Air, Heavier-than-Air housing and lodging effective immediately.
  • Airmen adjust a maintenance stand on an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 2, 2019, ahead of Hurricane Dorian. The Joint STARS aircraft belonging to the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, relocated to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., in preparation for Hurricane Dorian’s potential arrival on the eastern coast of Georgia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Dustin Cole)

    116th Air Control Wing evacuates JSTARS aircraft ahead of Hurricane Dorian

    The 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, began relocating the fleet of E-8C Joint STARS aircraft stationed on the installation, Sept. 2, to prevent potential damage from Hurricane Dorian. The Joint STARS have relocated temporarily to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where they will wait while Hurricane Dorian travels up the eastern coast of the United States.
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