U.S. Airliners Activated for Afghanistan Airlift
The U.S. Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) for the third time in its 70-year history.
A United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER takes off from San Francisco International Airport in 2018. United will fly four aircraft to and from staging points outside Afghanistan to transport military personnel, civilians, and at-risk Afghanis to the U.S. (Photo: Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY-SA)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/wbaiv" target="_blank">wbaiv</a>)
A United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER takes off from San Francisco International Airport in 2018. United will fly four aircraft to and from staging points outside Afghanistan to transport military personnel, civilians, and at-risk Afghanis to the U.S. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by wbaiv)