IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 794 
Recognizing the heroic efforts of United States and Coalition forces who 
conducted the airlift in Operation Allies Refuge. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2021 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself, Mr. BOST, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. RYAN) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the heroic efforts of United States and Coalition 
forces who conducted the airlift in Operation Allies Refuge. 
Whereas, from August 14, 2021, through August 31, 2021, 
the United States Armed Forces and coalition forces sup-
porting the United States operations in Afghanistan con-
ducted the largest non-combatant evacuation in the his-
tory of the United States Armed Forces from Hamid 
Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan; 
Whereas United States Transportation Command led the ef-
fort, and United States Air Force Air Mobility Com-
mand, the air component, executed the operation; 
Whereas from the time United States Transportation Com-
mand received orders to commence deployment, initial 
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force elements critical to securing the airfield were air-
borne in less than 3 hours; 
Whereas United States Transportation Command delivered 
more than 5,000 security forces and their equipment to 
Hamid Karzai International Airport within 5 days; 
Whereas nearly 100 contingency Airmen from the 621st Con-
tingency Response Wing entered Hamid Karzai Inter-
national Airport to operate the airfield and facilitate the 
evacuation; 
Whereas members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing 
arrived at a non-functioning airfield and rapidly repaired 
radars, airfield lighting, refueling capabilities, ground 
servicing equipment and vehicles; 
Whereas the 621st Contingency Response Wing serviced, un-
loaded, repaired, and loaded 721 of the 778 aircraft that 
transited the airport, servicing an average of 4 aircraft 
simultaneously; 
Whereas Air Mobility Command, used more than 250 air-
craft, including C–17s, C–130s, KC–10s, KC–135s, KC– 
46s, and C–5Ms aircraft, for tactical and en route airlift; 
Whereas the United States Armed Forces conducted more 
than 330 C–17 and C–130 missions from Hamid Karzai 
International Airport; 
Whereas United States Air Force Air Mobility command 
planned and directed 2,627 total sorties, including 1,927 
military and 700 commercial aircraft flights; 
Whereas, on August 15, 2021, a C–17 flight, callsign Reach 
871, set a record by carrying 823 passengers from 
Hamid Karzai International Airport; 
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Whereas 35 patients were transported on 3 aeromedical evac-
uation missions following the cowardly Islamic State- 
Khorasan suicide bombing attack at Hamid Karzai Inter-
national Airport; 
Whereas 11 aeromedical evacuation flights were conducted 
from various locations to provide life-saving treatment for 
59 patients; 
Whereas on-board flight nurses and medical personnel pro-
vided lifesaving medical treatment for evacuees while on- 
board, including by delivering at least 3 babies; 
Whereas during the entire airlift, not a single sortie was 
missed for maintenance, fuel, or logistical problems; 
Whereas more than 500 members of the Armed Forces serv-
ing on active duty, in the Air National Guard, and in the 
Air Force Reserve flew missions around the clock for 17 
days; 
Whereas, on average, the airlift evacuated 7,500 American 
citizens, coalition partners, and at-risk personnel each 
day; 
Whereas at the height of the airlift operation, military air-
craft were departing the airport every 34 minutes and 
evacuated more than 21,600 people in a single day; 
Whereas, from August 21, 2021, to September 13, 2021, the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet was activated to augment support 
to the Department of State in the evacuation using air-
craft from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, 
Omni Air, Hawaiian Airlines, and United Airlines; 
Whereas the Civil Reserve Air Fleet contributed a total of 18 
commercial aircraft and more than 420 flights; and 
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Whereas more than 124,000 evacuees were taken to safety, 
of which United States Transportation Command and Air 
Force Air Mobility Command moved more than 79,000, 
including 6,000 American citizens: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the courage, commitment, com-
passion, and selfless service of the members of the 
United States Armed Forces who conducted the non- 
combatant evacuation operation airlift from Hamid 
Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan; 
(2) honors the service and sacrifice of the men 
and women who participated in and supported Oper-
ations Allies Refuge; and 
(3) applauds the men and women of the United 
States Transportation Command and the Air Mobil-
ity Command of the United States Air Force, who 
provided hope, saved lives, and executed their mis-
sion under the most austere conditions, representing 
the best of the United States. 
Æ 
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