We will come
— ملی امنیت 01 قطعه NDS 01 Unit (@NDS_Afghanistan) August 17, 2021
We will serve our countrymen as well .#انشاء_الله #Kabul #ANDSF pic.twitter.com/dQNBiz08Kb
21-year-old student Miles Routledge has fled Afghanistan on board a crowded British military plane after thanking God for helping him flee his holiday around Kabul
— RT (@RT_com) August 17, 2021
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T-16 Armata Armoured Recovery Vehicle#Armata #T16 #ARV
— The Dead District (@TheDeadDistrict) August 18, 2021
1/2 pic.twitter.com/2JSCFYzj0y
Genel Müdür ve CEO’muz Sayın Nail Kurt, Yeni Nesil Tekerlekli Zırhlı Muharebe araçlarımız PARS IV 6x6 ve 8x8 ile GÖLGE SÜVARİ Ağır Sınıf İnsansız Kara Aracımız ve Kule Sistemlerimizin tanıtımını gerçekleştirdi. #IDEF21 #IDEF2021 pic.twitter.com/710kJP7O4m
— FNSS Savunma (@FNSS_Savunma) August 18, 2021
U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX)-1 conduct training with CH-53K “King Stallion” at Landing Zone Quail on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 10, 2021. The CH-53K will replace the CH-53E “Super Stallion,” which has served the Marine Corps for 40 years, and will transport Marines, heavy equipment and supplies during ship to shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)
Serbian Company Yugoimport had submitted NORA B-52 M21 self-propelled howitzer based on MAN TGS 8x8 to Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. As part of Mobile 155mm Howitzer Program, ths US Army is seeking a 155mm wheeled SPH to replace towed M777 howitzer used by Stryker Brigade Combat Team. pic.twitter.com/Tt9MzfSJWW
— Ronkainen (@ronkainen7k15) August 17, 2021
Otokar AKREP IId Introduced At IDEF 21 https://t.co/RaYxtzRLCh pic.twitter.com/HLiZdIzQOr
— Joint Forces (@JointForcesNews) August 17, 2021
The Washington Post, which first reported the discovery of the remains on Monday, noted that the pilots declared an in-flight emergency when they could not pull up their landing gear.The aircrew diverted to a nearby country and the human remains were found upon inspection, the Post reported. Stefanek said she could not confirm the Washington Post’s story. She did not answer what the Air Force will do with the remains as the investigation begins. Air Mobility Command, which manages the American airlift fleet, and international partners are working with OSI on the inquiry.“Beyond the OSI review, AMC and safety officials are doing due diligence to better understand how events unfolded and ensure the continued safety of current and future flight ops as we support the mission in Afghanistan,” Stefanek said in the release.
Its obvious how this happened.
Afghans (almost all men of fighting age...they can fight to escape but couldn't fight to save their country) rushed the flight line, got onto the runway, clung to an airplane that was taking off and got squished in the process.
Why OSI has to investigate this is beyond me.
NOTE!!! BlackTail states that because human remains were found in the landing gear of the C-17, that this qualifies as a Class A Mishap. To that I say ok. Don't know the rules for declaring something a Mishap, but I will say that a two second look at the vids of the chaos that these pilots/aircrew were dealing with should make this a non-issue.
Why the announcement of an investigation was made is beyond me...If this is anything but a formality then its a travesty.
