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Demilitarization of 73 Aircraft in Kabul May Have Involved 8 Types

Demilitarization of 73 Aircraft in Kabul May Have Involved 8 Types
Two U.S. Department of State CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters carried then-U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley and members of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul prepare to land at Tactical Base Gamberi on February 11, 2015. (U.S. Army Photo)

Marine Gen. Kenneth Mckenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), on Aug. 30 said that the U.S. military had demilitarized 70 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, 27 Humvees,  Raytheon Technologies [RTX]-built C-RAM Intercept Land-based Phalanx Weapon Systems, and 73 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) before the departure of U.S. forces. While McKenzie did not specify the 73 aircraft demilitarized and neither CENTCOM nor the Pentagon nor the State Department have responded to requests to detail those aircraft, the latter…

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