The UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter crashed in a farmer's field south of Rochester on Jan. 20.

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing swore in 29 volunteers, charging them with a “special mission” of improving unit culture by modeling good behavior and quashing inappropriate conduct, the wing said.

Here are some of the important moments at Bagram Airfield, which served as the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan for much of the war since it began in 2001.

Bagram Airfield was the hub of U.S. air operations throughout the nearly two-decade conflict, its rapid growth and gradual decline mirroring the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan itself. 

This is the first time Dassault Rafales, which are the French air and space force’s primary fighter, have flown in Hawaii. The deployment is part of France’s effort to reaffirm its role as a stabilizing force in the Pacific.

The VA does not have specific data on the numbers of employees vaccinated by location.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced the formation of "surge response" teams intended to combat the fast-moving delta variant of the coronavirus by deploying additional expertise and supplies to hot spots.

Two Afghan youths, aged 16 and 18, were arrested as suspects on Monday. Both were asylum-seekers. A third man, a 23-year-old Afghan, was arrested in Vienna on Wednesday.

Under South Dakota law, the governor is allowed to accept donations as seen fit, said Ian Fury, a spokesman for Noem.

Nearby countries already hosting millions of Afghans say they are not equipped to handle a new influx if the security situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and international programs to aid refugees remain underfunded.