About this episode

Lt Col Alex Pelbath reflects on commanding the last U.S. Air Force aircraft out of Afghanistan during the historic evacuation.

[Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram] On August 30, 2021, Lt Col Alex Pelbath commanded the final U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft that departed Kabul, Afghanistan. The exit closed out 20 years of conflict and played a key role in the historic evacuation. Alex reflects on the infamous day that Americans watched on TV, as many Afghans lost their lives while attempting to escape with the plane. Host Joey Svendsen and former Navy Commander and CIA Operations Officer, Mark Merritt, join Alex ...

People in this episode

Host: Joey Svendsen

Guests: Lt Col Alex Pelbath, Mark Merritt

Topics covered

• evacuation
• military
• Afghanistan
• conflict
• personal reflection

Keywords

• Afghanistan
• evacuation
• military history
• U.S. Air Force
• Kabul
• Lt Col Alex Pelbath
• Mark Merritt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Air Force

Places: Kabul, Afghanistan

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