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Leadership from Al Udeid Air Base and the Department of State await the arrival of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll as his plane lands on the flightline Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll arrives Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Leadership from Al Udeid Air Base and the Department of State salute Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll as his plane lands on the flightline Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll debarks a plane on the flightline Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll greets leadership of Al Udeid Air base and Department of State members as he debarks a plane Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speak to service members and civilian employees, Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets service members Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken greets service members Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III looks at a newspaper highlighting service members who supported Afghanistan evacuation operations Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets service members Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III coins a service member for their support to the Afghanistan evacuation operations Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III coins a service member for their support to the Afghanistan evacuation operations Sept. 07, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the installation to meet with and give thanks to service members for their work during the Afghanistan evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Published Sept. 10, 2021
By Senior Airman Noah D. Coger
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Leadership from Al Udeid Air Base and the Department of State await the arrival of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll as his plane lands on the flightline Sep. 6, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Austin visited the installation to thank service members for their support and dedication to the Afghanistan evacuation operations, where more than 55,000 evacuees were temporarily housed during transit and processed forward to their next location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)