A Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) is an operation conducted to evacuate civilians from another country, generally due to a deteriorating security situation.
South Vietnamese refugees arrive on a U.S. Navy vessel during Operation Frequent Wind in 1975.
Operation Allies Refuge: Afghans being evacuated on a US Air Force Boeing C-17 plane during the Fall of Kabul in August 2021.
Operation Pitting
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Operation Pitting was a British military operation to evacuate British nationals and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan following the 2021 Taliban offensive. The operation consisted of more than 1,000 military personnel, including soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade. It ran concurrently with the evacuation efforts of numerous other countries.
British, American, and Turkish soldiers assist an Afghan child outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
UK military personnel deploying from RAF Brize Norton (13 August 2021)
Personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade arriving in Kabul (15 August 2021)
UK military personnel at Kabul International Airport (19 August 2021)