Major Joshua Mast

It's not going to be fast enough. And so I'm like, are there any Americans? Can you see any Americans to this lady who speaks broken English? And she's like, there's one. And so she hands off the phone. I'm like, hey, I made your mask. I've been helping vet these paperwork of different Afghans to get them through. My guy's not responding for the gate.

It's not going to be fast enough. And so I'm like, are there any Americans? Can you see any Americans to this lady who speaks broken English? And she's like, there's one. And so she hands off the phone. I'm like, hey, I made your mask. I've been helping vet these paperwork of different Afghans to get them through. My guy's not responding for the gate.

It's not going to be fast enough. And so I'm like, are there any Americans? Can you see any Americans to this lady who speaks broken English? And she's like, there's one. And so she hands off the phone. I'm like, hey, I made your mask. I've been helping vet these paperwork of different Afghans to get them through. My guy's not responding for the gate.

Can you please pull these people in and find some Australians? And she's like, sir. She's like, it's a female voice. And she's like, hello? And I'm explaining my stuff. And she's like, the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now. And it's 2 in the morning. They don't come on until 6. She's like, what do you want me to do?

Can you please pull these people in and find some Australians? And she's like, sir. She's like, it's a female voice. And she's like, hello? And I'm explaining my stuff. And she's like, the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now. And it's 2 in the morning. They don't come on until 6. She's like, what do you want me to do?

Can you please pull these people in and find some Australians? And she's like, sir. She's like, it's a female voice. And she's like, hello? And I'm explaining my stuff. And she's like, the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now. And it's 2 in the morning. They don't come on until 6. She's like, what do you want me to do?

I'm like, I want you to pull these people in and sit them down and wait for Australians. And she's like, well, I have to hand you off to my captain. So she hands me off to the captain. I explain the same story. And this is what he says to me. He's like, sir, I'm looking at 15,000 people trying to get in this gate, and I'm playing God about who gets to go. What do you want me to do?

I'm like, I want you to pull these people in and sit them down and wait for Australians. And she's like, well, I have to hand you off to my captain. So she hands me off to the captain. I explain the same story. And this is what he says to me. He's like, sir, I'm looking at 15,000 people trying to get in this gate, and I'm playing God about who gets to go. What do you want me to do?

I'm like, I want you to pull these people in and sit them down and wait for Australians. And she's like, well, I have to hand you off to my captain. So she hands me off to the captain. I explain the same story. And this is what he says to me. He's like, sir, I'm looking at 15,000 people trying to get in this gate, and I'm playing God about who gets to go. What do you want me to do?

And I was like, like she said, I was like, wouldn't it be awful if these people have a seat on an Australian aircraft and tickets? I verified that with the Australians. I just got off the phone with them. Wouldn't it be awful if they don't get out because the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now? And he's like, yeah, we'll bring them in. And so they sent me a video from Australia.

And I was like, like she said, I was like, wouldn't it be awful if these people have a seat on an Australian aircraft and tickets? I verified that with the Australians. I just got off the phone with them. Wouldn't it be awful if they don't get out because the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now? And he's like, yeah, we'll bring them in. And so they sent me a video from Australia.

And I was like, like she said, I was like, wouldn't it be awful if these people have a seat on an Australian aircraft and tickets? I verified that with the Australians. I just got off the phone with them. Wouldn't it be awful if they don't get out because the Australians aren't doing 24-hour ops right now? And he's like, yeah, we'll bring them in. And so they sent me a video from Australia.

But we were in the air flying to Ramstein to meet our group when Abagate happened and landed. And it was... It was a ghost town. Everybody stopped work. There was no restaurants open, like the mall, all that stuff.

But we were in the air flying to Ramstein to meet our group when Abagate happened and landed. And it was... It was a ghost town. Everybody stopped work. There was no restaurants open, like the mall, all that stuff.

But we were in the air flying to Ramstein to meet our group when Abagate happened and landed. And it was... It was a ghost town. Everybody stopped work. There was no restaurants open, like the mall, all that stuff.

Everybody stopped and they volunteered and they were building a tent city the entire length of Ramstein, like bigger than Kuwait or like if you've been to Ali As-Saleem and seen some of those bases with all those tents, like it looked like that, but on the runway. And they put 11,000 Afghans the first day we got there and 17,000 more the next day. And it was insane.

Everybody stopped and they volunteered and they were building a tent city the entire length of Ramstein, like bigger than Kuwait or like if you've been to Ali As-Saleem and seen some of those bases with all those tents, like it looked like that, but on the runway. And they put 11,000 Afghans the first day we got there and 17,000 more the next day. And it was insane.

Everybody stopped and they volunteered and they were building a tent city the entire length of Ramstein, like bigger than Kuwait or like if you've been to Ali As-Saleem and seen some of those bases with all those tents, like it looked like that, but on the runway. And they put 11,000 Afghans the first day we got there and 17,000 more the next day. And it was insane.

It was building tents as you put people into them. It was craziness. And these people look traumatized because a lot of them had spent, you know, three, four, five days outside, a couple of days to get on an airplane. They cram them in there without, you know, no restrooms, no moving space. Like there were fights on the planes and babies and people dying.

It was building tents as you put people into them. It was craziness. And these people look traumatized because a lot of them had spent, you know, three, four, five days outside, a couple of days to get on an airplane. They cram them in there without, you know, no restrooms, no moving space. Like there were fights on the planes and babies and people dying.