airlift

Southern Command “is moving quickly to bring unmatched airlift, logistics and life-saving capabilities of the U.S. military to … support the nation of Venezuela during this crisis,” the command said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

On Thursday the US Air Force confirmed to AFP that the Qatari plane, known as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, "will soon join the active executive airlift fleet alongside the VC-25A and C-32."

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

In Ituri, United Nations peacekeepers, in the country to battle Islamic State and protect civilians, have to airlift supplies and health workers to field hospitals battling the Ebola outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

After the supplies were rigged for an airlift, Oshiro and Big Jim would head out in the chopper to the camps.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Trekkers were also pressured into airlifts even for minor illnesses, according to the chargesheet.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

"There are no aid planes, no humanitarian airlifts, no real international movement and no ground efforts to break the siege."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

The base is supplied weekly by the Canadian Air Force, and twice a year with bigger airlifts of fuel and cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

Two more airlifts are planned in the coming days, Sullivan said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

In addition to outright     warfare, the strife has included interdiction of Armenian imports on the     Azerbaijani railroads and expensive airlifts of supplies to beleagured     Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with a broken leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

She was then airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Annie was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital, where Cai said he held her hand in her final moments.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

A man and his 18-month-old son had to be airlifted to safety during a bike ride last week when they encountered heavy snow in the high country near Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Someone had called 911, and he’d been airlifted to a hospital in Pocatello.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The government has begun airlifting meat and vegetables from the eastern agricultural heartland of Santa Cruz and central city of Cochabamba to try alleviate the shortages.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Qatar could draw on its experience of airlifting 4,000 Holstein dairy cows during a 2017 trade blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

The US and its coalition partners evacuated more than 123,000 civilians in August 2021, with the UK airlifting around 15,000 Afghans and British nationals.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024

Mr. Said called 911 and a state park aircrew responded, airlifting the woman and transporting her to a local hospital.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

The village is home to at least 225 people, and the authorities said they were airlifting excavators to assist rescuers who trekked 1.5 miles from the nearest highway to reach the village.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023