Editing 82nd Airborne Division (section)

===Evacuation of Kabul===
In August 2021, elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, particularly the [[Immediate Response Force]], deployed to Afghanistan to secure the evacuation of American diplomats and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants as the Taliban seized land and converged on Kabul. Throughout [[Operation Allies Refuge]], the 82nd Airborne Division served as the Operational Command, Task Force 82.

Operation Allies Refuge, led by Major General Chris Donahue, was a combined and joint NATO command post composed of forces representing NATO allied Nations, 1st Brigade Combat Team "Devil", aviation capabilities from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade "Pegasus", medical capabilities from the 44th Medical Brigade, riot control capabilities from the 16th Military Police Brigade, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command who oversaw sustainment in the joint operational area from a command post in Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/08/14/biden-orders-1000-more-troops-to-aid-afghanistan-departure-as-taliban-surge-toward-kabul/|title = Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure as Taliban surge toward Kabul|date = 15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Photos: America's longest war ends as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-30/photos-americas-longest-war-ends |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 August 2021}}</ref>