KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 24, 2021) A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command shakes hands with a child awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)