airlift

The Berlin airlift features briefly, as does George Kennan’s “X” article from Foreign Affairs magazine in 1947, which introduced the concept of containment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Some countries airlift or airdrop humanitarian relief supplies, but are also concerned about stockpiling for themselves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

This involved the airlift of dozens of people in Phantom Ranch, one of the park's hardest-hit areas, he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker — a refueling and airlift plane — crashed over Western Iraq without being attacked, resulting in the death of six more U.S. service members, Central Command announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

“This one lies just above the transport spoke to the fifth airlift platform. It’s taking us to the Hangar.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

Chau airlifts Elizabeth and Darcy from early 19th century England and sets them down in New York’s Chinatown in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 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

Maharjan, who was among hundreds of workers employed at projects hit by the floods, was eventually airlifted from the worst-hit Rasuwa region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Don Trump Jr.’s wedding had everything: a private island, fireworks, a Funfetti cake airlifted in from Florida—everything but the groom’s dad.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

The man was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, the Forest Service said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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 plane, an Il-76, was designed decades ago in the Soviet Union to perform military duties such as airlifting troops, cargo and weapons.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 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 UK authorities started airlifting British nationals out of Sudan on Tuesday during a pause in fighting after a 72-hour ceasefire was agreed by both sides of the conflict.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023