Episode Notes:

This week, we have the first installment of a brief series, Escape From Afghanistan, a special members-only podcast for Warcast listeners. We'll be telling the stories of efforts to help Afghan airmen escape from the country after the Taliban takeover.

Our guests today are Congressman Vicente González and LTC Marvin L. "Lee" Chase. Congressman González is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Congress as the elected representative of the 15th District of Texas. He is the Chairman of the Congressional Uzbekistan Caucus. LTC Lee Chase currently serves as the Commander of 2-228th Theater Fixed Wing Battalion and operates as a UC-35 Pilot in Command. He previously served as the Commander of Special Operations Advisory Team-Central in the Afghan Special Mission Wing and PC-12 Pilot in Command. His articles have appeared in Army Aviation Magazine.