{"id":380503,"date":"2026-03-05T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/no-flight-attendants-gritty-reality-c-17-rescue-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:00:18","slug":"no-flight-attendants-the-gritty-reality-of-a-c-17-rescue-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=380503","title":{"rendered":"No Flight Attendants: The Gritty Reality Of A C-17 Rescue Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A widening conflict between the United States<\/a><\/span> and Iran has stranded Americans all across the Middle East as airports close, flights begin to vanish, and embassies quickly lock down. With around 1,600 citizens seeking help to leave, the State Department says it is trying to arrange charter departures while also weighing military flight options, including opening seats on C-17 cargo aircraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Evacuation operations are undoubtedly underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,853,423,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-380503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-c-17-globemaster","category-united-states","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t