The Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) is a group of volunteer veterans who are helping to evacuate Americans in Gaza and Israel.
A Washington, D.C.-based veteran organization called Special Operations Association of America is working to help hundreds of stranded Americans evacuate from Gaza and to safety, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues to ramp up in preparation for a ground invasion. The group’s current operation is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the ground team is collaborating with local authorities, Israeli forces and the U.S.
We’re in contact with those American citizens trapped in Gaza and providing updates to official channels, keeping them calm, and staying prepared to move them to safety based on intelligence,' Executive Director of SOAA David Cook said. 'With Hamas currently in control of Gaza it is incredibly dangerous to evacuate trapped Americans.
It is a massive logistical lift that SOAA, alongside our partners at Save Our Allies, have been able to execute alongside the U.S. Government,' Cook said. For those currently trapped in Gaza, SOAA is helping to navigate them to safe locations, providing them with information and advice on how to stay safe, based on the veterans’ experiences operating in war zones. Some of the advice includes techniques and procedures developed through evacuation work done in Afghanistan and Ukraine.
That mission expanded to assist Americans and Allies in contested areas around the globe,' she said. 'With an ethos of ‘being the somebody’ we rely strongly on public private partnerships with the U.S. government and peer groups like our partners at SOAA.' While the organization started during Afghanistan, she added, it has proven to make a lifesaving difference around the globe, including from safe houses in the Middle East to expeditionary rescue and medical aid in Ukraine.
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