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- On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of State chartered the Patriots' Boeing 767, AirKraft, to fly Americans home from the Middle East, and said it landed safely in Washington, D.C., Friday morning.
- Amid the widening war with Iran, the U.S. Department of State said nearly 24,000 Americans have returned to the U.S. since the start of U.S.-Israeli military operations.
- The Boeing 767 known as AirKraft is a Patriots-owned plane operated by Omni Air International when not in use, with the Kraft family previously sending it on humanitarian missions including mask and supply deliveries.
- The State Department said, 'This flight was entirely paid for by the State Department' and that several flights have safely returned hundreds of Americans with additional flights scheduled as security conditions allow.
- The use of a team jet highlights that Patriots team planes have been hired for government and humanitarian missions, while also drawing media attention last week.
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New England Patriots Team Plane Airlifts Americans Out Of The Middle East
The last time we saw a New England Patriots plane get this much fanfare was when it landed in Northern California after carrying the team to the Super Bowl, but on Friday the same plane with the six Lombardi Trophies on the tail was seen in the Middle East.And this mission was wholly more important than carrying a team to a big game.The plane was chartered by the United States Department of State to carry Americans stranded in the Middle East wh…
The Patriots Loan Team Plane to Evacuate Citizens out of Middle East
(New York, New York) – The New England Patriots are stepping in to help Americans overseas, offering their team aircraft to assist in the evacuation of U.S. citizens from the Middle East as tensions in the region continue to escalate. According to the United States Department of State, the Patriots made their team plane available to support evacuation efforts, helping transport Americans seeking to leave the region safely. The move comes as U.S.…
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