“As someone who’s been through it and been on multiple deployments – war steals people’s innocence. Aerial Recovery Group is working quickly and collaboratively with a number of other nonprofits to rescue the orphans, including Force 4 Hope, a Christian group that aims to address the needs of orphans around the world, and Global Empowerment Mission, a global disaster response group. “I just want, and my team just wants, to do whatever we can to alleviate the pain of the innocent people that are affected by war,” Locke told American Military News. To meet the demands of the mission, Locke said his team will likely grow to 10 personnel in the coming days. When asked how his team of veterans felt about entering a war zone unarmed, Locke laughed and said he was “surprisingly ok with the concept.” As a Christian, Locke said he prays about missions with his wife Britnie Turner – founder and CEO of Aerial Recovery Group – and feels called to serve civilians impacted by war.
An Aerial Recovery Group volunteer giving a Ukrainian child a fist bump (Aerial Recovery Group) “So, time is of the essence.” An Aerial Recovery Group volunteer holds a Ukrainian child (Aerial Recovery Group)ĭespite the mission taking place in an active war zone, Locke said his team of primarily special ops veterans will not carry weapons as they move through Ukraine, operating strictly as noncombatants. “This is different than an earthquake or something – there’s bombing and it’s an active warzone,” Locke said. Ukrainian refugees wait at a train station (Aerial Recovery Group) Green Beret Jeremy Locke, Chief of Operations for Aerial Recovery Group and leader of the mission, who said the organization is working quickly and collaboratively with a number of other nonprofits to rescue the children, including Force 4 Hope, a Christian group that aims to address the needs of orphans around the world, and Global Empowerment Mission, a global disaster response group.
An Aerial Recovery Group volunteer in Eastern Europe (Aerial Recovery Group)Īmerican Military News previously spoke with Ret. “A lot of the children are scared, but our team is finding a lot of comfort in the smiles that many still have even in such a sad time,” the group added. The organization said there have been serious safety concerns because “it’s a war zone and can be unpredictable, especially with the air raids,” but that “the team is working as diligently as possible to keep everyone safe.” A Ukrainian child sitting on a train.
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