Project Dynamo: Providing Rescue and Evacuation in Conflict Zones

Project Dynamo is a veteran-led, donor-funded, non-profit organization that focuses on rescue and evacuation efforts in conflict zones where the U.S. government is not present. The organization was born out of the failed evacuation of Afghanistan, and its mission expanded to helping American citizens trapped, detained, or unlawfully held in various regions. Project Dynamo has completed over 600 rescue missions, bringing around 7,000 individuals to safety, including Americans left behind in Afghanistan and American babies rescued from the war in Ukraine. The organization operates in countries like Israel, Gaza, and Russia, specializing in hostage rescue and humanitarian aid, all while maintaining a complicated but generally positive relationship with the U.S. government.