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September 11, 2023

Fox 13: Founder of Project DYNAMO Shares 9/11 Experience From Scene of Attack

TAMPA, Fla. - Bryan Stern, the founder and CEO of Project Dynamo, the nonprofit organization that rescues Americans and allies from disaster…
NewsOperationsPress
September 1, 2023

Brian Nichols Show: Who Do You Call When Your Government Abandons You? Project DYNAMO & the Veterans Saving Lives

When disaster strikes, who will come to the rescue when your government ignores its responsibilities? On today's episode of The Brian…
Hurricane IdaliaNewsOperationsPress
August 30, 2023

USA Today: As Hurricane Idalia Damage Continues, Here’s How to Help Those Affected in Florida

Hurricane Idalia struck Florida's Big Bend Wednesday, displacing thousands and bringing strong winds and flooding to the area. The National Hurricane…
Hurricane IdaliaMauiOperationsPress
August 30, 2023

Fox News: DeSantis ‘Mobilized’ a lot of resources: Bryan Stern

This is a testament to Ron Desantis' campaign and where his efforts stand. How he handled the Maui situation can…
MauiOperationsPress
August 21, 2023

ABC News: Project DYNAMO Concerned About Initial Government Response to Maui Fires

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa nonprofit Project DYNAMO said they were among the first to respond to help rescue Americans from…
MauiOperationsPress
August 15, 2023

Bay News 9: Tampa-based Rescue Group, Project DYNAMO, Helps Maui Wildfire Victims

(WGGB/WSHM) -The island of Maui, in Hawaii, is still a disaster zone as a result of the wildfires that blazed…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 14, 2023

Fox and Friends: Book Suggests Fatal Mistakes were Made During the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Project Dynamo co-founder Bryan Stern, who helped rescue Americans and Afghan allies during the Afghanistan withdraw, on what could have…
MauiOperationsPress
August 14, 2023

Western Mass News: Local Rescue Group Working to Save Lives Following Hawaii Wildfires

(WGGB/WSHM) -The island of Maui, in Hawaii, is still a disaster zone as a result of the wildfires that blazed…
MauiOperationsPress
August 14, 2023

Fox 13: Project DYNAMO Partners with Local Maui Company to Transport Perishable Supplies

TAMPA, Fla. - Nearly 100 people are dead and thousands are displaced in Maui due to wildfires. A Tampa Bay non-profit is…
MauiOperationsPress
August 14, 2023

Daily Mail: Hawaii wildfires: Heartless looters raid Lahaina and ‘rob people at gunpoint’ as locals describe a desperate need for first aid: Emergency response falters after death toll rises to 96

Looters have targeted homes and businesses in Maui amid a shortage of food, water and other supplies following wildfires that…
MauiOperationsPress
August 13, 2023

Live Now Fox: Maui: Search and Rescue Operations Underway

Veteran-led group Project DYNAMO is on the ground in Maui now rescuing people. Live NOW's Lexie Petrovic spoke with combat-veteran…
MauiOperationsPress
August 13, 2023

Fox 10: Maui Wildfires: Mormon Church Confirms 5 Latter-Day Saints Among those Dead

LAHAINA, Hawaii - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has confirmed that five of its members are included in the…
MauiOperationsPress
August 13, 2023

ABC Action News: Project DYNAMO Helps Aid in Hawaii Search Efforts

TAMPA, Fla — Tampa-based non-profit organization Project DYNAMO is once again lending its efforts to help in the wake of…
MauiOperationsPress
August 12, 2023

9 News: Maui Death Tolls Expected to Reach Triple Digits After Horrific Fires

The death toll from the Maui fires in Hawaii has risen to 67, making it the state's deadliest natural disaster in…
MauiOperationsPress
August 12, 2023

World Time Todays: A Tampa-based Organization is Accepting Donations to Help Save Maui’s Wildfires

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa-based nonprofit is accepting donations to support Maui’s recovery from the wildfires. According to a…
Project Dynamo Refugee Transportation, VanOperationsPressUkraine
August 12, 2023

iHeartRadio: Veteran-Led Rescue Organization Project DYNAMO

Ryan Gorman hosts an iHeartRadio nationwide special featuring Bryan Stern, Founder & CEO of Project Dynamo, a veteran-led, donor-funded, international…
MauiOperationsPress
August 10, 2023

Fox News 13: Tampa-Based Nonprofit Project DYNAMO Helping with Maui Evacuations

TAMPA, Fla. - Crews with Tampa-based nonprofit Project Dynamo are helping to evacuate people from the wildfires in Hawaii. Founder and CEO Bryan Stern…
NewsPress
August 1, 2023

BBC: Haiti: U.S. Nurse and Child Kidnapped, Says Charity

An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to a Christian aid charity she worked for.…
NewsPress
July 31, 2023

Fox news: Ukrainian Military Needs More Spare Parts to Help Win the War: Ex-Minister of Defense

Andriy Zagorodnyuk, the former defense minister of Ukraine, spoke with Fox News Digital about the Ukrainian counteroffensive, offering insight into…
NewsOperationsPress
July 4, 2023

Fox 13 Tampa Bay: Veteran Lef Project DYNAMO’s Daring Rescue Mission Bring Trapped Americans Home

Bryan Stern, co-founder of Project Dynamo, discusses the role public support plays in bringing Americans home from turmoil unfolding in…
Project Dynamo Passport ManagementNewsOperationsPress
July 2, 2023

Cal Fussman: Bryan Stern: Your Freedom Coach

More than 6,000 Americans and friends of America have been rescued in dangerous spots in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan over…
NewsOperationsPressUkraine
June 22, 2023

CBS Texas: Texas Scientist John Spor Rescued from Ukraine

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (CBSDFW.COM) – A nuclear scientist from Texas, who's credited with designing sensitive technology found in dozens of laser-guided weapons…
NewsOperationsPress
June 16, 2023

Grey Dynamics: Warzone Extraction, China v. Taiwan and Project DYNAMO with Bryan Stern

Today, I spoke to Bryan Stern, who has 25 years of service focused on intelligence and special operations with the…
NewsOperationsPressUkraine
June 8, 2023

WTSP Tampa Bay: Tampa Veteran Offers Perspective On Ukraine Flooding

TAMPA, Fla. — You’ve seen the video of rescues and seen the massive amount of water rushing out of the…
NewsOperationsPress
June 6, 2023

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth: UPDATE: Project DYNAMO Gearing Up for a Hot and Busy Summer

Around the world, it’s going to be a hot summer. With conflicts erupting across Afghanistan and the Sudan, war still…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
June 1, 2023

Foreign Policy: American’s Evacuation Efforts in Sudan Stall Out

An international rescue group is trying to evacuate more than 300 U.S. citizens and permanent residents who remain stranded in…
OperationsPress
May 26, 2023

iHeart: Bryan Stern from Project DYNAMO with Pat & Aaron

Bryan Stern talks about the great work he's doing on Project Dynamo when he joined the Pat & Aaron Show…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
May 16, 2023

ABC News: Family Reunited in California After Escaping Violent Conflict in Sudan

Two weeks after speaking with ABC News Live from Cairo, 6-year-old Abdullah Ahmed and his mother have escaped Sudan and…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
May 4, 2023

Fox 1 Tampa Bay: Project DYNAMO Rescues Americans in Sudan

Americans who were caught in the crossfire of a civil war in Sudan are grateful to Tampa-based non-profit Project Dynamo…
OperationsPressSudan
May 3, 2023

Yahoo News: Vet’s Organization Rescues American Citizens In Sudan

When Bryan Stern launched a humanitarian effort to rescue Americans and other vulnerable people during the 2021 turmoil in Afghanistan,…
OperationsPressSudan
May 3, 2023

Fox 13 News: Tampa volunteers help rescue 86 Americans from Sudan amid civil war

Tampa-based non-profit Project Dynamo worked for days to rescue 86 Americans who are now recovering in Egypt after being forced to leave…
OperationsPressSudan
May 3, 2023

National Review: ‘This Is Why We Exist’: Volunteer Organization Rescues Dozens of Americans from Sudan as Violence Breaks Out

Rival factions were firing on one another in the streets. In late April, the Biden administration shuttered the U.S. embassy…
OperationsPressSudan
May 2, 2023

News Channel 8: Tampa-based group evacuates dozens of Americans from Sudan

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa-based nonprofit Project Dynamo coordinated the evacuation of nearly 90 Americans and allies from Sudan this…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
May 2, 2023

ABC News: Fleeing Sudan’s Warring Factions, Evacuees Pass Through Cairo and “Terrifying” Days Long Trek

CAIRO -- An international assistance group has come to the rescue of tens of Americans in Sudan, as they joined the thousands scrambling…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
May 2, 2023

News Channel 8: Tampa-based Group Evacuates Dozens of Americans from Sudan

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa-based nonprofit Project Dynamo coordinated the evacuation of nearly 90 Americans and allies from Sudan this…
OperationsPress
May 1, 2023

Sof News: Special Operations News Updates

The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is making history with the appointment of the first woman to be…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
May 1, 2023

Good Morning America: WHO Warns of ‘High Risk’ Biological Hazard in Sudan

A major evacuation of American citizens is reportedly underway at this hour as a fragile truce appears to be holding.…
NewsOperationsPressSudan
April 28, 2023

Fox News: Project DYNAMO Helping Evacuate Americans from Sudan

Bryan Stern and Mark Geist discusses helping Americans out of a war zone after being left behind by the Biden…
Press
April 25, 2023

News Nation: Non-profit providing aid to Americans in Sudan

A Veteran-led non-profit is helping Americans stranded in Sudan as conflict rages on in the African country, despite reports of…
OperationsPressUkraine
July 15, 2022

NY Times: An American living in Ukraine has been detained in Russian-occupied territory, his family says Texas scientist John Spor rescued from Ukraine

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russian forces fired several rockets at one of the most populous cities in Ukraine on Friday evening…
OperationsPressUkraine
June 2, 2022

ABC Action News: Project DYNAMO rescues nearly 500 people from Mariupol

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa-based non-profit Project DYNAMO recently rescued nearly 500 people in Mariupol. Project DYNAMO started its efforts nearly four…
OperationsPressUkraine
April 8, 2022

NPR: Project Dynamo helped to extract Americans who were trapped near Kyiv

When Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out.…
OperationsPressUkraine
March 2, 2022

ABC Action News: Project DYNAMO latest Ukraine evacuations include a pregnant woman

TAMPA, FLA. — A Tampa-based non-profit, Project DYNAMO, said team members and evacuees have safely crossed the border into Romania.…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 26, 2021

Mother Jones: I Taught English to Afghan Soldiers. Now I’m Part of the “Digital Dunkirk” Trying to Get Them Out.

As the US began its chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about the many Afghans who…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 26, 2021

Yahoo: Ex-marine on Afghanistan evacuation: If deadline is not extended ‘you literally put these people in a death sentence’

As the Aug. 31 deadline to leave Afghanistan approaches, the Biden administration is working to withdraw the remaining U.S. military service…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 26, 2021

la Repubblica: Afghanistan, the “digital Dunkirk” of American veterans to save friends

In 1940 over 400,000 British soldiers were stranded at Dunkirk in northern France while the Germans surrounded them on the…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 26, 2021

Yahoo News: ‘Digital Dunkirk’ needs more time to help get Americans and Afghan allies out

The Digital Dunkirk volunteer effort to get stranded American citizens and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan needs more time, as…
Press
August 26, 2021

Fox News: Veterans risking life to rescue desperate Afghans amid Taliban takeover

Lt. Commander Bryan Cameron Stern joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss conducting rescues in Afghanistan through the organization Project Dynamo.
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

Express: Afghanistan: Incredible space map tracking Taliban troops helps save Afghan interpreters

The "digital Dunkirk" campaign highlights the ongoing effort to evacuate US allies from Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of Kabul. Thousands have attempted to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

The Global Herald: ‘Digital Dunkirk’ designed to rescue Afghans during evacuation

Matt Zeller, Army veteran and former combat adviser to Afghanistan, joins Shep Smith to discuss his effort called, ‘Digital Dunkirk,’…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

Task & Purpose: ‘We won’t get everyone out on time’ — What two veterans in Congress saw in Kabul

Since Kabul fell more than a week ago, the Taliban have established armed checkpoints outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

Kusi News: A Digital Dunkirk to get US allies out of Afghanistan

“Orlando” is one of hundreds of thousands of essential U.S. allies during military operations in Afghanistan. These people worked in…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

The Telegraph: ‘I served you, but you don’t care’: Afghan interpreter stuck in putrid ditch begs for UK’s help

Knee-deep in an open sewage drain outside Kabul airport, the former British Army interpreter’s hopes of rescue were quickly vanishing. Like hundreds…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

CS Monitor: Digital Dunkirk: With clock ticking, veterans race to save comrades

As Kabul was falling to Taliban forces, the phones and inboxes of U.S. military veterans across the country were blowing…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 25, 2021

The Telegraph: Biden administration accused of ‘gaslighting’ public over situation in Kabul as Taliban turn evacuees away

Biden's team focus on success of the evacuation operation as the security situation around Kabul airport rapidly deteriorates
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

News Nation: Inside Ashleigh’s ‘Digital Dunkirk,’ the Paul Murdaugh saga and Cuomo’s dog

Ashleigh Banfield shares a success story, one very close to her heart, in all its breathtaking detail for the first…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

Yahoo: ‘Digital Dunkirk’: U.S. Marine Corps veteran on working to help Afghans flee crisis

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Charlie Reeder, who served two tours in Afghanistan, talks to Yahoo Finance about working to help…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

The Washington Post: Afghan women’s soccer players, fleeing the Taliban, find refuge in Australia

A plane carrying more than 75 Afghan female soccer players, officials and relatives under threat from the Taliban left Kabul…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

Politico: ‘The definition of gaslighting’: As chaos unfolds at Kabul airport, Biden team projects calm

Tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting U.S. visas and thousands of American citizens are still stuck in Kabul, unable to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

Oklahoma News: Oklahoma veteran says he and network of Marine vets helped interpreters, families flee Afghanistan

David Owens and his wife say they are taking part in what’s being called a “Digital Dunkirk” – with veterans…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 24, 2021

Arab News: Former Afghan BBC reporter seeks protection from the Taliban

The former BBC reporter, an Afghan national, is said to be a “high-value target” for the Taliban, and the group…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 23, 2021

The Guardian: Former Afghanistan football coach criticises ‘botched’ evacuation of female players

Haley Carter, a decorated US marines veteran and former assistant coach of the Afghanistan women’s national football team, has expressed her disappointment…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 23, 2021

The Atlantic: Escape From Afghanistan

For the past 10 days, thousands of private citizens have been working around the clock, through informal networks of friends…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 23, 2021

The Washington Post: An army of veterans and volunteers organizes online to evacuate Afghans, from thousands of miles away

A former Green Beret, Reed is one of thousands of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials and civil servants…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 23, 2021

Oklahoma News: American woman leading effort to rescue interpreters

Many are struggling to get inside Kabul airport due to issues with Taliban checkpoints and paperwork problems. “The process is supposedly,…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 23, 2021

Express: Seven Afghans die in crush at Kabul airport

Victims of the airport chaos were all Afghan civilians caught up in stampedes at the perimeter gate on Saturday. Footage…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 22, 2021

Daily Mail: US Army veterans are using satellite maps to spot Taliban checkpoints and guide Afghan interpreters they used to work with through safe routes to Kabul airport

A veterans group is helping Afghan interpreters evacuate the amid the Taliban's insurgence, via an online network of allies. The campaign,…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 22, 2021

Evening Standard: #DigitalDunkirk: Veterans unite on social media to help evacuate Afghans

Veterans and others connected with the military are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands flee…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 22, 2021

GrimsbyLive: Military veterans launch #DigitalDunkirk to evacuate Afghans

Military veterans are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands flee the Taliban in Afghanistan.…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 22, 2021

WalesOnline: Military veterans launch #DigitalDunkirk to help evacuate Afghans

Military veterans are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands flee the Taliban in Afghanistan.…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Task & Purpose: As a sea of humanity fights to escape the Taliban, an Afghan interpreter and his family make it to safety

After a weeks-long odyssey that included surviving a Molotov cocktail attack, losing his wife and children’s passports as they fled…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

SimpleNews: #DigitalDunkirk Veterans unite on social media to assist evacuate Afghans

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Express & Star: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Belfast Telegraph: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

GlasgowTimes: #DigitalDunkirk Veterans unite on social media to help evacuate Afghans

Veterans and others connected with the military are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Gazette & Herald: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Worcester News: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

Chelmsford & Mid Essex Times: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 21, 2021

WandsWorth Times: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
Press
August 21, 2021

Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Standard: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
Press
August 21, 2021

ShropShire Star: #DigitalDunkirk: Veterans unite on social media to help evacuate Afghans

Veterans and others connected with the military are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands…
Press
August 21, 2021

County Press: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

Jen Wilson, chief operating officer of Army Week Association in New York, has been working to aid the reporter’s evacuation…
Press
August 21, 2021

Redditch Advertiser: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to…
Press
August 21, 2021

Independent.ie: #DigitalDunkirk Veterans unite on social media to help evacuate Afghans

Veterans and others connected with the military are using the hashtag #DigitalDunkirk to unite on social media and help thousands…
Press
August 21, 2021

NewsChain: Ex-BBC journalist ‘targeted by Taliban’ seeks escape from Afghanistan

A journalist who worked for the BBC for many years is being actively targeted by the Taliban, campaigners trying to organise their…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 20, 2021

Foreign Policy: A ‘Digital Dunkirk’ to Evacuate Afghan Allies

A retired U.S. Army colonel, Jason had attended the Institute for Higher Defense Studies in Rome with the Afghan officer…
AfghanistanOperationsPress
August 20, 2021

FOX 4: American woman leading effort to rescue interpreters in Afghanistan

Jen Wilson, the chief operating officer of Army Week Association, is leading the fight to get interpreters to safety. “I’ve been glued…
Press
August 20, 2021

KGET News: American woman leading effort to rescue interpreters

They risked their lives to help America and our allies and now they are trapped as the Taliban takes over…
Press
August 20, 2021

MSNBC: Making sense of ‘madness’: How an American woman is leading an effort to evacuate Afghan allies

Retired and active duty service members have been contacting Wilson nonstop, desperate for any help getting Afghans who served alongside…

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