Maple Resolve

211229-N-YS140-032 Fort Pickett, Va. (Dec. 29, 2021) Lance Cpl. Adrian Moreno, rifleman, Alpha Company, 23rd Marine Regiment from Weslaco, Texas instructs at Lonestar Academy, an educational facility that expands upon the curriculum already offered to Afghan evacuees. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)