Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

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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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
Marine bulk fuel specialists provide crucial support for multinational exercise
Sgt. Ryan Ott, a fuel technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 and a Minnesota native, refuels a Canadian UH-1N Huey helicopter at a forward refueling point at Exercise Maple Flag 46 here, June 18. Maple Flag is an annual, multinational, air-combat training exercise that trains participating forces together as large coalition forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards/Released)