Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

ABOUT 

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
western unioin pigtail splice
Cpl. Benjamin Brannon, a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and a student in the Sapper Leadership Course, connects wires to explosives during rehearsal for a demolition range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 22, 2013. The method of connection, called “Western Union Pigtail Splice,” was one of many ways to prepare a charge the students of the Sapper course learned.