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
2nd, 4th CEB and 8th ESB Marines complete first Reserve Sapper Course
Marines with 2nd and 4th Combat Engineer Battalions and 8th Engineer Support Bn. practice setting up a Bangalore torpedo charge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 24, 2013. The Marines used the Bangalore torpedoes to clear paths through wire entanglements by placing several connected tubes of explosives and then taking cover in a bunker during the explosion.