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
These colors don’t run: Marines teach Belle Chasse Cub Scouts flag-folding traditions
NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, La. – Lance Cpl. Olivia Goncalves, a Marine Forces Reserve administrative specialist and color guard member, answers questions from children with Cub Scout Pack 454 at Belle Chasse Academy here, Sept. 12, 2013. Marines from the MARFORRES color guard attended the troops’ first meeting of the school year to demonstrate and teach proper color guard skills and procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)