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
Every-day American hero: Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis, a light-armored vehicle crewman with Company E, 4th Light-Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, is pinned by his company commander at an awards ceremony, Sept. 14, 2013. Janis was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving an 8-year-old boy from a crashed car in March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)