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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

 

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2nd Battalion, 24th Marines combine arms for live-fire training with Air National Guard
Camp Atterbury, Ind. - A 81mm mortar crew with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division fires high-explosive rounds during a fire-for-effect mission as part of their Reserve forces drill period training, March 15, 2014, at a firing range on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center. In addition to HE rounds, the teams also fired illumination rounds as the day turned to night to give better views of targets. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/released)