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

 

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Yankees arrive at HMLA-773, JB MDL
Capt. Sean Hicks, Defensive Contract Management Agency pilot; Capt. Daniel Turaj, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 pilot, and Gunnery Sgt. Jason Joly, DCMA crew chief, land the second UH-1Y Yankee to arrive at HMLA-773 April 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. HMLA-773 received a total of three Yankees at each of the squadron’s three detachments as part of a fleet upgrade from the UH-1N Huey.

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