Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

Marine Forces Reserve Logo
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
Volunteers help revitalize the New Orleans Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8973
Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses with Marines from Marine Forces Reserve, Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Belle Chasse, and other volunteers for a group photo in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8973, June 4, 2014. The volunteers helped renovate the post to provide a place for veterans to go for Veterans Affairs claims, résumé and interviewing workshops, free legal clinics and more. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sara Graham)