Operation Allies Welcome

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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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Intergrated Training Exercise 2014

U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Mark Dornak, jump master with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, checks a Marines gear before conducting a low level static line jump exercise during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-14 aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 8, 2014. ITX 4-14, a cornerstone of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Program, is the largest annual U.S. Marine Corps Reserve training exercise that helps sharpen skills and planning guidance for Reserve units. ITX employs assets from ground, air and logistics combat elements to demonstrate the ability to deploy rapidly and build up significant combat power necessary to form a MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney/RELEASED)

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Tags: Reserve Marines, U.S. Marines, ITX 2014, 4th Recon BN, Ch-46E, intergrated training exercise, aircraft, camp wilson

Photo by: Cpl. Lauren Whitney | VIRIN: 140608-M-GZ082-002.JPG

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