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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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Shock Trauma Platoon Trains in the Desert
A corpsman with Shock Trauma Platoon, 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, monitors a patient's vitals during realistic casualty scenarios as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here, June 9 2014. The platoon's objective is to recieve all casualties within Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 and evaluate their injuries for the Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite where the decision is made whether or not to move the patient to a higher echelon of medical care.