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Marines


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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Tropic Care 2014

Lieutenant Cmdr. Forrest Kroschel (Front) and Lt. Cmdr. Stewart Powers (Back), both dentists with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, work together to care for a patient at the mobile site June 19, during Innovative Readiness Training exercise Tropic Care 2014, Kauai , Hawaii. The mobile site is an off -branch of the three main sites that patients can be seen for medical, dental and optometry care provided by the Department of Defense at no cost to the public, providing simultaneous military training for medical personnel. TC14 also allows service members from each branch to combine their expertise in a joint-training environment.

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Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick |  VIRIN: 140618-M-BC491-059.JPG