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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
4th LAR Completes its Largest Annual Training Exercise in Years
A Marine with Company F, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at targets here, July 13th, 2014. The Marines were able to complete a multitude of live fire exercises and tested the capabilities of the companies within 4th LAR. This was part of 4th LAR’s annual training, which was the first time since the battalion’s deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 – 2010 that the companies within the battalion worked together.