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
Service Members Working Together Providing Healthcare to People in Need
Petty Officer 3rd Class Neal Patrick, a hospital corpsman with 4th Medical Battalion and native of Dayton, Ohio, checks the distance between a patient’s pupils using a pupilometer during Innovative Readiness Training Arkansas Care, July 30, 2014. IRT Arkansas Care served the residents of a seven county area known as the Arkansas Delta region. The joint-service Reserve units provided a variety of general medical, optometry and dental services while simultaneously gaining the training they need for their military occupational specialty.