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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Weapons Co. 1/25 mortars provide indirect-fire support at Heavy Metal 14
A squad of Marine mortarmen with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, assumes the role of a fire direction center as part of an indirect-fire weapons integration exercise Aug. 15, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., during exercise Heavy Metal 14. The FDC coordinates with forward observers to send grid coordinates to gun crews to accurately place rounds down range.

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Photo by: Cpl. Joseph Karwick |  VIRIN: 140815-M-BC491-228.JPG