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
3/14 Rains Fire During FIRE EX
Lance Cpl. Trevian Mortorff, a field artilleryman with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the degree of fire on an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer before firing rounds down range at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a battalion fire exercise, Oct. 25, 2014. The M777A2 is an indirect field artillery cannon designed to be easily maneuverable for effective support maneuver warfare tactics. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)