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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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3/14 Rains Fire During FIRE EX
Cpl. Michael Coogan, a field artilleryman and a chief A-gunner with 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, rotates the angle 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. Before the batteries can fire, the guns receive coordinates from forward observers down range who are the eyes and ears of the gun batteries. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)