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

 

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Celebrating Unity, Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Chalmette Battlefield
Volunteers reenact as Scottish Highlanders during a color guard demonstration, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in New Orleans. A series of living history events were held at the Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, La., to commemorate the bicentennial of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.