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
Celebrating Unity, Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Chalmette Battlefield
Volunteers reenacting as American militiamen in the War of 1812 catch the flag as it is lowered at the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve Jan. 10, 2015. The park hosted a series of living history events on the Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, La., that commemorated the bicentennial of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.