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Operation Allies Welcome

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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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PTAP Norway 2015
Lance Cpl. Madelyn E. Smith, an automotive organizational mechanic for Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle in Trondheim, Norway, June 25, 2015 during the Personnel Temporary Augmentee Program Norway 2015. CLB-451 deployed to Norway during their two-week annual training period. The detachment divided into multiple cave sites where equipment is stored in order to facilitate a simultaneous continuous workflow within each military occupational specialty while working with local Norwegian contracted logistics personnel. By maintaining strategic locations throughout Norway, the program promotes regional security, maintains national interoperability and supports rapid response to crises and contingencies throughout the continents of Europe and Africa.