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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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MARFORRES commander Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian honors 227th Commandant Gen. Robert H. Barrow at wreath-laying ceremony
Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces North and Marine Forces Reserve, along with Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, MFR/MFN sergeant major, remove their covers for a moment of silence during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor Gen. Robert H. Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, at Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2015. Barrow’s children and several extended family and friends gathered to pay their respects to the former commandant who died Oct. 30, 2008.