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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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Rockets Down Range
Marines with Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire an M31 Guided Multiple Launch System (GMLRS) Missile from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a raid exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2015. The M31 provides Battery D with the capability to precisely strike targets over 70 kilometers away with a 200lb blast fragmentation warhead.

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