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Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

Marine Forces Reserve Logo
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

Annual Marine Forces Reserve Surgeon’s Conference and Fleet Marine Force pinning

Rear Adm. Stephen M. Pachuta, the medical officer of the Marine Corps, addresses Navy medical personnel at the annual Marine Forces Reserve Surgeon’s Training Conference, Feb. 19, 2016, at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Pachuta stressed the importance of medical personnel to ensure Reserve Marines are medically ready year-round. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brytani Musick)