Marines


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 Marines greet WWII veterans for Soaring Valor program
Cpl. Emanuela S. Shehu (right), an administrative specialist with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, places a Marine Corps lanyard around the neck of Lou Lieske (left), a retired U.S. Army nurse and World War II veteran, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, April 13, 2016. Lieske joined other World II veterans as part of Soaring Valor, a program created by the Gary Sinise foundation to provide World War II veterans a special tour of the National World War II Museum and to honor them for their sacrifices. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones/ Released)

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