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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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2/24 Brings Steel Rain

Lance Cpl. Gerald Potempa (right) and Lance Cpl. Brent Madison (left), mortar men with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire the 81 mm gun during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Marines coordinated with forward observers to provide suppressive fire with mortars while aviation assets, provided by air national guard units, destroyed the target.

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Photo by: Sgt. Sara Graham |  VIRIN: 160414-M-MH863-914.JPG