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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Chalmette Memorial Day 2016
Sgt. Moises Alaniz and Cpl. Joshua Hernandez, Marines from Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, walk in between the tombstones of fallen service members during a Memorial Day volunteer event at Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 27, 2016. The National Park was built on the grounds of the Battle of New Orleans which took place at the end of the War of 1812. It is now the final resting place for over 15,300 veterans of American military campaigns from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan A. Barnett)

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