Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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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

 

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Train like we fight: Reserve Marines and Sailors take part in simulated training
Sgt. Mathew W. Dearborn, data networking specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, searches a simulated casualty for weapons and contraband before he can be brought to the Shock Trauma Platoon for treatment during Exercise Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 17, 2016. Marines provided security for the STP to ensure that victims were not hiding explosives or other harmful substances on their body and that unauthorized personnel were not entering the STP. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens/Released)

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