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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Following a path of success
Lance Cpl. Torffic Hassan, a Reserve Marine with 6th Communications Battalion, became a naturalized U.S. citizen March 22, 2013, during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Federal Hall National Memorial. Hassan immigrated to the United States in 2009 from the Republic of Ghana, West Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso)

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