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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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Following a path of success

Lance Cpl. Torffic Hassan (second from the right), an engineer with 6th Communications Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, gives a lesson on generator system functions to his fellow Marines at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., June 8, 2016. Hassan immigrated to the United States in 2009 to pursue education. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens/ Released)

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