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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1/23 Battle Streamer Rededication
Special guests and Marines with 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, listen attentively to Lt. Col. John Cowart, commanding officer of 1/23, speak about the unit’s lineage, Oct. 16, 2016. 1/23 is one of 36 infantry battalions in the Marine Corps, and one of only nine battalions found in the Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)

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