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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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Two Marines killed in Chattanooga shooting receive highest non-combat award

Maj. Chris Cotton, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Montgomery, give the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lorri Wyatt, wife of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 2017. Cotton is the former Inspector-Instructor for Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, the unit that Wyatt was assigned to. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)

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