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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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Cross training at its finest: LCE Marines enhance their skills with Mobile Training Team
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jorge P. Calle, left, an infantry tactics instructor with the Mobile Training Team, Command Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, performs a search and rescue technique on Sgt. Francis A. Nova, an infantry tactics instructor with the MTT, during a water survival course at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 13, 2017. The course consisted of basic water survival skills as well as search and rescue techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Serine Farahi)