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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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
Fire Support Coordination Exercise
A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)