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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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Service members support Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017

Air Force Capt. Matthew Stoltz, a physician assistant with 171st Air Refueling Squadron, examines the eyes of Kim Harrell-Jones, a patient attending Innovative Readiness Training Louisiana Care 2017, at Amite High School in Amite, La., July 15, 2017. IRT Louisiana Care 2017 offers optometry, dental and medical care to the local community at no cost to patients. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)