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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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Northern Strike 17: 4th Reconnaissance HAHO Jumps
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Buchanan, a jump master with 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Regiment, sits on the loading ramp of a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 17, Aug. 2, 2017. The high-altitude, high-opening (HAHO) parachute insertion method allows Marines to covertly insert themselves onto the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance, acting as the eyes and ears for the commander. Soldiers with 3-238th provided a Chinook for U.S. Reconnaissance Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, doing static-line jumps. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee)