Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

ABOUT 

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
4th Reconnaissance Marines support rescue efforts in wake of Hurricane Harvey
Warrant Officer Aaron Grigsby (left), a diver with the Texas State Guard, and Marine Corps Sgt. Brad Coats (right), a reconnaissance Marine with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, navigate through a flooded apartment complex in Houston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Hurricane Harvey landed Aug. 25, 2017, flooding thousands of homes and displaced over 30,000 people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)