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
William Boston, a trooper with the Texas Highway Patrol, looks out over a flooded street aboard a Marine Corps F470 Zodiacs Combat Rubber Raiding crafts in Houston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Marines from Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, assisted rescue effort in wake of Hurricane Harvey by providing Zodiacs and personal to local law enforcement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)