Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

Marine Forces Reserve Logo
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
Faces of the Forces: Sgt. Brad Coats
Marine Corps Sgt. Brad Coats, a reconnaissance Marine with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, stands outside Katy High School in Katy, Texas, Sept. 1, 2017. Coats, a native of Houston, Texas, had many family and friends living in the affected areas of Hurricane Harvey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)