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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
MWSS-473 runs FARP in Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, guide a HMMWV belonging to Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, off a KC-130J, in Marathon, Florida, Sept. 13, 2017. Marines of VMGR-234 delivered fuel, equipment, food and water to a forward arming and refueling point established by MWSS-473 to provide support of search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)