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
MWSS-473 FARP operations in wake of Hurricane Irma
Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, standby for another aircraft after refueling two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport, in Marathon, Fla. Sept. 14, 2017. Marines with MWSS-473 established a forward arming and refueling point to provide support to federal, state and local agencies, to assist in their search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)