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
2/14 Marines integrate HIMARS with F-35Bs at WTI 1-18
Cpl. Joshua Hodges, an artillery cannonneer with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, opens a supply box during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 6- 19, 2017. The Marines participated in WTI 1-18 during their two-week annual training and using the HIMARS to fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets in a ‘sensor to shooter integration’ exercise with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, flying the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)