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Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

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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

 

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4th MAW leaders attend memorial and celebration in Mississippi

Alicia H. Truesdale, a resident of Moorhead, sings “The Star Spangled Banner” during a memorial and celebration of the states birthday, in Moorhead, Miss., Oct. 19, 2017. Leaders from 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, as well as residents of Moorhead held not only a celebration for the 200th birthday of the state of Mississippi, but to also memorialize the 16 service members who perished in a C-130 aircraft crash in July 2017, in the nearby county of Leflore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)