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
Marines with 2/14 conduct a live-fire HIMARS raid
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Lowe (right), a loadmaster with the 9th Special Operations Squadron, and Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Hale (left), a launcher chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, chain down a Marine Corps an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) onto an Air Force MC-130 at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 29, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery flew from Fort Campbell to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, where they offloaded and fired four HIMARS missiles, demonstrating a unique capability that will give commanders more options to deal with threats when other options are not appropriate. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee)