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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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Jessica Jenson, poses next to the name of her late husband, Sgt. Chad E. Jenson, on a marble monument honoring the fallen Marines and sailor, lost in a 2017 plane crash near Itta Bena, Miss., Jul 14, 2018. More than 200 relatives and friends of the 16 people who died aboard the flight with the call sign Yanky 72, joined by countless county residents and military supporters at the ceremonies on campus of Mississippi Valley State University and across the street. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Schwoch/released)