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

 

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Veterans Day Wheelchair Basketball Game
Staff Sgt. LeAnn Splitter, musician with the the Marine Forces Reserve Band, plays the trumpet before the start of a wheelchair basketball game at the Southeast Veteran’s Hospital in New Orleans, Nov. 11, 2018. The Bayou Hurricanes played against Rolling Thunder. Bayou Hurricanes consisted of veterans and Rolling Thunder consisted of Veterans Affairs employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

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