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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

 

PHOTO GALLERY

End of Duty: a LCpl. Smarr Story

Janice Smarr the mother of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Smarr, looks through a photo album filled with photos of her son’s life and Marine Corps career, in Americus, Ga., Dec. 6, 2018. Nicholas Smarr served as a police officer for the Americus Police Department and was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 6, 2016. Smarr was also a Reserve Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)