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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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End of Duty: a LCpl. Smarr Story
A letter written by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Smarr to his mother while he was in recruit training, is displayed at the Smarr residence in Americus, Ga., Dec. 6, 2018. Smarr served as a police officer for the Americus Police Department before being killed in the line of duty on Dec. 7, 2016. Smarr was a Reserve Marine and was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Dec. 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)