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
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Sgt. Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez’s Purple Heart certificate is displayed in the main office of the Freddy Gonzalez Elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, Jan. 14, 2019. Gonzalez was awarded the Purple Heart on Feb. 4, 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)