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
MARFORRES Marines participate in a Total Force Fitness event
Marines with Marine Forces Reserve pull a rope at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, March 29, 2019, during a Total Force Fitness event. The MARFORRES Marines conducted various physical activities, such as tug-of-war, buddy carries, high-intensity suicide drills, medicine ball exercises and the dissemble and assembly of a M4 Service Carbine. The event promoted physical fitness, unit cohesion and esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)