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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Col. Walker Field, chief of staff of Marine Forces Reserve, and 1st Sgt. Sigrid Rivera, company first sergeant, bow their heads in prayer above Robert Barrow’s tombstone at a wreath laying ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana, Nov. 10, 2019. Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant, was the first Commandant in Marine Corps history to be buried in his hometown. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher England)