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. Zachary Graves, an administrative clerk, left, with Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity, and Sgt. Jordan Mosher, an air transportation coordination office chief with G-3, place a wreath on Maj. Daniel Carmick’s final resting place at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, in New Orleans, Nov. 6, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve visits Carmick’s grave site each year to conduct a wreath laying ceremony in honor of his heroic actions in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)