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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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Task force Marines increase unit readiness with small unmanned aircraft system training
Sgt. Adrian Ortiz, an intelligence analyst with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, looks inside a vehicle operator hand controller during an RQ-11B Raven Operator Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2020. SPMAGTF-SC Marines participated in the course to test their knowledge and skills when employing a small unmanned aircraft system. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-SC are conducting a variety of pre-deployment training events and qualifications in order to enhance crisis response preparedness. These events assist the Marines and Sailors with providing security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ortiz is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)