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Operation Allies Welcome

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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 US Marines land in Honduras
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command standby to enter a KC-130J Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 31, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC will integrate with Joint Task Force - Bravo in Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and support operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)