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

 

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MARFORRES Marines Participate in Close Air Support Exercise
Sgt. Melvin Ortega (left) and Cpl. Thomas Brown (right), Joint Fire Observers (JFO) with Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a simulation fire mission during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training as a part of a Close Air Support Exercise (CASEX) at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2021. JFOs help integrate both air-to-surface fire and surface-to-surface fire by providing six to ten-digit grid coordinates to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers.

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Corbo |  VIRIN: 210302-M-NG596-1004.JPG