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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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464), takes flight to recover a British Merlin HC3 helicopter, during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission, undisclosed location, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, September 15, 2011. HMH-464 performs TRAP missions in order to retrieve U.S. and U.K. Armed Forces equipment and conduct investigations in support of International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco/Released).

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