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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3d Force Reconnaissance Company conducts small boat and combatant diver training
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shane Franzen, a combatant diver with 3d Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, adjusts his buoyancy compensator while submerged during dive training in Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 23, 2021. Dive training allows the Marines with 3d Force Reconnaissance Co. to have multiple means of amphibious insertions, allowing them to conduct multi-domain reconnaissance, limited scale raids, or deny the enemy freedom of movement in designated areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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