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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TACP Primer Course on Fort Pickett
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Seth Tufvesson, the air officer for 23rd Marine Regiment, from San Diego, California, advises Lance Cpl. Steve Vasquez, a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Garden Grove, California, during a tactical air control party (TACP) primer course on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2022. Tuffeson, a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) instructor, helped facilitate a tactical air control party (TACP) primer course for Marines who are preparing to attend formal schooling to earn the additional military occupational specialty of JTAC or joint fires observer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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