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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Marines Call for Navy Close Air Support on Fort Pickett
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Vasquez (left), a field radio operator with Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, from Garden Grove, California, and Lt. Col. Seth Tufvesson (right), the air officer for 23rd Marine Regiment, from San Diego, California record flight data during a tactical air control party (TACP) primer course on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Feb. 3, 2022. Marines called for notional close air support from U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 (HSC 9). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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