Operation Allies Welcome

Fort Pickett, Va.

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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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Combat Engineer reflects on his service during support to ITX

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Patrick, a combat engineer assigned to Echo Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, poses for a portrait during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 22, 2022. "I've gotten out before. I got out in '07 and came back to active duty, did eight years…then continued to serve in the Reserves. I already knew from the first time that I got out that it's not so much the Marine Corps you miss; it's the Marines. There's nothing like us. Regardless of how nasty it gets, I love Marines." (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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Tags: 4th CEB, Marines, reserves, 4th MARDIV, MAGTF-23, MFRITX422

Photo by: Cpl. James Stanfield | VIRIN: 220722-M-BD822-1253.JPG

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