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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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UNITAS 2022

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2022) – U.S. Marines and Sailors bow their heads in a moment of silence during a 9/11 memorial ceremony in the hangar bay of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Sept. 11, 2022. Mesa Verde is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean in support of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sydney Milligan)

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Tags: USS Mesa Verde, USNAVSO, Enduring Promise, Promessa Duradoura, UNITAS63, UNITASLXIII

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sydney Milligan | VIRIN: 220911-N-XO158-1033.JPG

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