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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson observes Reserve Marines’ training for upcoming deployment
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, Duluth, Minnesota native, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, greets leadership with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 2, 2024. Anderson met with leadership to discuss the unit’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. This marks the first time since 2020 an entire Reserve infantry battalion has been activated to support the UDP. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

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