Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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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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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, fire mortars during training for upcoming deployment
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Turnage inputs target and firing data while firing mortars during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2024. Turnage is a squad leader from Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

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