Marines

HomeNews & PhotosOperations and Exercises2021Operation Allies Welcome

Operation Allies Welcome

Marine Forces Reserve Logo
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. Marines participate in Northern Lightning 23
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Ensing, left, a tactical air defense controller, and Cpl. Adam Shattuck, an air support operations operator, both with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in various simulated mission scenarios during Northern Lightning 23 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2023. Northern Lightning is one of the seven Air National Guard joint accredited readiness exercises that increases military readiness by providing participating units a tactical, joint training environment to execute realistic combat training. Ensing is a native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Shattuck is a native of McHenry, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)