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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

 

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Reserve Marine 1st Lt. Pierre Zapata-Rivera, the transportation company executive officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 46, inspects a vehicle with a fellow Marine here Dec. 21, 2009. Zapata-Rivera, who hails from Queens, N.Y., was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Course, Reserve in November 2007. ::r::::n::Official USMC photo by

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