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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

 

PHOTO GALLERY

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Second Lt. Amaury Gallais, officer-in-charge of the Arrival and Departure Airfield Control Group here, speaks with one of his Marines on the flight line during a routine operation Dec. 19, 2009. Gallais, 29, was a lance corporal reservist in the infantry before going to OCS and becoming a logistics officer in 2008.

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