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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Second Lt. Derek Cash, a platoon commander with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, supervises his Marines as they search a vehicle at a base security checkpoint here Dec. 11, 2008. Cash, now a first lieutenant, is currently the executive officer for Weapons Company, 2/25 in Garden City, N.Y. Cash was commissioned through the Officer Candidate Class- Reserve program in 2008. In his civilian career he works at a large international banking firm in New York City.

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