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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Capt. Joseph Graves, a platoon commander with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, works with an Iraqi Police Officer to defuse a public disturbance during a training exercise July 21, 2008 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. The exercise was designed to provide Marines the opportunity to work with native-born Iraqi role players in a realistic scenario to prepare them for an upcoming deployment.

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