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Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

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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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Maj. Ron Vandervelde, the detachment officer in charge from 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks with a Royal Marine Commando in the hanger deck of the the British vessel HMS Ocean Feb. 21, 2010. The Marines conducted a combined amphibious landing demonstration as part of the exercise Cold Response 2010. Reserve Marine officers have many opportunities to deploy for short periods of time on international exercises. Cold Response is an annual multinational military exercise in Norway which focuses on cold weather amphibious operations and conventional ground operations.