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. Tin Nguyen, a reserve infantry officer with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, gives toys and candy to local children during a Dec. 22, 2009 patrol to meet with local elders in a rural village here. The battalion's reserve officers are currently leading several hundred Marines in counterinsurgency operations during their seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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