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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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Lance Cpl. Francis Grenham, an Echo Company machine gunner from Dedham, Mass., employs his M240B machine gun in support of a platoon attack during a live-fire training exercise here July 1, 2008. Grenham is assisted by his team leader, Cpl. Keith Anderson. A junior at Southern Maine University and an environmental science major, Grenham intends to serve overseas in the U.S. Peace Corps after completing his reserve commitment and graduating from the university. Anderson, a Millersville, Pa. native, is a construction contractor headed for his second tour in Iraq.