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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Reserve Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2/25 maneuver through Wadi Al Sahara during a patrol on the morning of July 20. This notional Iraqi town at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center here is used as an urban warfare training facility for Marines bound for overseas deployments.

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