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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A squad patrol from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment patrols the streets of Wadi Al Sahara urban warfare training facility here July 20, 2008. The Marines of 2/25 are headed for Iraq in the fall. This is the reserve battalion's third mobilization and second deployment since 2002.

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