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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
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Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Howe (center), a reserve platoon commander and antiterrorism officer with Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment in Grand Rapids, Mich., leads his team in developing a risk analysis brief here April 7. More than 30 Marines from throughout the United States came here for a week of advanced antiterrorism training. Sgt. Maj. Charles Dillree (right) serves as the site sergeant major and ATO for Marine Aircraft Group 41, Detachment B at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.