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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Lance Cpl. Nyan Baar, a 2/25 Reserve Marine, peers into a container atop a refrigerator, searching for explosive-making materials or other evidence at the home of a suspected insurgent during a training exercise here June 26, 2008. A native of Penbrook, Mass. and a mental health worker in his civilian career, Baar joined 2/25 in February as an individual augment for their upcoming deployment to Iraq.