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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. Brandon Ehret, a Company E, 2/25 rifleman, uncovers a hidden trap door leading to a weapons cache under the floor of a bedroom during an occupied building search as part of the Search and Tactical Site Exploitation course here June 26, 2008. Training was facilitated by the U.S. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.

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