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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Marines from Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, disembark a helicopter and run to establish their position so they could raid a compound at Fallon Air Base, Nev., June 22, 2010. The Marines practiced assaulting from a helicopter as part of the final exercise of Javelin Thrust 2010.

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