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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Cpl. Ben Lary, a snare drummer for Marine Band New Orleans, waves to the crowd while being introduced by Master Sgt. Kevin Hunter, the bandmaster, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 5. It was Lary’s idea to perform for victims of the tornado, which included his family.

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