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. Connor Butler, a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, and Coon Rapids, Mich. native loads a 60 millimeter mortar in support of a squad maneuver, July 19. The maneuver, which combined a squad of riflemen, mortars and machine gun section, reinforced basic war fighting skills while focusing on communication and engaging the enemy in difficult terrain.

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