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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A 3rd Reconnaissance Company Marine fast-ropes out of a CH-46 as part of a tactical insertion exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 20, 2011. The exercise was part of Operation Javelin Thrust 2011, which is the largest reserve training exercise in the Marine Corps.

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers |  VIRIN: 110720-M-9999F-283.jpg