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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Sgt. Ryan H. Wright, squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and a St. Louis native, practices walking uphill in snowshoes at the Allied Training Center here, March 9. Company K was in Norway March 4-24 for Exercise Cold Response 2012. The multinational invitational event focused on rehearsing conventional-warfare operations in winter conditions and exercising interoperability with the NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marcin Platek)