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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4th Medical Bn. corpsmen Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Linares, from Orlando, Fla., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcella Perez, from Phoenix, Ariz., prepare to bandage Lance Cpl. Matthew Gilliland's blistered toe during Exercise Javelin Thrust. Gilliland is a field wireman from Allentown, Pa., attached to 6th Communications Bn. Javelin Thrust is an annual large-scale exercise here which allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force.

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