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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MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Sgt. Greg Farren, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, monitors the fuel hose connectivity during a refuel for an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field here July 9 during Exercise Javelin Thrust 2012. Javelin Thrust 2012 is an annual large scale exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., which allows active and reserve Marines and Sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. John M. Odette/Released)

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