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. - Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, send rounds down range with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and an M4 rifle during Exercise Javelin Thrust 2012. Javelin Thrust 2012 is an annual large scale exercise which allows active and reserve Marines and Sailors from 38 different states to train together as a seamless Marine Air Ground Task Force. (Photo by Sgt. Alvin D. Parson/Released)

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