Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

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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
A marine stands next to a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, September 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
Corporal Stephen Jensen, a U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-471, Marine Forces Reserve, participates in a ceremony here marking the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The ceremony, coinciding with events in New York City and Washington, D.C., featured a wreath-laying at a memorial for United Airlines Flight 93, remarks by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and was attended by roughly 150 family members and guests. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

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