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
Marine Corps Band New Orleans
Staff Sgt. Ignatius Keogh, drum major of the Marine Corps Band New Orleans, leads the band during the 2012 Newsday Marching Band Festival at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2012. Marine Corps recruiters were also present at the festival featuring high school bands and community members from the Long Island, N.Y., region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)