Task Force-Liberty members assist the last Afghan guests in their departure from Liberty Village at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurtst, Feb 19. 2022. 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 11,000 Afghan evacuees at Liberty Village, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Rion Ehrman)
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ. –
Our mission Operation Allies Welcome spans beyond just Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Multiple military installations have led efforts to assist in giving the Afghans a new life in the United States. Some of these installations include Fort Lee in Virginia, Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, and Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
However, it isn’t just Military giving a...
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ. –
The Non Medical Attendance Transportation (NMAT) team on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is responsible for the safe transportation of both Afghan guests and Task Force Liberty members supporting Operation Allies Welcome.
The team sees to it that anyone in need of transportation to a medical facility arrives in a safe and timely manner.
“We got out to the hospitals and do accountability for...
