MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (Sept. 1, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rachael Scott, a radio operator with 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Charlie Battery, from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, interacts with an Afghan child during Operation Allies Welcome on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Tia Dufour)