Soldiers assigned to the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, measure wood to be cut and used to build quality-of-life products for the Afghan evacuees in support of Department of State-led Operation Allies Refuge Aug. 29, 2021 at Doña Ana Village, near Fort Bliss, Tx. The 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion had 26 Soldiers from all different specialties like military intelligence, engineering and communications. The Department of Defense, through Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security,


Soldiers assigned to the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, measure wood to be cut and used to build quality-of-life products for the Afghan evacuees in support of Department of State-led Operation Allies Refuge Aug. 29, 2021 at Doña Ana Village, near Fort Bliss, Tx. The 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion had 26 Soldiers from all different specialties like military intelligence, engineering and communications. The Department of Defense, through 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 up to 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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