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Airman 1st Class Rudy Villasenor, left, and Airman 1st Class Jeremy Price, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron journeymen, hammer in spikes to hold down the floor structure of a housing tent in support of Operation Allies Welcome, August 27, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.. 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 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Young)