Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard collected and delivered the coats Friday from an armory designated as a collection site for donations to Operation Allies Welcome.

After a month of processing more than 6,000 Afghan evacuees, Department of Homeland Security officials invited journalists from 10 news organizations to get a glimpse of operations at Camp Atterbury.

Camp officials recently completed a campaign to vaccinate over 6,100 evacuees against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox. Flu vaccinations will begin this weekend, as will second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

More than 6,600 Afghan refugees who began arriving at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training post nearly six weeks ago are awaiting resettlement.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is denying rumors circulating about happenings at Camp Atterbury.

Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh has been the temporary home for thousands of Afghan evacuees.

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Thursday a "regional collection system" of locations where Hoosiers can donate new goods for Afghan evacuees at Camp Atterbury.

Department of Homeland Security officials provided an update Wednesday on Operation Allies Welcome, saying that the number of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury has grown to nearly 7,000.

Evacuees from Afghanistan continue to arrive at Camp Atterbury as part of Operation Allies Welcome. The number of people at the base is growing, and some have already begun settling in the U.S.

Camp Atterbury, about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the coming weeks.