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A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), pulls onto the tarmac at Wajir air field in northern Kenya to execute a combat off-load during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, completes a combat off-load mission at Wajir Air Field in northern Kenya during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06051 or search 980304-M-4605W-005)

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), completes a combat off-load mission at Wajir Air Field in northern Kenya, during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04686 or search 980304-M-4605W-005)

US Marine Corps Corporal's J. Dudley, C. Shelley, and J. Attkisson, all from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, load cargo onto a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an air delivery mission during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

Corporals Dudley, Shelley, and Attikisson, Load Masters for Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), load up food onto the the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an air delivery mission in northern Kenya in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response

US Marine Corps Corporals Shelley and Dudley Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, load a pallet of food in preparation for a combat off load mission in Wajir, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft flys over the Rift Valley in the North Eastern Province of Kenya, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

US Marine Corps Corporal's Shelley and Dudley Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, load a pallet of food in preparation for a combat off load mission in Wajir, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

A load of food from World Food Programme (WFP), exits the back of a United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, during an air delivery mission, Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 pulls onto the tarmac at Wajir air field in Northern Kenya to execute a combat off-load during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98

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Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98

Base: Wajir

Country: Kenya (KEN)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT R.A. Ward, Usmc

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.

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label_outline Explore Wajir, States Marine Corps C 130 Hercules Aircraft, Marine Aerial Refueler

US Marine Corps General Whitlow, Joint Task Force Kenya Commander (right), escorts Hajib Balalab, Mayor of Mombasa (center), and General Kibwana, Commander of Kenya Navy (left), to the briefing room after their arrival at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) facility during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-06038 or search 980302-M-5083B-004)

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Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey, CHIEF Of STAFF, Joint Task Force Kenya, looks on as a Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) worker demonstrates how he is securing 4mm cord to a pallet for the embarkation of chow during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response

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US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Sergeant John Marsh (left), and Corporal (CPL) Brian Woods (right), USMCR, both assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), examine the information on a customs declaration form after returning home at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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