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Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1. A second CH-46E is parked on flight deck

US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct flight operations aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The setting sun silhouettes the image

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) hovers over the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) during vertical replenishment operations. The helicopter is based on the USN Combat Stores Ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS 2)

A US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Seven (HSL-47), lifts off from the flight deck on board the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) at the start of flight operations. The LINCOLN and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Sea Elks" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166) takes off from the flight deck aboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) during early-morning flight operations. PELELIU and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) are underway in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California conducting their Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), conduct aerial refueling with a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) during exercises conducted by the USMC 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), over the Arabian Sea

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter sits in an open field near the Combat Operations Center for Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. USMC High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) are parked in the background

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship, USS WASP (LHD 1), Sailors assigned to the Chock Crew, move in to secure a US Army (USA) MH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, during joint-service flight deck qualifications conducted while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter (foreground) lands behind a parked USMC CH-46E Sea Knight cargo helicopter (background) for a quick refueling aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BOXER (LHD 4) while conducting aerial exercises over the Persian Gulf during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Reinforced) (HMM-364), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) takes off from the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) during routine flight operations. A CH-46E Sea Knight is parked on elevator. Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

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Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc

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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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A right rear view of a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to the Naval Air Warfare Center's aircraft division parked on the flight line

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An Mechanized Landing Craft (LCM 8) brings an M-60 tank from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1ST tank Battalion, ashore during a training exercise held in preparation for a Western Pacific deployment

Sgt. Brandon Bender watches Marines with Marine Medium

F/A-18 Hornets are transferred from the hangar bay

An Air Anti-submarine Squadron 31 (VS-31) S-3A Viking aircraft sits on the No. 2 elevator aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Fleet Ex '90

March 21, 2007, A C-30J with 2D Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW) sits on the flight line preparing to take off while an AV-8B Harrier, also with 2D MAW, flies overhead. 2D MAW is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released)

Aviation ordnancemen use a battery-electric forklift truck to position a pallet of general purpose bombs in an elevator aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A left side view of an AV-8 Harrier aircraft taking off from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4)

An AV-8B Harrier from VMFA-214, 3rd Marine Air Wing performs a vertical takeoff at Red Beach, Camp Pendleton during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

U.S. Navy CMDR. William Halverson (right), a safety officer, observes while particpants are lowered on the ship's aircraft elevator during a mass casualty drill onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Oct. 27, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft prepares for flight operations aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 18, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class John Skrzyniarz) (Released)

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