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A U.S. Marine of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit carries his M-47 Dragon anti-tank assault missile as he prepares to come ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut

A U.S. Marine of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit awaits orders to offload and move ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut

Battle ready Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit move to offloading positions prior to coming ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut

A Marine prepares to fire the 40 mm M203 grenade launcher attached to his M16A2 rifle

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A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

During a replenishment at sea (RAS), a sailor from the guided missile cruiser USS MILE BAY (CG-53) prepares to fire a messsenger line to the deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO-190). The weapon is an M-14 rifle equipped with a line throwing device

A U.S. Marine of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit awaits orders to offload and move ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut. He is carrying an M-16A1 rifle with the M-203 40mm grenade launcher

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Beirut

Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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25/08/1982
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