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A view of Marine M-60A1 tanks parked in a staging area prior to being placed aboard a ship in support of the possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop amphibious brigade operation. Marines from the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
A view of Marine M-60A1 tanks parked in a staging area prior to being placed aboard a ship in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop amphibious brigade operation. Marines from the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
A view of Marine M-60A1 tanks on railroad flatcars prior to being offloaded and placed aboard ships, in support of the possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation. Marines of the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
View of Marine M-60A1 tanks on railroad flatcars prior to being offloaded and placed aboard ships, in support of the possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation. Marines of the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Marine camouflaged M54 5-ton trucks and M60A1 tanks are prepared for transfer from flatcars to a cargo ship in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop brigade operation. Marines from the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Marines prepare to offload an M-60A1 tank from a railroad flatcar to be placed aboard a ship, in support of the possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation. Marines of the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Marines prepare to offload an M-60A1 tank from a railroad flatcar to be placed aboard a ship, in support of the possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation. Marines of the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Marine camouflaged M-54 5-ton trucks are prepared for transfer from railroad flatcars to a cargo ship in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop amphibious brigade operation. Marines from the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Marines from the 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Force Service Group, offload M-151A1 jeeps from a double decked railroad flatcar, to be placed aboard ships in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation
A view of Marine M60A1 tanks parked in a staging area prior to being placed aboard a ship in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop amphibious brigade operation. Marines from the 2nd Force Service Support Group are performing the work
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Wilmington Port Authority
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Sergeant M.E. Weatherington
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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