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Aboard the dock landing ship, USS PLYMOUTH ROCK (LSD-29), U.S. Marine 1LT William Henderson from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 6th Mar., gives a group of Dutch Marines an orientation on the LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle, prior to their joint amphibious landing exercise, Unitas XXII, on St. Eustatious
American and Ecuadorian Marines stand in formation aboard the dock landing ship USS PLYMOUTH ROCK (LSD-29) as GYSGT Offutt of the U.S. Marine Corps passes on information about the upcoming Operation Unitas XXII. Military men from many South American countries will be participating in the operation
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Marines pilot an AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle toward the well deck of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), at anchor off the coast of Ecuador during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations
An AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicles crashes through a breaking wave as it leaves the beach to return to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) during UNITAS XXV, an amphibious Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAVP7A1) assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) enters the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) at the stern docking well, near Okinawa, in the Sea of Japan (JPN)
Inside the tank deck of the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193), an AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle is brought about on a turntable after returning to the ship following a beach assault on Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, during UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations
Several US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVP7A1) assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) approach the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) at the stern docking well, near Okinawa, in the Sea of Japan (JPN)
Two US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft fly in formation before landing aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)
American and Ecuadorian Marines return to the dock landing ship USS PLYMOUTH ROCK (LSD-29) aboard an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle. They have just completed the joint amphibious landing exercise Unitas XXII
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII
Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT A. F. Potter
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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