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At Camp Teufel-Hunden, Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, the tents for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-513 (VMA-513), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona (AZ), Commanding Officer (CO) (left) and the Chaplain. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM
An aerial view of a vehicle park, foreground, and billeting area at the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) base camp during Operation Desert Shield.
Tents being used in the research project illustrate
U.S. Marines supporting Marine Expeditionary Force
Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned
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Two M106 series, 400-gallon, One and One half ton, 2-wheel single axel water trailers support an MVP 15 military radio relay antenna, positioned atop a hill over looking the ancient ruins of Babylon, along the Euphrates River at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Military communications equipment and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) sit outside of Saddam Hussein's former palace at Camp Babylon and overlook the ancient ruins of Babylon, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Military High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle sits parked outside the entrance to the ancient ruins of Babylon at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Military communications equipment and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) sit outside of Saddam Hussein's former palace at Camp Babylon and overlook the ancient ruins of Babylon, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Military communications satellite sits atop a hill over looking the ancient ruins of Babylon, outside one of Saddam Hussein's former palace along the Euphrates River at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Military vehicles and equipment sit in a compound along the Euphrates River at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 15th Marine Expedition Unit, Camp Pendleton, CA, USS TRIPOLI, is off loaded from a C-130 Hercules from the 41st Airlift Squadron, 23rd Wing, Pope AFB, NC. The HMMWV will be flown to Entebbe, Uganda as part of the operation
US Military equipment positioned atop a hill over looking the ancient ruins of Babylon, outside of Saddam Hussein's former palace along the Euphrates River at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A convoy of US Marine Corps (USMC) vehicles from Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), and commercial trucks led by an armored M1044 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) on ASR Uranium leave Camp Al Asad, Iraq for Camp Hadithah on a resupply mission
An MVP 15 military radio relay antenna with support tent and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) sits atop a hill over looking the ancient ruins of Babylon, along the Euphrates River at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Camp Babylon
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, 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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