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An aerial view of Task Force Tarawas main base camp near An Nasiriyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Marine uses a field radio to communicate with another unit after arriving at a desert camp site following the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

An Iraqi soldier, Khudar Al-Emeri from the Free Iraqi Force, translates a conversation between the Iraqi citizens of the city of Qalat Sikar and US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Brian Reynaldo with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) out of Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Anthill or heart of the camp is set up during the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC), during displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ryan Cooper, Regimental Operations Section, reads a book during a sandstorm at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Radio Platoon (RP) sets up antennas for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) during displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Rein)), Twentynine Palms, California, put up an antenna for communications at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks during a Pentagon press briefing on Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A light moment between Scud alerts, at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Andrew North of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), a civilian journalist imbedded with Task Force Tarawa, transmits a radio broadcast from Camp Ryan, Kuwait, the day the ground war started during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Camp Ryan

Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bryan J. Nealy, 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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Captain Pat Ryan, an F-15 Eagle pilot from the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA, fills out the aircraft forms after returning from a mission in support of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

US Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, embarked onboard the Military Sealift Command Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), clean the ground before building a basketball court at a local school during a community relations project at Tarakan, Indonesia. The MERCY is currently off the coast to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of this coastal city. The ship is in its third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Ryan Clement) (Released)

Omar Al Jibouri, Iraqi sheikh, (left), leader of the

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator First Class (AW1) Ryan Johnson, assigned to the Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group (FASOTG) demonstrates how to cut into a needle cactus as food procurement to survive in the wilderness, during a class held at Warner Springs, California (CA). USN Sailors from the Survival, Evasion, Rescue and Escape (SERE) Detachment donated their time and expertise on wilderness survival techniques to train Boy Scouts from Troop 170 of Baypark, San Diego, CA

AFRTS COVERS KOREA. The Armed Forces Radio and Television System (AFRTS) is depicted in this color illustration. Clockwise from the noon position; an open air Korean market, a street interview, uniformed news and camera technicians in a broadcast studio, a uniformed Videographer, troops in the field watching television and a typical Korean countryside scene of burial mounds

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, July 25, 2008 -- Steve Fausch (left), Maintenance Manager for the Mayflower Dormitory at the University of Iowa, explains some of the damage done to the building's heating, cooling, water, and electrical systems by last month's massive flood to FEMA Building Assessment Team (BAT) member David Fila, Dave Flumerfelt with Mitigation, and BAT member Ryan Hembree. The Mayflower is the largest dorm at UI; getting it ready for students is a priority for FEMA. the university, and the state. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (foreground left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), answers questions from members of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Look East Television Network, concerning the arrival of the Wings newly acquired F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. The new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown from the manufacture by 494th Fighter Squadron (FS) aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

[Assignment: 48-DPA-09-12-08_SOI_K_Service] ServiceNation Summit [at the Hilton Hotel in] New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [joined First Lady Laura Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian among many participating dignitaries [48-DPA-09-12-08_SOI_K_Service_DOI_9622.JPG]

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare for a satellite feed with

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_DOI-U_Suskind] Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation [by journalist and author] Ron Suskind, [discussing his book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League] [48-DPA-N_DOI-U_Suskind_IMG_4841.JPG]

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo

4-7 Welfare Reform Meeting; 8-10 Budget Briefing for Congressional Leaders; 21-23 BBC Interview; 24-33 Jimmy Carter With Geo. Peppard

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