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US Army soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-76, deliver school supplies and toys to Elders from a village just outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on 19 January, 2006. The supplies have come from all over the United States to help re-build the war-torn country.(U.S. Army photo by SPC Christopher Admire.) (Released.)
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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daryll Brandford, escort for third country national workers, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), observes the workers at a dig site on the base during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Fitzpatrick, 3rd Battalion,
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At a forward operating base, as Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, (left) climbs back in the aircraft, Sergeant Jessica Lujick (right) Loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) directs the forklift operator from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) as he moves the pallet into position on the aircrafts rear ramp. Inside Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (VMGR-352) uses a T-bar to align the load before moving it further inside the aircraft. The KC-130/R, with its load is preparing for a flight into Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2), Charlie Duval, USMC, Aerial Navigator with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) sits in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Craig Ramirez, USMC, directs that the ramp at the back of a KC-130/R be raised so the "Level Block" can be slid into place. The Marines are preparing to load supplies and Marines to return the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) back Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) listen to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, present a flight brief inside her KC-130/R aircraft before a flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, (left), Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) discuss the flight plan before loading supplies and personnel onto their KC-130/R. The supplies and personnel are for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) as they prepare to fly back to Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (left) secure the ground ramp extensions to the inside of the KC-130/R before take-off. They completed the delivery of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Marines and supplies to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Inside the KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) get ready to depart after landing at Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), watches as Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130 belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252). Prior to a flight to return the MEU back into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) from from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) directs the forklift operator from the a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)). He is preparing to pickup a pallet to load onto her KC-130/R for a flight into Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) and a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) representative (right) go over the amount of gear to be loaded onto his KC-130/R before a flight to deliver Marines and supplies for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352
Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, 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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