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STAFF Sergeant Don Alvarado USMC, (right) works with Corporal Justin Lago USMC, (left), to swap an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules aircraft at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGR 352, Combined Task Force 58
Corporal Justin Agan, USMC, (left) and Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (right), using a Pettibone crane they prepare to mate a propeller hub onto an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
Corporal Justin Agan, USMC, (left) and Lance Corporal Andres Almaguer, USMC, (right), guide the Pettibone crane operator as he moves the Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine into position at the wing mount. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
Corporal Justin Lago USMC, (left), Sergeant Joseph Greitzer, USMC, (center) and Corporal Michael Hood, USMC, (right), prepare to guide an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine as it is raised from the engine stand. The Marines are in the process of swapping the engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
With number three engine removed, Marines prepare to raise an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine using a Pettibone crane. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
STAFF Sergeant Don Alvarado, USMC, a member of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGR 352, Combined Task Force 58, works to swap an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (left), inside the Pettibone crane gets signals from an unseen Marine as he prepares to place the engine hoist into position. Corporal Justin Agan, (center) USMC, also checks the signals as he steadies the hoist. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
Corporal Michael Hood, USMC (right) and Corporal Leonard Rodriguez, USMC, (left), secure the propeller hub onto the Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
While on an engine stand, Lance Corporal Andres Almaguer, USMC, safety wires a fastener on an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine. The Marines are in the process of swapping the engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
Corporal Justin Lago USMC, (right) and Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (inside the Pettibone crane) prepare to swap an engine on a Marine KC 130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58
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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352
Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, 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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