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A member of the Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marine, 5th Mar. Div., uses crossed ski poles to steady his sniper rifle while participating in a cold weather training exercise
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Marine observers watch as Marines from the Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marines, 5th Marine Division, participate in a cold weather training exercise
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit, Charlie Company (C Co), Platoon 1084, 1ST Recruit Training Battalion (RTBN), sights his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle on an unknown target during a movement exercise conducted on Day 2 of the 54-hour Crucible, the final portion of recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina (SC)
Corporal (CPL) Gary Briggs, Sergeant (SGT) Dean Pendleton and Corporal (CPL) Paul E. Bowden, all members of the Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marines, 5th Marine Division, pull an ankio sled loaded with their packs and a 10-man arctic tent during a cold weather training exercise
Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Tim Runge provides security for his patrol squad during a practice ambush in simulated cold weather conditions
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eddie Murphy, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, mans a 7.62mm M240G machine gun, while training at Camp Pendleton California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001
Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dustin McKenzie, a rifleman from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides a security posture for his patrol squad during an extreme cold weather class
US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chad M. Kennedy, with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, engages a target, along with his element using an Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and attached M203 Grenade Launcher, during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003
CPL. Scott C. Anderson, Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marines, 5th Mar. Div., takes aim on a target with a sniper rifle during a cold weather training exercise
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Country: Canada (CAN)
Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. D. G. Bieber
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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