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U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers provide security
Iraqi soldier’s practice using metal detectors during
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Billie Hancock (right), human
Afghan National Army commandos participate in a field
A town hall meeting allows the residents of the fictional
Soldiers in the Explosive Hazard Reduction course listen
Staff Sgt. Curtis Conrad from Des Moine, Iowa, who
Iraqi Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade,
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Charlie Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), direct Soldiers of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) [not shown] where they need to be during a fire fight in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The joint team came under fire during a joint foot patrol. These Marines are armed with M16A2 riles, one (left) with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province
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In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport S743210quadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), watch television at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport S743210quadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), watch television at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), watch television at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
A Marine aircrew member from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches as Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board an aircraft for a flight into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) silhouetted at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations 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
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
As the sun sets in the desert Lance Corporal Lucas Marshall, USMC, Kilo Battery, Third Battalion, Tenth Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), lifts weights at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
As the sun sets in the desert Lance Corporal Lucas Marshall, USMC, Kilo Battery, Third Battalion, Tenth Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), lifts weights at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport S743210quadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), watch television at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
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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