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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 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

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

At a forward operating base, a forklift operator with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) loads the back of a KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) before a flight to the Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating airstrip in the ENDURING FREEDOM area a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-163 (HMM-163) pulls into place to disembark Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communications), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), speaks on a field radio at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

At a forward operating base during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) pack themselves into a KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) for a flight to Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt Rider, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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

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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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label_outline Explore Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Vmgr 352, Freedom Area, Capt Charles Grow

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