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An aerial view of Kuwait International Airport after the retreat of Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. In the background is Magwa Oil Field, set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi Army.
STS075-703-093 - STS-075 - Earth observations taken during STS-75 mission
STS084-374-012 - STS-084 - Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-84 mission
51F-44-067 - STS-51F - 51F earth observations
AMK-30 dump trucks with 7th Engineer Support Battalion,
Iraqi citizens and television news media crews gather with their vehicles outside the Abu Ghurayb prison (Abu Ghraib), located in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, to celebrate and report the release of Iraqi detainees. Coalition Forces, in an effort to expedite the process of Iraqi sovereignty, are scheduled to screen and release low and minimum risk detainees to the Provincial Governor, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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Near their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, carry their ammunition and supplies to dug-in fighting positions at their dispersal area prior to crossing into Iraq in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Near their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, dig fighting positions in their dispersal area prior to crossing into Iraq in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Near their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, carry their ammunition and supplies to dug-in fighting positions at their dispersal area prior to crossing into Iraq in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A US Navy (USN) Corpsman assigned to Regimental Combat Team One (RCT-1), escorts an Iraqi family along a stretch of roadway, near An Nasariyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
In an open muddy field, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel watch over the city of A'Namaneah, Iraq, from their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
The city of A'Namaneah as the M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Troop Carrier passes by with members of US Marine Corps (USMC) Regimental Combat Team-1 (RCT-1) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1), moves to the front of the convoy long the Main Supply Route (MSR) on Route 7, north of the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. USMC personnel are in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1) prepare to demolish enemy munitions from an captured truck in Al Fajr, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and an assortment of other advancing transports along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
In their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), cruise the streets of A'Namaneah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 1 RCT
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, 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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