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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
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
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
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
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) located at a forward operating base for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A Marine Corps KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) sits, engines running, at a forward operating airstrip waiting to be loaded with Marines and supplies from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)). They will be flown back into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A Marine Corps KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) sits at a forward operating airstrip waiting to be loaded with Marines and supplies from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) to be flown back into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Inside the KC-130/R Hercules, after a brief stop at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)'s aircrew members prepare for a take off, back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area
On the flightline at the Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, a 10K-At forklift unloads supplies for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) off a KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Kandahar International Airport
Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU
Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, 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.