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Brigadier General Gordon C. Nash, Commanding General, 3d Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), South Korea, talks to the troops after his arrival at MEC-P during Exercise FOAL EAGLE '98. FOAL EAGLE is designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems
LCPL Rafael Toro from G Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., works out at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), Oct. 11, 1998. Toro, a machine gunner, deployed to MEC-P to train the ROK military in support of Foal Eagle '98
Brigadier General Gordon C. Nash, Commanding General, 3d Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), Pohang, South Korea, tours MEC-P and talks to the troops after his arrival at MEC-P during Exercise FOAL EAGLE '98. FOAL EAGLE is designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marco A. Ochoamoreno, a TOW (Tube-launched Optically-controlled Wireless-guided) gunner with 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs weapons maintenance on his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
SGT Danny Lujan ground guides SGT Nara Tith, in a M3/M4 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, onto a flat bed rail car at the Camp Carroll Rail Head in Korea, on Oct. 26, 1998. Lujan and Tith, both of Bravo Company 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry, are participants in a railhead exercise that will move the 23rd Infantry's equipment to Camp Casey in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a field training exercise that takes place once a year in Korea
A mass of heavy equipment and vehicles unloaded from the Maritime Vessel (MV) ) SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON (T-AK 3012) wait at the pier at Pohang Harbor, Republic of Korea. The equipment is part of a Maritime Prepositioning Force that is especially configured for the US Marine Corps and was deployed in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE '98. FOAL EAGLE is designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems
Heavy equipment and vehicles onboard the Maritime Vessel (MV) SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON (T-AK 3012) unload at the pier at Pohang Harbor, Republic of Korea. This equipment is part of a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) that is especially configured for the US Marine Corps and is being deployed in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE '98. FOAL EAGLE is designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems
U.S. Marine 2nd LT. Edward Nevgloski, receives orders from the radio while holding the tree line position just after landing on shore at Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Nevgloski and other 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Corp troops landed on the beach via helicopter and LCAC Amphibious Vehicles in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. (U.S. Army photo by SPECIALIST Joel C. Miller) (Released)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Albert F. Roriguez, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron"All Weather"232 (VMFA"AW"-232) checks the tire on a USMC F/A-18 Hornet aircraft at Korat AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER'02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces
Lance Corporal Rafael Toro from G Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, works out at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P). Toro, a machine gunner, deployed to MEC-P to train the Republic of South Korea (ROK) military in support of Foal Eagle '98. FOAL EAGLE is designed to test rear area protection operations and major command, control and communications systems
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98
Base: Pohang
Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT(S) Renee' Sitler, USAF
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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