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Lance CPL. Mike Engelend, dressed in camouflage gear, takes a look at a map prior to calling the battalion command post to tell them that their unit is at RLT Objective 1. Behind him is Lance CPL. Stewart Stout both from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division
A Marine aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) reads a book as he waits to go ashore during an amphibious landing exercise conducted as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries
Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LAH-4), USN and US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), watch as a USMC M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) craft, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeremy D. Graham and LCPL Robert Graham, Military Police (MP) officers, Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 31 (MSSG-31), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stand ready as members of the Evacuation Control Center Group (ECCG) aboard the Wasp Class, Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2). The 31st MEU is assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven (PHIBRON 11), which is in the Persian Gulf representing a force in readiness with Strike from the Sea capabilities in the Global War on Terrorism
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Amphibious Squadron One staff members conduct the morning operations brief aboard the USS PELELIU (LHA-5) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations
Lance Corporal (LCPL) Paul L. Hoopengardner from Frederick, Maryland, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Mechanic, with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), replaces a starter aboard the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship
Marine Corps infantrymen from 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, (BLT 1/3) embark a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, that will take them from the amphibious assault ship, USS TARAWA (LHA-1) to a point inland during Operation Valiant Usher 1-81-A
Lance Corporal (LCPL) Paul L. Hoopengardner from Frederick, Maryland, an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Mechanic, with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carries a bad starter aboard the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship
CPL Sumito Asato, who is one of the cooks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11), helps to prepare meals for the men of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit
LCPL Mike Tayloa of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Landing Team, reads his book as he sits on the deck by his bunk. The battalion is aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11), and is part of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT S.T. Kaeter
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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