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Left side rear view medium shot of the tail section on a USAF C-130 Hercules as US Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, walk up the rear entrance of the cargo plane before performing a 6-thousand foot combat jump during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Rear view long shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft at US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, as they've jumped from the plane with their MC5 Static Line Square Parachutes and 100-pound All Purpose, Light, Weight, Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) packs to the ground after performing a 6-thousand foot combat jump during Force Reconnaissance Exercises over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Rear view long shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft (Not shown) at US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, as they've just jumped from the plane with their MC5 Static Line Square Parachutes and 100-pound All-purpose Light Weight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) packs to the ground after performing a 6-thousand foot combat jump during Force Reconnaissance Exercises over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Rear view medium close up shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft at US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, as they jump from the plane with their MC5 Static Line Square Parachutes and 100-pound All Purpose, Light, Weight, Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) packs to the ground after performing a 6-thousand foot combat jump during Force Reconnaissance Exercises over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Rear view long shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft at US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, as they've just jumped from the plane with their MC5 Freefall Square Parachutes at 9-thousand feet above the ground during Force Reconnaissance Exercises over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Longnecker, Jumpmaster, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he jumps from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft with its MC5 Freefall Square Parachute 9-thousand feet above Andersen Air Force Base during Force Reconnaissance Exercises
Internal shot inside the cargo bay of a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo plane at US Marines, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as they wait patiently for the rear hatch (Not shown) on the C-130 to open. They will jump static line with MC5 square parachute during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from 2nd Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), poses for a quick picture before jumping out of a KC-130J Hercules aircraft flown by Marine Aerial Refuel Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) for a training exercise designed to simulate an aerial re-supply of troops to a forward deployed unit, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, walk together as a team across the tarmac after jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (Not Shown) and landing successfully with their MC5 parachutes during Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. From left to right are; Gunny Sergeant Longnecker, STAFF Sergeant Pitchford, Corporal Foran, Lance Corporal Arguemedo and Corporal Anson
Left side Profile of a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as US Marines, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, wait patiently to board the plane. The Marines are scheduled to conduct a night combat jump with an altitude on 6-thousand feet during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX
Base: Andersen Air Base
State: Guam (GU)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron Landegent, 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.