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USMC personnel assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA finish their final maintenance checks on a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft at Fallon Naval Air Station, NV during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Sergeant (SGT), Todd Johnson, USMC, Communications/Navigation Division assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA replaces an antenna on a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

A USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA taxies onto the flight line at Fallon Naval Air Station, NV during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Les Reeves, USMC, Aircraft Captain assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA communicates with the aircraft crew onboard a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Marshall Bryant, USMC, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA prepares to lock down a maintenance access panel on an USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA locks down a maintenance access panel on an USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Les Reeves, USMC, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA waits to marshal out an USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft at Fallon Naval Air Station, NV during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Les Reeves, USMC, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA checks to see if the refueling probe is working properly on an USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), Jeff Bitterman, USN, Weapons SPECIALIST Officer (WSO), assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA prepares for a flight onboard a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX

Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon

State: Nevada (NV)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rick Bloom, USAF

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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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label_outline Explore Flight Onboard, Miramar San Diego, Usmc F 18 D Hornet Aircraft

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53), accepts command of the ship from Rear Admiral David M. Bennett during the ship's commissioning

Lieutenant Commander C. R. Clifton, USN

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Aaron Allmon, Photographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), uses a digital camera equipped with a telephoto lens to document Non-Combatant Evacuation training, during the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

Commander (CDR) Thomas I. Eubanks, right, commanding officer, and Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Richard J. Parish, executive officer, as they attend a reception following the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY (FFG 49)

In participation with EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant Lee T. Gaudreau with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Okinawa, Japan (hometown is Haverhill, Mass.), completes a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump from the HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada.Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Posing from left to right, US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Kent Hepler, Frank Dorney, Janeane Robinson, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Steve Shepard and LCDR Joseph Quirk with boxes of donated toys collected by Operation KEIKI ALOHA, in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, Technical Sergeant Brian Kelly, a crew chief for the 75th Fighter Squadron at Pope AFB, North Carolina, prepares to remove a fuel hose from an A-10 Warthog after refueling from a close air support mission. Sergeant Kelly is originally from Miramar, Florida. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Thomas Kephart (foreground), assigned to Corrosion Control, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron Three One (MALS-31), paints caution and warning signs on the intake of a USMC F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC)

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, 1ST Combat Camera videographer STAFF Sergeant H. Chris Scrivener documents elite U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel conducting final checks prior to conducting high altitude low opening (HALO) jump from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Weapon System Officers (WSO) point of view onboard a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS), showing a second F-15E refueling from a USAF 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, during a training mission conducted during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant Kersten Whit, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), performs routine maintenance on his aircraft following a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

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