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The III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Band serenades General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, during his visit

Front and center!!! General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, promotes Chopper, the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Band mascot, to the rank of STAFF Sergeant during his annual visit

LT. GEN. Charles E. Wilhelm, Commanding General, Marine Forces Atlantic, speaks with a Marine on guard duty at Camp Bravo

Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert E. Cushman Jr. speaks with William C. Wild, Civil Coordinator, while touring temporary housing facilities erected for Vietnamese refugees. To the left stands Brigadier General Paul G. Grahm, Commanding General, Camp Pendleton

Retiring US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Brian K. Pensak (left), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Sergeant Major for MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), salutes the Base Commanding General (CG) Brigadier General (BGEN) Robert C. Dickerson during the Relief and Appointment Ceremony held onboard MCB Camp Lejeune

General Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps (center), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Harold G. Lee (far right), stop for a pose with the Marines at the Systems Integration Hub, while touring Marine Forces Pacific headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, talk with STAFF NCOs at the STAFF NCO Academy as SGT. Major Lewis Lee, SGT. Major of the Marine Corps, looks on

General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with the Officers and Marines stationed on Camp Kinser

The Assistant Secretary of Defense, left, walks alongside Lieutenant General Charles C. Krulak, US Marine Corps, right, at the Quantico Marine Corps

Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, left, and Major General Robert E. Habel, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, center, talk to a group of Marines at the Central Training Area

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen

State: Okinawa

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C. Reed

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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label_outline Explore Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Major General Robert, Lieutenant General Charles

Cooper Smith, a teenager with a multisystem genetic

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN) 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8) on the Unit Deployment Program (UDP), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), and Philippine Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN) 33rd and 32nd Marines (MAR) listen to opening remarks during the Opening Ceremony for the MARINE INTEROPERABILITY EXERCISE (MIX) held in the Philippines. MIX is a bilateral training exercise involving the Marines of 3/8 and the Philippine Marine Corps

Marines with 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Company, take classes conducted by the Navy for Naval drills that will be performed by Marines and Sailors aboard the USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) during Kernel Blitz '99. Kernel Blitz '99 was a amphibious assault beach landing (not shown) conducted primarily by 1ST Marine Division

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Tetsuya Matsumoto, left,

An Iraqi civilian interpreter, with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), explains to an Iraqi civilian why his home is being searched for illegal contraband, weapons, and propaganda. The 4th CAG is involved in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Habbaniyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Lewis G. Lee, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak, speak to Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary unit, (MEU), during a recent visit to Camp Pendleton. The MEU is preparing to leave on a six month deployment to the Western Pacific

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (right), Commander, US Central Command, stands with other USA Soldiers to observe a moment of silence during a National Prayer Day Ceremony, held at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL)

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices detaining U.S Marine Corps Marine CPL. Rodirguez from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, during a vehicle check point training at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 6, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

After returning from a six-month deployment for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Colonel (COL) Robert J. Knapp, (left), USMC, Commanding Officer of Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, stops by HQ BN Armory and checks with STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) W. G. Quenga, USMC. SSGT Quenga was the SNCOIC on duty for Camp Guard Services, and is attached to Headquarters and Service Company (H & S Co), Substance Abuse Control Officer (SACO), HQ BN 1MARDIV. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Rudy Boesch, center, from the reality show"Survivor"speaks to U.S. Navy CAPT. Patrick J. Lorge, left, Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., and CAPT. Garrat E. Cooper, Commanding Officer of Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., during the Virginia Beach America Supports You: Freedom Walk, held at Neptune Park in Virginia Beach, Va., on Sept. 11, 2006. Citizens from the Virginia Beach area turned out to show their support for the families of the victims from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Tyler Jones) (Released)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. (CSM) Michael Grinston,

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF Major (MAJ) Jay Hallenbeck with his flight gear before he starts his second flight today. Both are with the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Bold Tigers, 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Bold Tigers are attempting to break the record for most sorties flown by one squadron over a three-day period, they will attempt to fly 96 sorties per day

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