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Shot of a sign placed at the end of the north runway on Tinian Island. The sign is not visible by aircraft, but was placed there to warn vehicles if they happen to drive onto the runway unaware of aircraft taxiing down the runway. US Marine Corps members conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Lights were place on a runway as well as flags to help guide incoming aircraft. US Marine Corps members conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Two C-130 Hercules aircrafts do a split over the island of Tinian before landing to pick up the Marines deployed to Tinian. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Closeup of a hand holding Foreign object debris (FOD) found aboard aircraft runways on the island of Tinian. Other objects found include casings, rocks and patches of grass. The US MArine Corps conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
A C-130 Hercules aircraft practices take-off and landing off from one of three different runways aboard the island of Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. Several aircraft were using the runway throughout the time there in support of Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, who were conducting a sight survey aboard the island to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Shot of the middle runway that was only used to park the aircraft at Tinian Island. The reason why it wasn't used as an active runway is because the grass is starting to grow over the runway and would be very dangerous to use. US Marine Corps members conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jay B. Gearheard, Expeditionary Air Field specialist from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, places a prism pole down on the deck at a certain location to be recorded by a Geodimeter. He was one of several Marines from MWSS-172 that conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
The start of a runway 2300 feet from the tree line. Lights and flags were temporarily placed on the runway for arriving aircraft to use as guides while landing on Tinian. The US Marine Corps conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
US Marine Corps Corporal Doug B. Shepard, Engineer SPECIALIST from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, looks through a Geodimeter while surveying the airfields on the island of Tinian. CPL Shepard is one of the Marines from MWSS 172 who conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian from to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Low ground shot of the most Northern and active runway on Tinian Island. The US Marine Corps conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Tinian Island
Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Eugene E. Clarke, 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.
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