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Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to board a US Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Battalion is going to Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal, to relieve a Marine security force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Canal. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-03-07205)
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to board a US Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Battalion is going to Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal, to relieve a Marine security force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to board a US Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Battalion is going to Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal, to relieve a Marine security force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon, engage in a crowd-control training demonstration for airmen (not shown) of the 24th Security Forces Squadron inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon, engage in a crowd-control training demonstration for airmen (not shown) of the 24th Security Forces Squadron inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon, engage in a crowd-control training demonstration for airmen (not shown) of the 24th Security Forces Squadron inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon, take part in training Airmen of the 24th Security Forces Squadron in a joint crowd-control engagement inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle with attached M203 40mm grenade launcher, engage in a crowd-control training demonstration for airmen (not shown) of the 24th Security Forces Squadron inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, Charlie Company/Weapons Platoon in a M923A2 5-ton cargo truck, place color-coded balloon targets throughout a firing range for use by Marines of LAR Battalion and 2D Tank Battalion during a weapons training element on Range 1-Alpha at the Empire Range Complex, Camp Hayes, Panama Canal
Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare to board a United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Marines are going to Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal, to relieve a Marine security force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Canal. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-03-07891)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Mcas, Cherry Point
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Timothy A. Pope, 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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