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Right side front view medium shot of US Marine STAFF Sergeant Pitchford, Company Gunny Sergeant from Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he gathers up his MC5 parachute after successfully jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (Not shown) during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Several US Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, glide down with the MC1-1 static line round parachutes over the drop zones after they jumped out of two US Air Force C-141 Starlifters, 800 feet above sea level, during Force Reconnaissance Exercises
Left side front view medium close-up of US Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as they attach the static lines to the cable from their MC1-1 parachutes before jumping over the drop zone from a USAF C-141 Starlifter during Force Reconnaissance Exercises
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
US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Elder (2nd from left), Platoon Sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, checks the static lines on the MC1-1C parachutes one last time to ensure safety for his Marines before jumping out of the US Air Force C-141 Starlifter rover the drop zone above the flight line during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises
Several US Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, glide down to terra firma with the MC1-1 parachute over the drop zone after they jumped from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (in background) 800 feet above sea level during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises
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
Two US Marines, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, land safely with the MC5 parachutes on the drop zones after they jumped from US Air Force C-141 Starlifter (Not shown) at 6000 feet above sea level during the Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Elder, Platoon Sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, lands safely with his MC5 Freefall Square Parachute after completing a 9-thousand foot combat jump from a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft (Not shown) during Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Right side front view medium shot of US Marine Lance Corporal Arguemedo, parachute rigger, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he gathers up his MC5 parachute after successfully jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter during the Force Reconnaissance Exercise
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.
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