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Straight on shot of two US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopters on the ground, being refueled by a KC-130 (not shown). All aircraft are from VMGR-352, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, California. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed or harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Shot on the ground of a refueling in progress. A US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" attack helicopter is facing left in the right foreground of the frame. A US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane faces right in the background of the frame. Two US Marine crew members stand between the aircraft as a fuel line runs from the KC-130 and the AH-1. Both aircraft and its crew members are from VMGR-352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed and harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Left side front view of the nose section on a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane from VMGR-352, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, California, at Belet Huen Field, Somalia. Two crew members from the KC-130 stand in front of the aircraft. In the background is a right side profile of a US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter which is receiving the fuel from the KC-130. Sand being blown up by the prop wash from the KC-130 is obstructing the view of the helicopter. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed or harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Cobra, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Sea Cobras, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), low on fuel makes an emergency landing on a highway near Baghdad. The Cobra landed next to a convoy from the Marine Wing Support Squadron-373 (MWSS-373) on their way to set up a Forward Arming Refueling Point (FARP) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Visible in the background is the tail of a USMC UH-1N Iroquois, part of the formation
Left side front view of a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane on the ground at Belet Huen, Somalia, a field secured by Canadian Forces. The aircraft is from VMGR-352, El Roro, Marine Corps Air Station, California. An aircraft crew member stands, back to camera, in front of the plane. A US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" attack helicopter flies left to right overhead. The mission of the KC-130s is to refuel the AH-1s keeping them in the air and allowing them to escorting a food convoy (not shown). This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Two United States Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters hover above the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina flight line as they await permission to take-off. The AH-1W's are assigned to Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knights and AH-1Ws were hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Refueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia, for an exercise, 14 August 2000
A US Marine Corps (USMC) UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopter from Marine Light Attack Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Marine Air Group 29 (MAG-29), MCAS New River, North Carolina (NC) at a hot refuel station during a crew shift change on the flightline at Al Qaim, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The refueling crew is from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 (MWSS 271), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC). In the background are USMC HML/A-269 AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters
A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and 2.75-inch Folding Fin Aerial Rockets (FFAR) awaits refueling at a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP), at Tallil Air Base, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is on approach in the background
Left side rear view of US Sailors and Marines muscling crates of cargo into a US Navy CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter at Mogadishu Airport. The helicopter, from Helicopter Cargo Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California is deployed from the Iwo Jima, Amphibious Assault Ship, USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), (not shown) and is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Right Side profile of a US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter from VMGR-352, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, California, being refueled from a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane, not shown. Two Marines from the KC-130 crew stand next to the AH-1 as the refueling takes place. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed or harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Belet Huen
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod
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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