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CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II uses the ship's internal communication system to speak to the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II pins an Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualification insignia on a petty officer during an awards ceremony aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, speaks to the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship nears Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
Sailors and Marines gather on the bow of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as the ship departs for the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Shield
CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II administers the oath of enlistment to a re-enlisting petty officer on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39). Kelso is visiting the MACDONOUGH as the ship nears Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
The national ensign flies from the stern of the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as the ship lies tied up during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) is in the background
CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II addresses the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) during an awards ceremony. Kelso is visiting the NICHOLAS prior to its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., to which the ship is returning following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) watch as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies toward the tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189). The vessels are en route to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield
CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II shakes a petty officer's hand after presenting him with a Navy Commendation Medal during a ceremony aboard the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39). Kelso is visiting the MACDONOUGH as the ship nears Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) listen to an address by CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II. The MIDWAY is deployed in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield
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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD
Country: Unknown
Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen
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.