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Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, both members of Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), work at their laptops in a combat operations center located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communications), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), speaks on a field radio at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kennenth Stevens, 1ST Combat Engineers Battalion, works with a laptop computer as he pulls a Logistics Operations Center (LOC) watch inside the Command Operations Center (COC) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Kristopher Mitchell (left) and Sergeant (SGT) Victor Calvillo (right), both with Charlie Company (C Co), 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (ID), Task Force (TF) Falcon, scan Hilltop 935 from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), parked at White Base, Outpost 1, near Mucibaba, Kosovo, Serbia (SER), as part of their sector monitoring operations. TF Falcon is the designation for the US European Command (USEUCOM) forces assigned to the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) led peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN
Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), carves a wooden plaque in memory of Marines killed in a KC-130 crash at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), carves a wooden plaque in memory of Marines killed in a KC-130 crash at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edward Orillion (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulls security duty during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas Leagon, (center rear), USMC, tank commander, Sergeant (SGT) Santon Vannozzi, USMC, (right), Lance Corporal (LCPL) Richard Velasquez, USMC, (left), and LCPL Francisco Martinez, USMC, Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion (TK BN), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Twentynine Palms, California, on the turret of "Tommy boy" an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Coyote, Kuwait
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), sets up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan
Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, both members of Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), work at their laptops in a combat operations center located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU
Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, 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.