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A US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), taxis towards the runway at the Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) at Twentynine Palms, California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at the EAF in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

The sun rises over two US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowlers, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), at Twentynine Palms California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at the EAF in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), takes off from Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at NAF El Centro in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX). In the foreground a T-45A Goshawk aircraft sits under a shelter

US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowlers, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), sit on the flightline on Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California (CA) as they prepare for Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Tony Grimes, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), directs a USMC EA-6B Prowler to the refueling point at the Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) at Twentynine Palms, California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at the EAF in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), conduct a police call (a.k.a. FOD walk) on the flightline of Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California (CA) as they prepare for Combined Arms Exercise (CAX). In the background is one of their EA-6B Prowlers

The sun rises over two US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowlers, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), at Twentynine Palms California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at the EAF in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters fly by as a USMC EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), prepares to take off from Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at NAF El Centro in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AAB), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), maneuver their AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicles around the beach during a training exercise at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Hawaii (HI)

Shadows of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines support crew fall upon an USMC EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-3 (VMAQ-3), Moondogs, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), at the expeditionary airfield at Twentynine Palms, California (CA). VMAQ-3 is operating at the EAF in support of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-3

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bryan J. Nealy, 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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18/01/2004
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Twentynine Palms Base (historical) ,  34.22900, -116.05685
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