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Straight on medium shot as US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, place three Mark V Zodiac rafts into the water that the reconnaissance unit will be using to perform their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they carry a Mark V Zodiac raft toward the camera to a nearby dock (Not shown). These rafts will be used to transport the reconnaissance unit to the water for their cold water training exercise in Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they practice a rafting line formation in the Mark V Zodiac rafts during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from Bravo Company, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they place together the hard bottom layer of a Mark V Zodiac raft. They will be use the raft for transportation during their cold water training exercise in Iwakuni, Mainland Japan
Straight on medium shot of a line of Mark V Zodiac rafts carrying US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, to their starting point, where they will swim out to a small island (Not shown) off the coast of Iwakuni, Japan, during their cold water training exercises
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, in four Mark V Zodiac rafts as they practice rafting in formation during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium long shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they practice rafting in the "V" formation with the Mark V Zodiac rafts during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they lower a Mark V Zodiac raft into the cold water that the reconnaissance unit will be swimming in for their cold water training exercise in Iwakuni, Japan
Right side front view medium shot of US Marines from 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they carry a Mark V Zodiac raft on their shoulders to the nearby dock (Not shown). The Marines will use these rafts to transport the reconnaissance unit to the water for a cold water training exercise on Iwakuni, Japan
Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they carry a Mark V Zodiac raft along a dock before placing it into the water that the reconnaissance unit will use for cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING
Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan Ledoux, 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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