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California Army National Guard (CAARNG) Captain (CPT) Will Turne (right), Commander, Alpha Company (A Co.), 579th Engineer Battalion, speaks through an interpreter (left) to an Iraqi teacher (second from left) about the improvements coalition troops have made to the intermediary school in the village of Albu Hassan, Salah Ad Din province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Fox Company 2nd Battalion 25th Marines (2/25) armed with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) provides security in the streets of An Nasiriya(h) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (left), Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), uses an Iraqi interpreter to question an Iraqi civilian about the Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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US Army (USA) and Iraqi Army Officials attend the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right, An unidentified Iraqi Army Officer; USA Brigadier General (BGEN) Augustus L. Collins, Commander, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG); Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; and USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT). (A3597)
US Army (USA) and Iraqi Army Officials attend the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right, USA Brigadier General (BGEN) Augustus L. Collins, Commander, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG); Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; and USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT). (A3597)
US Military, Iraqi Military and Iraqi top ranking Officials participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of new barracks for Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers, in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right: ING General (GEN) Uthman Ali Farhood, Commander, 50th ING Brigade; The Honorable Adnan al-Zurufi, Governor of An Najaf Province; ING Colonel (COL) Aqeel Khaleel Borhan, Commander, 405th ING Battalion; and US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq
Iraqi GEN. Nassir Al Abadi (2nd from right), Deputy CHIEF of STAFF, Iraqi Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. Walter Buchanan (2nd left), Combined Forces Air Component Commander, Iraq MAJ. GEN. Kamal (left), Commander, Iraqi Air Force, and Brig. GEN. Schwitters (right), Commanding GEN. CMATT, salute as an Iraqi Army Honor Guard presents the new squadron flag at Ali Base, Tallil, Iraq, on Jan. 14, 2005, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Angelique Perez) (Released)
Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (foreground), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; signs the documents accepting ownership of Forward Operating Base Hotel during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During the Ceremony US Army (USA) Commander of 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi National Guard, relinquished command to Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (left) assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (EMU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), assist members of the An Najaf Iraqi Police Department, as the watch the citizens of that City during a demonstration outside the Imam Ali Shrine against Muqtada Al-Sadr in 'old city' Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The demonstrators were angry with Sadr for bringing ruin upon the holy city of Najaf
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki greets U.S. Army LT. GEN. Ray Odierno, Commander of Multinational Corps and other military leaders during Iraqi Army Day, a celebration marking the 86th birthday of the country's army at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the International Zone. The event drew dozens of senior leaders from several coalition countries. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Curt Cashour) (Released)
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (EMU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), assist members of the An Najaf Iraqi Police Department, as the watch the citizens of that City during a demonstration outside the Imam Ali Shrine against Muqtada Al-Sadr in 'old city' Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The demonstrators were angry with Sadr for bringing ruin upon the holy city of Najaf
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Communications Company (CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), bows down before the memorial dedicated to USMC GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Shawn A. Lane, at his memorial service on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Blue Diamond, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq
The Governor of Najaf, Iraq, The Honorable Assad Abu Ghalal al-Taiee (foreground left) sits with an unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Officer and a Iraqi Army Officer during a Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During the Ceremony US Army (USA) Commander of 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi National Guard, relinquished command to Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Najaf
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SFC Kevin W. Reeves, USA
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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