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The National and US Marine Corps (USMC) colors wave at the front entrance to the headquarters of USMC Brigadier General (BGEN) Terry Robling (not shown), Commanding General Forward, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), speaks to a group of Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) (Forward), at Ahmed AL Jaber Air Base (AB) Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), speaks to a group of Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) (Forward), at Ahmed AL Jaber Air Base (AB) Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, meets with Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), during his visit Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM
At the Marine chow hall on Camp Sledd, Sergeant Major (SGM) John L. Estrada addresses a group of STAFF Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven One (MWSS-371) at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The National and US Marine Corps (USMC) colors wave at the front entrance to the headquarters of USMC Brigadier General (BGEN) Terry Robling (not shown), Commanding General Forward, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base
State: Al Ahmadi
Country: Kuwait (KWT)
Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd MAW
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, 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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