Similar
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment,
US Marines rest under camouflage during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84
Marines and members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
I Corps Senior officers and enlisted participate in
Royal Thai soldier Sgt. Satit Yawirach, right, looks
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd
Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat
Related
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), pack up Base Camp 21 at the end of a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), while participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), patrol their target area during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), start out on a training patrol during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), stand in formation for the Closing Ceremony of the Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX). The 3/8 Marines are on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base to participate in MIX, which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), form up prior to moving out again during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), walk in file during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Lima Company (L Co.), 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), serves watch during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), pack up Base Camp 21 at the end of a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), while participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the USMC 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), stand in formation for the Opening Ceremony in front of the Philippine Marine Basic School Training building, on the Philippine Marine Corps Base, Ternate. The Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX) is held at Cevite, in the Philippines (PHL)
Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), confer about their units next move during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate
State: Cavite Province
Country: Philippines (PHL)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, 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.