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The US Marine Corps (USMC) Battalion Aid Station for the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines base camp outside of Muwaafaqiyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines fire a Javelin anti-tank missile, at Blair airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) convoy of 5-ton carrier trucks enters the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines base camp guard post, just outside of Muwaafaqiyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines fire a Javelin anti-tank missile, at Blair airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 50 caliber Browning machine gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq and enjoys the company of local civilians, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines fire a Javelin anti-tank missile, at Blair airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines assist Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in preparing enemy ammunition for destruction at a Republican Guard base in the vicinity of Daly airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Destroyed Iraqi field artillery pieces marked by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit, sits along the roadside near Wasit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stand perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, 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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label_outline Explore Al Hay, Sgt Mauricio Campino, Hay

An Afghan National Army special forces engineer teaches

Soldiers of 1ST Platoon, C Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division conducted a dismounted patrol through As Saliniyah, Iraq on February 24, 2006. Patrols such as this help to show an active presence in the community and enforce local rules. (US Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill)(Released)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Stephen Blevins, Security Forces Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a bunkered position near the perimeter at Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Polish E.O.D. (Explosive Ordance Detachment) Soldiers from the Polish 1ST Battle Group, set charges to detonate old munitions collected near Camp Charlie, Iraq on June 9th 2005.U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT Hamilton, Arthur(released)

U.S. Air Force Jet Engine Mechanics assigned to the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron, prepare to test an F110 jet engine in the engine test cell at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on September 9, 2004. Pictured left-to-right: SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Hay; MASTER SGT. Kenneth Carr; and AIRMAN 1ST Class Jonathan Alicea. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Paul Holcomb) (Released)

U.S. Army Maj. Darrell Jones, Forensic Exploitation

AIRMAN 1ST Class Darryl Hawkins of the 857th Security Police Squadron scans the perimeter of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft alert area through the sight of an M16 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher

A U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier fires a

A Polish Soldier checks the caliber of a rifle found in an Iraqi civilian's car. The vehicle was stopped during the Polish patrols check of the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The civilians had proper papers for the weapon and not charged

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At an entrance to Interstate Highway 70 (I-70), a member of the Glenwood Springs Police Department brief members of the 220th Military Police (MP) Company, Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) on the Coal Seam Fires. The 220th MP will set up security access control points along the perimeter including I-70. The Coal Seam Fire started sometime in the mid-1970s as an underground fire burned along a rich vein of coal. Occassionally the fire breaks through to the surface. At this time it had burned 7,300 acres, damaged an estimated 40 structures, and caused the evacuation of 2,000 residents

Two U.S. Navy SEALs, armed with an MP5-N sub-machine guns, set up a security perimeter on the upper deck of the USNS LEROY GRUMMAN during a search and seizure exercise

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