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Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) member covers USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members (both standing) cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (lying prone) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members (both standing) cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (kneeling, left) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (kneeling, right), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members secure USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (W-W sweatshirt) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (in background), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members (both standing) cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (lying prone, left) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (lying prone, right), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) member (standing) provides cover as two other USMC SRT members secure USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (lying prone, left) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) member (standing) covers USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple, playing the role of a perpetrator who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) member (standing) provides cover as two other USMC SRT members secure USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (kneeling) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (in background), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

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Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster

State: Okinawa

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, 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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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (standing left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (standing right) play the role of perpetrators who have taken a hostage during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Marines monitor situation maps in the air combat element control center (mobile) during Exercise COLD WINTER'87

Situation Map for 2400 Hrs 19 July 1944

St Charles, Mo., June 5, 2013 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team looks at a neighborhood damaged by a tornado. PDA is a joint assessment used to determine the magnitude and impact of an event's damage. The State uses the results of the PDA to determine if the situation is beyond the combined capabilities of the State and local resources and to verify the need for supplemental Federal assistance. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), enters a building wearing an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

An observer from the Fire Department looks on as US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel dressed in hazardous material handling suits set up an x-ray device inside the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during the force protection exercise, and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) training conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Graduates receive their diplomas during the Balboa High School 1989 graduation. Ceremonies were held early because of the political situation in the country

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) US Air Force (USAF) personnel simulate injuries as USAF medical personnel attend to them as part of an exercise for the National Medical Disaster System (NMDS). Personnel are simulating injuries sustained during an explosion by a terrorist attack at a baseball game in San Diego, California (CA). In this situation, there would be not be enough local treatment facilities to care for the injured personnel, so they are flown to a nearby state that could care for them. In this case, they are flown to Davis-Monthan AFB where their injuries are assessed, then taken downtown for treatment at various hospitals

These boys are some of the many Iraqi children who received school supplies and medical treatment from US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), at their elementary school as part of the 24th MEUs ongoing Back-to-School campaign conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Official PHOTO of US Marine Brigadier General David F. Bice. This image was taken on February 25th, 1994, at Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

Two civilian guests, a harbor pilot and several crew members stand atop the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) as it approaches the pier. The LOUISVILLE is returning to San Diego following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. During Operation Desert Storm, the LOUISVILLE became the first submarine to launch a Tomahawk land attack missile in a wartime situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), assists his coworker, USMC SGT Lauro Samaniego, by untangling the communication wire that runs from his EOD-8 Bomb Suit during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the EOD team members could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event

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