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US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John Castellaw, Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), speaks during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John Castellaw (left), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), and USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) William McKnight, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), prepare for the cutting of the cake, during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Robert M. Flannagan (foreground), Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Bases East, speaks to Marines, Sailors, and Civilians during the Stations 61st Birthday Celebration Ceremony, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John G. Castellaw (foreground) Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), speaks as US Senator The Honorable Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) looks on during briefing held at the Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Robert M. Flannagan (left), Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Bases East, cuts the ceremonial cake during the Stations Birthday Celebration Ceremony, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC). USMC MGEN John G. Castellaw, Commanding General, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks on
US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) John F. Regni (left) Commander, 2nd Air Force, passes the Unit Colors to USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, In-coming Commander, 81st Training Wing (TW), during a Change of Command Ceremony held at Kessler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi (MS)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), load a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) onto a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III at the Aerial Point of Embarkation (APOE), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point NC
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Thomas S. Jones, Commanding General (CG), Training and Education Command, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA), speaks at the Post, Relief, and Retirement Ceremony for USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) Stephen Clarke, (outgoing) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ), held aboard Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twenty-nine Palms, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Link P. Ermis (right), outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 (MWHS-2), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), passes the unit's colors to LTC Todd W. Schlund, incoming CO, MWHS-2, during the unitßs Change of Command Ceremony held on the Parade Deck at MCAS Cherry Point
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John Castellaw (left), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), and USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) William McKnight, 2nd Marine Air Wing (MAW), stand on stage during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Mcas, Cherry Point
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL David Joseph Callaway, 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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