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United States Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Richard Maynard of the 43rd Civil Support Team (CST), strips off his level "A" chemical suit at the Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise during the Charleston Harbor's largest anti-terrorism exercise, Harbor Shield 2002, South Carolina
US Navy (USN) Corpsmen and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), setup a proper decontamination shower tent during training conducted at the Georgia (GA), Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04
United States Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominic Hauser of the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, holds on tight aboard a high speed boat while patrolling the harbor with the Camp Lejeune Marines and United States Coast Guard (USCG), during the Charleston Harbor's largest anti-terrorism exercise, Harbor Shield 2002
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island (PI), South Carolina (SC) firefighters, wearing Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) suits, decontamminate a victim inside a poprtable decontammination tent during a week long anti-terrorism joint force protection training exercise
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) seagoing buoy tender USS MADRONA sets sail for escort training on its decommissioning day along the Ashley River while participating in the Charleston Harbor's largest anti-terrorism exercise, Harbor Shield 2002, in South Carolina
US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Tauseef Badar, briefs US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), on the setup and operation of a proper decontamination shower tent during training conducted at the Georgia (GA), Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Travis Cooper, 3rd Battalion, 8th Weapons Platoon, mans a Mark 19 Mod 3 40mm Automatic Grenade machine gun as he stands watch on Pier Papa in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina (SC), during Exercise HARBOR SHIELD 2002
United States Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Richard Maynard of the 43rd Civil Support Team (CST), showers under a decontamination bath at the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Exercise during the Charleston Harbor's largest anti-terrorism exercise, Harbor Shield 2002, South Carolina
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Charleston Harbor
State: South Carolina (SC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: 43rd Civil Support Team
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stacy Pearsall, USAF
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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