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US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady, surrounded by US Flags, speaks to members of the press upon his arrival. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. O'Grady is attached to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady hugs a fellow pilot at the 555th Fighter Squadron after his arrival at the air base. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. O'Grady is attached to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing

US Navy CAPT. Brian Hinkley, a pilot with the Navy EA-6 Shadowhawks, debriefs US Air Force LT. GEN. Mike Ryan at a mass hot wash following the rescue mission of CAPT. Scott O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3).(Exact date unknown)

US Air Force LT. GEN. Mike Ryan speaks to participants of the rescue of CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3).(Exact date unknown)

Many people filled Hangar 1 to welcome back US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3)

US Air Force Captains T. O. Hanford (left), Scott F. O'Grady (center), and Bob Wright (right) speak at a press conference. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. Hanford made the initial radio contact with CAPT. O'Grady before his rescue and CAPT. Wright was CAPT. O'Grady's lead man the day he was shot down

News media from around the world was present to document CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady's return. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3)

News media from around the world was present to document CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady's press conference. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3)

News media from around the world was present to document CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady's press conference. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3)

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady, 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, speaks to members of the press upon his arrival at the air base. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3)

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Base: Aviano Air Base

State: Pordenone

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton

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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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A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 510th Fighter Squadron banks toward the airfield. The aircraft is completing a sortie in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets, from the left, U.S. Air Force CAPT. Andrea Hooper, U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. Will Hooper, CAPT, Bob Whalen and his wife, Mistie, during the Union League of Pennsylvania Gold Medal Award Presentation Dining Out in Philadelphia, Penn., Dec. 1, 2006. (DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force EF-111 Raven deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, flies over the Alps of Northern Italy while on a mission. The EF-111 Raven is designed to provide electronic countermeasures support for tactical air forces and will detect, sort, identify and nulify different enemy radar. The Raven is deployed in Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico and is in support of the operation to enforce the no fly zone over Bosnia. Exact Date Shot Unknown

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An U.S. Air Force EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, prepares for another mission on the flightline. The aircraft is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

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U.S. Air Force CAPT. Phil Winterton, a pilot assigned to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flies an E-9A airborne telemetry aircraft into position to track F-15 Eagle aircraft missile launches during the live fire portion of exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

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