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A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry, 9th Division, fires an AR-15 rifle with a four-power scope during a light attack equipment test at Range 52

Smoke obscures Soldiers as they move through the woods during a company team attack at Shell Point. The area is being cleared by infantrymen of the 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Division, before the final assault by a company of M1 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steven Swiney of the 832nd Security Police Squadron checks the field of fire for his M60 machine gun during a base mobility exercise. He is wearing the new Kevlar molded helmet

U.S. Marines with Legal Services Support Section (LSSS),

US Marine Corporal (CPL) Randy Garcia uses a patch of Hawaiian reeds as camouflage cover while on guard duty at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA conduct simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Exercises (NEO) during Operation RIMPAC 96

U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Nguyen (Left) and Spc. Joel

The heart rate of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael

A Marine armed with an M-60 machine gun, guards his part of the helicopter landing zone perimeter during the 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, combat readiness evaluation at the Pakalula area

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A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan L. Swann, a 155mm Howitzer Cannoneer with Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), mans an M240G 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun on a 5-ton truck during a convoy on Bubyan Island, Kuwait, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth Hayes, Echo Company (E Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), carries his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on patrol through a small village during a Civil Military operation, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Steve Reyes (wearing dark glasses), Weapons Company (Co.) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stands up through a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier roof turret hole and readies the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Abu Hayat, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose, Assistant Squad Leader, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, takes a cover position after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Rose is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, a first squad leader with the third platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mans an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alex M. Marshall from Lafayette, California, spots floating targets for him from the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Aaron R. Jacobs, F/Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) mans a Mark 19 Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade machine gun, mounted atop a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck at a gun position in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A front view medium close up of US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan Roth armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle and Corporal (CPL) Mike Gaffey manning a 7.62mm M240G machine gun standing watch from a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station (MCS), HI. Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA conducted training exercises in Hawaii as part of Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Erik Chism holding a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, sits and takes a brake at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands," Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Andrew Rodecap mans a M240G machine gun and LCPL Michael Lewis armed with the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle guard several 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles in the " Stack Arms" position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

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Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96

Base: Barking Sands, Kauai

State: Hawaii (HI)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PO2 Jeffery S. Viano

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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Captain Pat Ryan, an F-15 Eagle pilot from the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA, fills out the aircraft forms after returning from a mission in support of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

A front view medium shot of three US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) moving along the beach at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

MASTER SGT. Plonski, boom operator on the KC-135 from the 146th Air Refueling Squadron, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Air National Guard waits for the arrival of an F/A-18 Hornet, from the VFA-151 Fighter Attack Wing, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, to be begin aerial refueling during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

Moldovan troops watch as US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, demonstrate the proper way to fire an M240 G Machine Gun during Situational Training Exercise-1, Convoy Operations, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Shawn Cordray, Communications Repair Technician, 255th Air Control Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, performs operation checks on the Tropo Satellite Support Radar. The Tropo Satellite Support Radar provides phone lines for communication among the units that will be participating in Exercise ROVING SANDS '96

AIRMAN Jason Bass, Crew CHIEF for the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, launches his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, for a local airspace orientation flight in preparation for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Mark Crider, a tactical aircraft maintenance specialist from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base Florida, directs an F-15 pilot to taxi out for a mission during Roving Sands 99, June 19, 1999. The 95th is temporaily assigned to Davis Mothan Air Force Base Arizona, to support the exercise. Roving Sands is a one-of-a-kind event that is the world's largest Joint Tactical Air Operations exercise. It melds the Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Elements; Air Defense Artillery; and Aircraft; of the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Multinational Forces, into a Joint Integrated Air Defense System (IADs)

Spc. Brandon Rhymer (right) and Pfc. Brandon Lisle,

A Marine helmet sits on a bamboo pole on the beach at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC '96

California Army National Guard soldiers from the 1st

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Micheal Schrum, A-gunner, and LCpl Kenneth Konopka, gunner, from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, India Company, set up M224 60mm morters in preperation for an airfield seizure during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personal (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walter Perkins, Security Battalion (SB), Quantico Marine Corps Base (MCB), Virginia and his dog Irac, provide security for the US Air Force (USAF) forward-deployed Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) unit

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