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Iraqi policemen practice arresting techniques during

Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, arrive at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Army instructor goes over riot control and

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Bakke (left),

A Spanish trainer goes over squad movement techniques

Iraqi soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 23rd Iraqi Army

Iraqi army soldiers with the 73rd Brigade, 15th Division,

US Marines Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Jim Pritchard (left), Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464), Condors, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), and USMC MAJ James Kennedy, executive officer, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161), Greyhawks, Miramar, California (CA), enjoy some free time playing their bagpipes at Jalibah Air Base, Iraq. Both are stationed there in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a 7.62mm M240G machine gun, walk away from a house just after gathering intel and weapons while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

A large weapons cache including a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, is found in the doorway of a house by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, while conducting searches for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, armed with a 7.62mm M240G machine gun, patrols the streets in search for insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, throws a fragmentation grenade in hopes to clear the front area of a house while on patrol in search for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

U.S. Marine Corps Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marines walk back to a weapons collection point carrying a captured Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle and a 7.62 mm magazine that they found in a house to house search while on patrol in the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Jeremy W. Ferguson) (Released)

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle and a Reusable Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Launcher, post security while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines sites through the scope of his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle post security while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle and a Reusable Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Launcher, post security while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury. (SUBSTANDARD)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines walk back to a collection point for weapons found in houses with an AK-47 assault rifle and a magazine with 7.62mm rounds found while on patrol in search for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

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Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM FURY

Base: Fallujah

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W Ferguson, 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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A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest shows

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

Command Sgt. Maj. James Kennedy, top non-commissioned

U.S. Army SGT. Kelly Black from 3-187th Infantry Regiment shoot an AK-47 and demonstrates the firing procedures to Iraqi Police men during a firing training at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Alpha company, 3-187th Infantry Regiment is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S.. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices detaining U.S Marine Corps Marine CPL. Rodirguez from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, during a vehicle check point training at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 6, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Estonian Army Corporal (CPL) Roman Metsatalu, assigned to the Scouts Battalion, Estonian Defense Forces, Estonian Peacekeeping Center, holds his position armed with a Vektor R6 5.56mm compact assault rifle while awaiting orders to move out on a foot patrol in Western Baghdad, Iraq. Estonian Army Soldiers are working with US Army (USA) Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division, as part of the Multi-National Corps to secure a 15-kilometer section of road in Western Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, secure incoming supplies in Fallujah, Iraq, in preparation for Operation Phantom Fury

Iraqi Soldiers search farm houses in northern Babil Provence with the assistance of Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group, during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton)(Released)

Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division fire their AK-47 rifles from the prone position at a qualification range conducted by Soldiers of 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 24, 2006. The purpose of such training is to teach Iraqi Soldiers the fundamentals of firing a weapon before getting into more advanced techniques. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, poses for a group photograph with U.S. Marine Corps Marines and U.S. Embassy Security personnel in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7, 2003, while the Secretary is in Kabul to speak with President Karzai about continued support for Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy Belt) (Released)

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division conducts patrol of the houses and banks of the Euphrates river looking for hidden weapons. B 3-21 is attached to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 2-14 is in Rawah Iraq to suppress terrorist activities. PHOTO by SSG Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numero U.S. missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 23, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Harold Fields) (Released)

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