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US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John R. Bates (center), Assistant CHIEF of STAFF for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, walks with member of his jump team after a safe landing to deliver the ceremonial scissors for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, during the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) William G. Bowdon (foreground), Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, carrier the ceremonial scissors after receiving them from USMC Colonel (COL) John R. Bates (background center), Assistant CHIEF of STAFF for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, in preparation for the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Coleman, Infantry Platoon Sergeant, 1ST Marine Division, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), practices tying a figure eight knot at the Helicopter Rope and Suspension Training School, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jamie Fletcher, left, Deputy Area Air Defense (AAD) Commander, Doctor Jan Brecht-Clark, Director for Transportation and Aviation Security, center and Major General (MGEN) Craig R. McKinley, 1ST Air Force Commanding Officer (CO), cut a ceremonial ribbon to a new hardened facility at Bolling Air Force Base (AFB), Washington District of Columbia (DC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) William G. Bowdon (foreground), Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, gives opening remarks prior to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, during the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Members of the Official Party participate in the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, during the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA). Pictured left-to-right: USMC Colonel (COL) Rees; Major General (MGEN) William G. Bowdon, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton; Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF); and two other unidentified members of the party
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Emmett J. Mitchell (left), Deputy-Commander, Headquarters Air Force Security Forces Center, and CHIEF of the Force Protection Division, is presented a specially engraved bullet, by US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Don C. Morrow, Adjutant General for the State of Arkansas (AR), during the Close Precision Engagement Course Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, held at Camp Robinson, Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), gives opening remarks prior to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, during the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) James M. Lowe, Commander, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA), speaks during a dedication ceremony for the Barber Fitness Center, held aboard MCB Quantico. The center is named after Medal of Honor Recipient Colonel William E. Barber
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John R. Bates (background), Assistant CHIEF of STAFF for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, lands safely after jumping from a helicopter to deliver the ceremonial scissors for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, during the grand opening of the Semper Fit Field House, located at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, California (CA)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT David M. Messick, 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.