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Members of the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps perform

U.S. Army troops from 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 16th MP Brigade, stop to pay their respects to their fallen comrades at the Warriors Walk. Planted at the Warriors Walk are eastern redbud trees representing each soldier who paid the ultimate price, while fighting the war in Iraq. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Sharon T. Bass, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson

Members of the U.S. Army 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Richard Broussard, left,

Memorial service honors fallen Army Reserve Soldier

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John K. Love, commanding

Members of the New York Army National Guard Joint Force

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Larry D. Huffman (right), outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Wing Support Group 27 (MWSG-27), Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), passes the units colors to COL Scott M. Anderson, incoming CO, MWSG-27, during the Group-27 Change of Command Ceremony held on the Parade Deck at MCAS Cherry Point

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Link P. Ermis (right), outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 (MWHS-2), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), passes the unit's colors to LTC Todd W. Schlund, incoming CO, MWHS-2, during the unitßs Change of Command Ceremony held on the Parade Deck at MCAS Cherry Point

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David Peeler (left) Commander, Marine Aircraft Group Three One (MAG-31), and USMC Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) C. Vernon Prevatt, Commander, Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), pose for a photograph in front of a USMC F/A-18D Hornet aircraft, after arriving at the Georgia (GA), Air National Guard (ANG) Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), located in Savannah, GA, during Exercise Battlehog 1-04

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Craig Tucker (center), Commanding Officer, 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, and USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) Freed, the Unit SGM, uncase the Colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony which transfers authority from the US Army (USA) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) to the USMC 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, in Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines stand in formation during a Change of Command (COC) ceremony on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). During the event, USMC Marine Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) David H. Wilkinson, Commanding Officer (CO), Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 [VMFA(AW)-332] relinquishes his command to USMC LTC David A. Wilbur

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Carey Stegall (right), Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group (OG), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice-Marshal Yahya bin Rasheed Al-Jumaah (left) RAFO Commander, return from an F-16 orientation flight. The Air Vice-Marshal is at Shaw AFB on an official visit to meet US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Air Force (CENTAF) personnel and to view an operational USAF F-16 Fighter Wing (FW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCT) L. Ross Roberts (foreground), Out-going Commander, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA- 533), passes the Unit Colors to In-Coming Commander, USMC LTC Mark G. Mykleby, during the Change of Command Ceremony for VMFA- 533, aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). Sergeant Major (SGM) Scott C. Mykoo, acts as flag bearer

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Carey Stegall (left), Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group (OG), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), briefs Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice-Marshal Yahya bin Rasheed Al-Jumaah (right) RAFO Commander, prior to taking him on an F-16 orientation flight. The Air Vice-Marshal is at Shaw AFB on an official visit to meet US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Air Force (CENTAF) personnel and to view an operational USAF F-16 Fighter Wing (FW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines march during a Change of Command (COC) ceremony on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). USMC Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) David H. Wilkinson, Commanding Officer (CO) USMC Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 [VMFA(AW)-332] relinquishes his command to USMC LTC David A. Wilbur during the event. Both officers are standing on left side of the photo

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Larry D. Huffman (right), outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Wing Support Group 27 (MWSG-27), Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), reviews the troops next to COL Scott M. Anderson, incoming CO, MWSG-27, during the Group-27 Change of Command Ceremony held on the Parade Deck at MCAS Cherry Point

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Base: Mcas, Cherry Point

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

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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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Three US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Majors (SMJ) from various organizations meet to discuss the progress of construction currently underway at Tent City, Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured left-to-right, SMJ Estrada, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; SMJ Bradley, Marine Air Communication Squadron 38 (MACS-38), and SMJ Willy Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (HQS-3)

Major General Osman (center) and Sergeant Major Fairbanks (left) receives Lieutenant Colonel Wagner (right) on the occasion of his retirement ceremony on the parade deck

A US Marine Corps (USMC) aircrew from Marine Wing Support Squadron-271 (MWSS-271) recovers a downed USMC UH-1 Iroquois helicopter just north of Baghdad, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Outgoing Commander Stabilization Force (COMSFOR) US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) William E. Ward, reviews Stabilization Force (SFOR) Multi-National Division troops along with Commander In CHIEF (CIC) Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gregory G. Johnson and incoming COMSFOR USA Major General (MGEN) Virgil L. Packett II, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, left,

Santa Claus greets the Marines and their families of

Ceremonies - Miscellaneous Reviews and Camp Scenes - Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York and Col1l De W. C. Falls and staff reviewing the new Seventh Reft., New York, in Central Park, New York

US Vice President Richard B. Cheney (at podium) greets US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines at a rally to honor Expeditionary Strike Group 1 (ESG-1), in San Diego, California (CA). During the visit, Vice President Cheney met with ESG 1 service members and thanked them for their support in the Global War on Terrorism and for providing humanitarian relief to Pakistan after an earthquake in 2005

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Security Battalion, fires his 7.62 mm M240G machine gun form atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), at the "Crew Fire" weapons range before conducting a perimeter patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

March 8, 2007, Iraqi Army Soldiers sit and watch the first graduation of Iraqi Army School of Infantry (SOI) on Camp Yasser, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (fwd) is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Andrew D....

Night vision light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Backus, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Security Battalion, manning a M240G Machine gun form atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), while conducting a perimeter patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

March 21, 2007, A C-30J with 2D Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW) sits on the flight line preparing to take off while an AV-8B Harrier, also with 2D MAW, flies overhead. 2D MAW is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released)

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