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US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ross D. Raper, a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) gunner, assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), practices engaging targets, with his M9 9mm service pistol, on a live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James J. Eddleman, STAFF Non-Commissioned Officer, Marine Liaison Element (MLE), Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), reloads his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle while practicing fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ross D. Raper, a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) gunner, assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), practices engaging targets with his with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle on the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. USMC Sergeant (SGT) Eckberg, Platoon Sergeant, leans against the 7.62mm M2HB .50 caliber machine gun and observes the action

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mario J. Sanchez, Headquarters and Support Section CHIEF, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), loads magazines for his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal (CPL) Jason Sakowski, USMC, Radio Operator, Marine Liaison Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) performs live-fire training, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, on the flightdeck of the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) while training in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mario J. Sanchez (background), Headquarters and Support Section CHIEF, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), uses a digital camera to record USMC Sergeant (SGT) Tim P. O'Brien (right) Tank Commander, as he conducts a weapons safety briefing at the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James J. Eddleman (foreground), STAFF Non-Commissioned Officer, Marine Liaison Element (MLE), Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), and USMC Corporal (CPL) Jason Sakowski, practice fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Bryan M. Acuff, a rifleman assigned to 2nd Platoon, F/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), checks over his 782 gear (deployment gear) inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), enroute to participate in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Tim P. O'Brien (foreground) a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) Commander, assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), gets instruction from Sergeant (SGT) Eckberg, Platoon Sergeant, as he engages targets with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle on the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose M. Ducasse, a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) Loader, assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), practices engaging targets with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle on the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

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Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC

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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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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ben Aster, with the 119th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), practices a mortar extraction so he can render an ordnance safe, as SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William Morris, from the 119th CED, critiques his performance at Air National Guard (ANG), Fargo, North Dakota (ND)

Brig. Gen. Jose M. Rosado, Commander, 65th Regional Readiness Command, was allowed to come aboard American Airlines and speak to the members of the 266 Ordinance Company from Puerto Rico and support troops of the Continental U.S. (CONUS) who have just arrived to Puerto Rico from Kuwait. Here we see a pilot from American Airlines getting names put onto the American Flag. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

A column of US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1), from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), prepare for a mission in the Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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)

Local Iraqi citizens gather in the streets to rejoice as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to E/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), as USMC personnel secure the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Multinational members of the Executive Group for Fuerzas Aliada Humanitarias 05 attend a briefing on July 23, 2004, at the Hilton Hotel in the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, during the Initial Planning Conference for the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Jose M. Saez) (Released)

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