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US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Battery (F BTTY), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3rd MAR), boards a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to transport back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Battery (F BTTY), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3rd MAR), boards a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to transport back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
Two US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels (LCAC-61 and LCAC-75) wait ashore to transport US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-61) moves ashore to load US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear to transport them back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-61) moves ashore to load US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear to transport them back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-75) moves ashore to load US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear to transport them back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-61) moves offshore as it transports US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-61) moves ashore to load US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear to transport them back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
The US Navys (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-57) craft comes ashore while conducting beach assault training during combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously
US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Battery (F BTTY), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3rd MAR), boards a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to transport back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)
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Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, 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.