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US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774), test fires the M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, while in flight over the target range just outside of Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Todd Baker (right) and GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson, both assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774), refuel their CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Taqaddum, Iraq, before proceeding to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774) secures the wheel chocks inside his CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, before launching on a mission from Al Asad to Taqaddum, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Brian T. Rogers, Aerial GUNNER and Maintenance Controller assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Five (HMM-165), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC)), fires a.50 caliber machine gun from aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at a target during a live-fire exercise at the Udairi Range in Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) James Wilkins, Security Team Rifleman, 1ST Battalion (BN), 23rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses his rifle sight to scan the surrounding area while conducting a site survey along the Iraq-Syrian Border during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A USMC Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265) sits parked on the desert floor in the background

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremiah R. Cable, Alpha Co. (A Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 23rd Marine Regiment, sights his 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle in on a target as fellow USMC sniper, SGT Adam V. Scheele, watches. This sniper team is in Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, participating with the USMC 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) in its Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dustin Green, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), pivots 90 degrees to the left in order to engage a target with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234) assemble near a captured Iraqi S-60 57mm Anti-Aircraft guns system, as General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, prepares to address the group, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Todd Baker and GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson, both assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774), refuel their CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Taqaddum, Iraq, before proceeding to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson (foreground) scans the horizon for targets as CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Todd Baker, prepares to test fires the M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, while in flight over the target range just outside of Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Both Marines are assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774)

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Al Asad

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, 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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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN mans an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun while wearing his Mission-Oriented Protective Postures 3 (MOPP 3) at Osan Air Base, South Korea (ROK)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo a Combat Illustrator sketches a crewmember onboard a USMC CH-46 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH162) during a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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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)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, stand in a pile of brass and ammo belt links after firing over 700 rounds of ammunition from a M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) during a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Scott A. Gilchrist, assigned to Troop D, 4th Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division, Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), conduct pre-combat check on a M2HB.50 caliber machine gun before departing on a mission at Junction City, Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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