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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeff Nanson, assigned to Supply/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, pulls guard duty armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Biff, assigned 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division takes aim on his target, using his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Andrew Reams, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, readies his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, as he holds security during a patrol into the town of Hadithah, Iraq, while engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, poses for a group photograph with Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), with captured Iraqi anti-aircraft gun system as a backdrop, during his visit at Camp Wild Fang, located at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine (USMC), with a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, jokes with a fellow Marine sitting on top of a Reconnaissance Light Armored Vehicle in Al- Najaf, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Brian J. Griffin, Task Force Yankee, Public Affairs Office (PAO) poses while firefighters fight an oil blaze on a wellhead at Gas Oil Separation Plant 6 in Southern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth Hayes, Echo Company (E Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), carries his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on patrol through a small village during a Civil Military operation, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine designated shooters of the 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), lay on the line with their 5.6 mm M16A2 rifles at the practice range at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rodriguez mans an FNMI 7.62mm M240G Machine Gun, mounted on top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Bryan Nealy, carries his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle as he poses for a photograph with local Iraqi citizens in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Al Kut

State: Wasit

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL Shaun Cyr, 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 Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, Afghanistan, where USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) are helping to train new recruits in the ANA. Pictured are USA Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Kern (bottom left), ander, 352nd Civil Affairs and (CFC); (USA) National Guard BGEN Dean A. Youngman, Kentucky (KT) Adjutant General; USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) McDonnell; USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Bryan D. Brown, ander, USA Special Operation and (SOC); also USA Major General (MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert (upper right), anding General, USA Special Forces...

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An explosive ordnance disposal team member evaluates

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (India 3/7), exit a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron Four Six Two (HMM-462), after landing at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq. The Marines are redeploying home after completing a tour of duty in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Task Force Tarawa, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), maintains security with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, as a group of Iraqi protesters move down the street towards him in Al Kut, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Soldiers from Charley Co. 445 Civil Affiars Tactical Assment Team, and Alpha Co. 168 CAB, 3rd Brigage, 4th ID tlak with an Iraqi kid while on a patrol in Kana, Iraq, on Mar. 26, 2006. Soldiers from Charley Co. 445 Civil Affiars Tactical Assment Team, and Alpha Co. 168 CAB, 3rd Brigage, 4th ID conduct patrols to insure the safty and security of Iraqi citizens in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Alpha/Company, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team One (RCT-1), speak with local Iraqi citizens in the town of Al Hillah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army soldier MAJ. Jennifer Bailey of Bravo Company, 501st Special Troop Battalion, 101st Airborne Division hands out school supplies and candy to Iraqi children from a village near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 25, 2006. The goodwill visit helps build relationships between coalition forces and local Iraqi citizens and handout much needed supplies not normally available. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

SGT. Scott Seymour from Pathfinder Company, 501st Special Troop Battalion, 101st Airborne Division opens a box filled with school supplies, toys, and candy while Iraqi children wait anxiously; near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq during a goodwill visit, March 25, 2006. The Panthfinders made a goodwill visit to villages near COB Speicher to helps build relationships between coalition forces and local Iraqi citizens and handout much needed supplies not normally available. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

U.S. Army soldier CAPT. Michael Wiser from 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Contigency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq gives hands out candy to Iraqi children from a village outside Tikrit, Iraq during a goodwill visit April 1, 2006. The soldiers from the 101st receive boxes of goods in the mail from citizens of the U.S. to distribute amongst Iraqi citizens. (U.S. Army (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (FOUO)

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