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Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Saudi national guardsmen look at an LAV-AT light armored anti-tank vehicle from Headquarters and Service (H&S) Company, 1ST Light Armored Infantry (LAI) Battalion, during Operation Desert Shield. An LAV-25 light armored vehicle is in the background at right.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade

An Afghan National Army combat engineer soldier from

On February 12, 2006 soldiers from B Company, 2-506INF (Band of Brothers) conducted Cordon and Knock operations in Southern Baghdad as part of Operation Astar Gate. One of the objectives was to raid the home of a suspected terrorist, capture him, and gather evidence that could convict him and others of terrorist activities. Vehicles are lined up in departure oder.(Released)US Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr

An Iraqi soldier prepares to climb into the cab of

Marines of Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Homer Hermanson, left, with

A Soldier with Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion,

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Maintenance Mechanics assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), work to repair a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC), Maintenance Mechanics assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), work to repair the transmission for a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Maintenance Mechanics assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), work to repair a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC), Maintenance Mechanic assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), works on a disabled Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC), Maintenance Mechanic assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), can be seen in the mirror as he works to repair a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Alpha Company (A CO), 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion (AAB), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), ground guides an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) for repair at Camp Fellujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Rodinette repairs an Assault Amphibian engine from Alpha Company (A CO), 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion (AAB), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), at Camp Fellujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Combat Service Support Detachment 23 (CSSD), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), unload a generator from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton truck during a routine field exercise at Ft. Stewart, Georgia (GA)

A view of the camouflaged Logistics Support Area (LSA) for the US Marine Corps (USMC), Combat Service Support Operations Center (CSSOC), Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Maintenance Mechanics assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) 18, 1ST Force Services Support Group (FSSG), work to repair a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), 7-ton cargo truck, at the Logistics Support Area (LSA), located at Camper Viper, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Camp Viper

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Edward D. Kniery, 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) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civilian, Billy Sellin (left, center in uniform), Resident Engineer, Balad Air Base (AB) Resident Office, Gulf Region North (GRN), speaks with several civilian subcontractors about the construction progress of the new medical supply warehouse at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army Guardsmen from the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) Headquarters and Services Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, salute during the playing of the national anthem during a combat patch initiation ceremony at Logistic Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Huey Kehl) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Kardoley, an infantryman

U.S. Army SGT. Kris Campbell from Bravo Company of the 1ST/508th Infantry Airborne Battalion (standing) coaches an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier that is qualifying with a MK-47 rifle during a training exercise called Atal Wali at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2005. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Orozco coils up an air hose, connected to a compressor attached to a USMC MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck (right), after using it to fill a tire of a second MK-23 MTVR truck (left) with air in Nginyang, Rift Valley Province, Kenya (KEN), in preparation to participate in Exercise NATURAL FIRE 2006. This exercise is the largest conducted by US and East African Community Nation military forces in the East African region and it consists of military training, as well as medical, veterinary, and engineering civil affairs programs carried out in the rural areas

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG) use a Rough Terrain fork lift to upload palletized equipment onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion transports 22nd

British personnel arrive in a Land Rover Truck Utility Light (TUL), with a Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (WMIK) carries a FNMI 7.62mm M240G general purpose machine gun, at Living Support Area 5 (LSA-5). They arrived at camp for a combined British forces and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines briefing as they prepare to carry out a battle plan for a possible war with Iraq during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force ride in an M-939 5-ton cargo truck past an abandoned Iraqi MT-LB multipurpose tracked vehicle on the road to Kuwait City during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) John Cinco (left) assigned to the 332nd Combat Support Hospital examines an Iraqi baby during a Medical Capabilities Mission (MEDCAP), at Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Contractors prepare living quarters to house 5,000

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