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US Marines remove an injured Marine truck driver from his 5-ton cargo truck during a Mass Casualty drill, that was part of Exercise Preying Mantis II conducted at Camp Lejeune, NC. Members of Headquarters Battalion, 2ND Marine Division, conducted mass casualty drills, hostage rescue drills, and operations in support of Small Boat Units, during the exercise
Jacks are placed under the XM-971E1 semi-trailer van prior to being loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The purpose of the van is to house and transport sensitive electronics equipment under operating conditions
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Pelham and Sgt. Timothy
Canadian Master Cpl. Louis Gobeil, of the 1st Battalion,
US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Lance Peak, USAF AIRMAN First Class Bradford Neumann, and USAF AIRMAN First Class Horace Bowler, 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, load 20mm rounds into a universal ammunition loading system. The 363rd is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Tygret and Sgt. Austin Murphy,
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Commanding General (CG), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize, addresses an audience during a Veteran's Day Service held in Jacksonville, North Carolina
US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) poses for a photo with a USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marine in Mess Hall #488 on Camp Foster during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize (left), Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, presents Sergeant (SGT) Sean Huber (center), USMC, squad leader, 2nd platoon, "G" Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, with the Standing Tall Award for saving a Marine's life during a live grenade exercise, Camp Geiger, NC
Retiring US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Brian K. Pensak (left), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Sergeant Major for MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), salutes the Base Commanding General (CG) Brigadier General (BGEN) Robert C. Dickerson during the Relief and Appointment Ceremony held onboard MCB Camp Lejeune
US Marine Corps (USMC) Commanding General (CG), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize, salutes the Posting of the Colors during the Battle Color Ceremony aboard Liversedge Field
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Patricia A. Taucher, 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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