Related
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), call home from the phone center located on USMC Camp Fallujah, Iraq. The 2nd MAR DIV currently engaged in security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) members for the Commanding General of 2nd Marine Divisions (MAR DIV) personal security detail participate in the Enhanced Marksmanship Program, conducted by the 2nd MAR DIV Training Cell aboard Camp Blue Diamond. The US Marines of 2nd Marine Division are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Al Anbar Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A CO), 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion (AAB), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), enjoy some down time between missions 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
Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Lima Company (L Co), 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), patrol a street, along side a goatherd, during a raid in the market area of Nassir Wa Al Salam, Iraq. The 1 MARDIV is engaged in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), patrol the streets of Karabilah, Iraq for Anti Coalition activity in the area. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Rick Smith, Civil Affairs (CA), 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), greets local Iraqi leaders as they arrive for a Security Conference held in Al Asad, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), take a break from daily duties to talk and read correspondence from home during Operation CRIMSON TIDE. The Marines of 3/8, part of 2nd MAR DIV, are currently engaged in security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David Stone, Kilo Company (K Co), 1ST Platoon (PLT), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provides cover security while conducting patrolling exercises at Camp Udairi, Kuwait (KWT), 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) Marines from 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), shop at the Post Exchange (PX) on USMC Camp Fallujah, Iraq. The 2nd MAR DIV currently engaged in security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Camp Fallujah
State: Al Anbar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert R. Attebury, 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.
Nothing Found.