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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-268 (HMM-268), Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (MWHS-3) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Air Logistics Squadron 12 (MALS-12) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Commander Marine Corps Air Bases West (COMCAB West) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Marine Air Wing (3rd MAW) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors from the 498th Medical Company, Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39), painted a mural on a road barricade at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Air Logistics Squadron 11 (MALS-11) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 (VMFA-212) painted a mural on a road barricade at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

State: Al Ahmadi

Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Scene Major Command Shown: VMFA-212

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, 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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12/08/2003
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Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

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An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine searches a vehicle entering the front gate to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Flight deck personnel work to remove an A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) after an emergency barricade landing. The pilot had detected a problem with the nose gear while returning from a mission over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Harold R. Patterson, Working Dog Handler, K-9 Unit, Security Forces Squadron (SFS), assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), guides Agar, his military working dog through an obstacle course at Royal Kuwait Air Force (RKAF) Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait (KWT), while participating in the joint service training mission Exercise Eastern Falcon

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