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US Marine Corps (USMC) ordnance crews onboard the WASP CLASS; AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP, USS BATAAN (LHD 5) prepare to upload GBU-12/B 500-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, onto a USMC AV-BB Harrier aircraft, for a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Onboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) USN Plane Directors and chock crews prepare to launch US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallions helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH- 464), for a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Onboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) USN Plane Directors and chock crews prepare to launch US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallions helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH- 464), for a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) checks over racks loaded with GBU-12 500-pound Paveway II laser guided bombs before moving them to the bomb farm aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), as Carrier Air Wing One Four (CWV-14) prepares to conduct flight operation in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS; Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD-1), for a mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stallion in the air as the heavy lift helicopter deploys with US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone in Afghanistan. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) Surface Warfare (SW) James A. Palladino, an Aircraft Handling Officer aboard the USN ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS (FLIGHT I): GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER (Aegis), USS MITSCHER (DDG 57) directs the safe movement of personnel across the flight deck, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter prepares for a mission aboard the USN WASP CLASS; Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD-1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
A Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft transfers US Marines from USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) (not shown) to the amphibious command ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (not shown). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) ordnance crews onboard the WASP CLASS; AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP, USS BATAAN (LHD 5) prepare to upload GBU-12/B 500-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, onto a USMC AV-BB Harrier aircraft, for a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 (Aw) John Taucher, USN
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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