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US Marine Corps (USMC) Ordnance Mechanics assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA AW-533) and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two One Two (VMFA-212) upload BDU-33 25-pound practice bombs onto a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft while deployed at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, in support of Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

US Marine Corps (USMC) Ordnance Mechanics assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA AW-533) and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two One Two (VMFA-212) repair a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft while deployed at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, in support of Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airmen (left) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Steve Hamilton, Assistant Maintenance CHIEF, Aircraft Recovery, use handheld metal grinders while working inside the aircraft maintenance shop at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, in support of Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Donnie Tubbs, a Powerline Aircraft Mechanic assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two One Two (VMFA-212), marshals an USMC F/A-18C Hornet aircraft into a hangar following a flight flown in support of Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER 2003, a training exercise conducted at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jacob Forston, Aircraft Recovery Crewmember, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group One Two (MAG-12), uses a metal bender while cross training aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, during Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Steve Hamilton, Assistant Maintenance CHIEF, Aircraft Recovery, uses a handheld metal grinder while working inside the aircraft maintenance shop at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, during Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Steve Hamilton (left), Assistant Maintenance CHIEF, Aircraft Recovery, and a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airmen use handheld metal grinders while working inside the aircraft maintenance shop at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, during Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron"All Weather"242 (VMFA"AW"-242) and an USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), conduct aerial refueling during Exercise BENGAL TIGER 2002. The Exercise is a bilateral training exercise between United States Marine Corps Aviators and Members of the Bangladesh Defense Force Air Wing

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Squad, 2nd Platoon, F/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), equipped with riot shields and batons, practiced snatch team drills, during non-lethal crowd control technique training being conducted aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Ordnance Mechanics assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA AW-533) and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two One Two (VMFA-212) upload BDU-33 25-pound practice bombs onto a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft while deployed at Royal Australian Air Force Base (RAAFB) Tindal, Australia, in support of Exercise SOUTHERN FRONTIER. The exercise is a combined exercise with the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian military

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Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN FRONTIER

Base: Raaf Tindal

Country: Australia (AUS)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL Amber N. Castro, 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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