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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), sets up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kevin Freiburger, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), operates the controls for a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), sets up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Perry, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), operates the remote controls for a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship (left), and SGT Lauro Samaniego, both Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), sets up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT), Glen Andrews (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), helps to set up a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), readies the EOD Bomb Squad Robot to dispose of a suspected simulated (dummy) letter bomb found inside a building during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the EOD team members could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), positions a cable spool while setting up an x-ray machine to take photos of a dummy bomb, while wearing an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), dons an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), operates the remote controls for a Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: FPEX

Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler

State: Okinawa

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: PFC Daniel Klein, 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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label_outline Explore Remote Ordnance Neutralization System, Rons, Pfc Daniel Klein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (standing left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (standing right) play the role of perpetrators who have taken a hostage during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), enters a building wearing an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

An observer from the Fire Department looks on as US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel dressed in hazardous material handling suits set up an x-ray device inside the cargo compartment of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during the force protection exercise, and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) training conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Official PHOTO of US Marine Brigadier General David F. Bice. This image was taken on February 25th, 1994, at Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Ken Blankenship, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), assists his coworker, USMC SGT Lauro Samaniego, by untangling the communication wire that runs from his EOD-8 Bomb Suit during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the EOD team members could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marine stands behind a protective shield used in anti-terrorism activities is on display during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) robot moves into position to examine a explosive device during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted by US Marine Corps (USMC), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG)

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US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (fifth from left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) takes time to pose for a group photo with USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines outside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) speaks with two USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines stationed at Camp Foster during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (fourth from left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) takes time to pose for a group photo with USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines outside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

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