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A CH-53 from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (Reinforcements)(HMM-164) (REIN) embarks onto the USS PELELIU (LHA-5)
A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is loaded aboard an Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft
An AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1). The squadron is embarked aboard the WASP during the ship's first deployment
US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct flight operations aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The setting sun silhouettes the image
Flight deck crewmen prepare a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for takeoff from the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9)
US Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-513) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371) prepare to fuel an AV-8B Harrier at Auxiliary Airfield 2
The flight deck leading petty officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) signals to the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier aircraft as flight operations are conducted during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. The Harrier aircraft is attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) for its deployment aboard the WASP
Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), conduct aerial refueling with a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) during exercises conducted by the USMC 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), over the Arabian Sea
A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with the Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), circles the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46), center and USS NASSAU (LHA-4) as the ships launch landing craft with vehicles and Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ashore in Support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM 164), Ordnance Section, off load an AGM-65E Maverick missile from a Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) AV-8B Harrier aboard the USS PELELIU (LHA-5)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97
Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Brook R. Kelsey
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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