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A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (right), 3rd Platoon (PLT) Charlie Company (C Co), 1ST Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (1/1ST MAR), Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Forward (FWD), provides medical assistance to an injured Iraqi man (head bandaged) in the vicinity of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Abu Ghurayb (Abu Ghraib), Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Phil Skuta, Commanding Officer (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), greets local Iraqi leaders as they arrive for a Security Conference held in Al Asad, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Macabee, gives Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, a tour through the Alfa Surgical Medical Center during his visit to Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jessica L. Richards) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), interviewed by local media at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia (VA). USN ADM Clark is in Virginia Beach attending the US Naval Institutes 7th Annual Warfare Exposition and Symposium

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Alvin Dionela, pharmacy technician, US Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mercy Class Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), speaks with the Surgeon General of the Navy Vice Adm. Donald Arthur during the ship's five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joseph Caballero) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Holly Hatt, a Surgeon assigned to the 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG), Health Services Battalion, stitches a wounded Marines face as USN Dental Technician 2nd Class (DT2) Erica Phillips assist. The Marine was wounded during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Marine Corps Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors stabilize wounded Marines at the U.S. Marine Corps 1ST Battalion, 8th Regimental Aid Station, in the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2004, before they are evacuated to a medical facility. These Marines were wounded in the battle for Fallujah, between Multinational Forces and insurgents, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Class Luke L. Keene, assigned to 3rd Squad, 1ST Platoon, Charley Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, searches a metal container during a presence patrol along Battle Position Tarawa, located in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, supporting Security and Stabilization Operations, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Darvy Perez, assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol on a rooftop in the City of Ramadi, Iraq. The Marines of 1ST Marine Division are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), visits with wounded US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jaime Prieto, Charlie Company (C Co.), 23rd Marines, 1 Marine Division (MARDIV), in the medical facility on the base in Al Asad, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Al Asad

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jessica Richards, 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 Vern Clark, Jaime, Vern

Sgt. Anourack D. Phavorachith, supply warehouse chief

Lt. Greg Early, a platoon leader assigned to C Company,

Sgt. Matthew Wolfe, (left) a physical therapy technician

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Gray with 3rd Battalion, 7th

Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England (center), enjoys breakfast with the troops, at a food service hall with junior U.S. Marine Corps Marines of Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT 7), during his visit at Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jessica L. Richards) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG) use a Rough Terrain fork lift to upload palletized equipment onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army National Guard Soldier, assigned to the 935th

A U.S. soldier, medic, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd

An Iraqi security forces soldier aims his M16 rifle

Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013 -- FEMA Corps Disaster Survivor Assistance Team (DSAT) members Brittany Bieler (blue) and Jaime Flynn provide these May 20 tornado survivors information about FEMA disaster services. DSAT not only provides recovery information but can actually register survivors on-site for FEMA assistance. George Armstrong/FEMA

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 load spare tires on to the back of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton vehicle onboard Al Asad Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Charlie Company (C Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1-8th CAV), 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CAV) Soldiers and Iraqi National Guard (ING) 304th Battalion (BN Soldiers patrol through the farmlands south of Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ) as part of a joint USA and ING cordon and sweep of the area looking for insurgents and weapons caches during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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navy usn admiral vern clark vern clark chief naval operations visits marine cpl jaime prieto jaime prieto charlie charlie company c co division marine division mardiv facility asad al asad province al anbar province iraq iraqi freedom us marine corps united states marine corps operation iraqi freedom us navy high resolution al anbar cpl jessica richards navy base chief of naval operations marine company al asad air base us national archives