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US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate AIRMAN (ABAN) Jesse H. Sadler directs US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to a landing on the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) flight deck. The IWO JIMA is currently part of a large military mission to evacuate US citizens from Lebanon (LBN) during an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capturing of two Israeli Soldiers
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate AIRMAN (ABAN) Kempton D. Browne secures a US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II to the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA is on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is assisting the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with the departure of US citizens from Lebanon, at the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Lebanon is under an Lebanoni attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Lebanon and the capture of two Lebanoni Soldiers
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (AB2) Maurk R. Burks (yellow shirt) directs the movement of a US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II on the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA is on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is assisting the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with the departure of US citizens from Lebanon, at the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Lebanon is under an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capture of two Israeli Soldiers
US Navy (USN) AIRMAN Apprentice (AA) Aaron A. Logan secures a US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II fighter to the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA is on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is assisting the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with the departure of US citizens from Lebanon, at the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Lebanon is under an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capture of two Israeli Soldiers
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (AB2) Maurk R. Burks (yellow shirt) directs the movement of a US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II on the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA is on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is assisting the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with the departure of US citizens from Lebanon, at the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Lebanon is under an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capture of two Israeli Soldiers
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler Third Class (ABH3) Gavin J. Anderson helps to recover a US Marine Corps (USMC) Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion cargo helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365), as it lands on the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) while assisting American citizens as they arrive onboard after being evacuated from Lebanon
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (AB3) Ryan Ranalli charts flight information on a night board in the Primary Flight Control (PFC) aboard the multi-purpose Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) is currently assisting in the evacuation of US citizens from Lebanon (LBN) during an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capturing of two Israeli Soldiers
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler Third Class (ABH3) Gavin J. Anderson signals to a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight cargo helicopter as it lifts away from the flight deck of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7), while the USS IWO JIMA is off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon (LBN), assisting American citizens as they arrive onboard after being evacuated from Lebanon
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate AIRMAN (AW) Isaac Berwick watches as a U.S Marine Corps Marine AV-8B Harrier aircraft lands on the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 30, 2006. The Harrier is part of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Attack Squadron 311, based at Iwakuni, Japan. ESSEX is currently underway off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, after spending two days in port to load 31st MEU personnel and equipment for its upcoming fall patrol. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Marvin E. Thompson Jr.) (Released)
US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate AIRMAN (ABAN) Robert B. Broomfield waits for the signal from the aircraft director to go ahead and chain a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA is currently part of a large military mission to evacuate US citizens from Lebanon (LBN) during an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capture of two Israeli Soldiers
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Amanda M. Williams, 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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