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Onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LAH-4), US Marine Corps (USMC) maintenance personnel assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), inventory and mark tool kits, as 24th MEU Marines wrap up an extended deployment, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Surface Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) aboard their 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) from Naval Special Warfare Boat Units, stand by on the stern of the Sudan Line, Dry Cargo Ship, M/V EL OBEID, while conducting Leadership Interdiction Operations, (LIO), in the North Arabian Sea, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Small Craft Company (SCC), offload a Zodiac Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from a truck in order to scout several islands, located in the Euphrates River, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Weapons Department stand by as safety instructors while conducting weapons training with Saco 7.62 M60 general purpose machine guns on board the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Aerial high oblique view showing three US Navy (USN) ship conducting side-by-side Underway Replenishment (UNREP) operations while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Arabian Sea support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured right-to-left are the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76); the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC), Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS RAINIER (T-AOE 7) and the USN Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Visit Board Search Seizure (VBSS) Team, from Special Boat Team 20, prepare to board a fishing dhow, while conducting nighttime Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) in the Northern Arabian Sea, in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM/IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Sailors with the weapons department aboard the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), hoist an Mk 50 (Barracuda) Lightweight Torpedo off of the ships flightdeck while participating in exercises aimed at fighting the global war on terrorism in the Arabian Gulf during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) return aboard their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), with an unidentified Dhow while on patrol aboard the USN ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS (FLIGHT IIA): GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER, USS BUCKELEY (DDG 84) (not shown), in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, assigned to Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20), aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) armed with two RAMO 0.50 M2 lightweight machine guns, underway in the North Arabian Sea, conducting Maritime Interception Operations (MIO), in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM/IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM/ IRAQI FREEDOM
Country: Arabian Sea
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Peterson, 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.