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US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter, addresses Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines during a brief stop at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Military personnel deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (left), is briefed by US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Cuadros on a USN Seebee construction project during his visit to Djibouti, Africa. The SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), meets with Traditional CHIEF Essikado during his visit at SEKONDI, Ghana (GHA). THE SECNAV focus while in Africa is to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (right), meets with Traditional CHIEF Essikado during his visit at SEKONDI, Ghana (GHA). THE SECNAV focus while in Africa is to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (left) speaks to guests, during the Ground-breaking Ceremony for the new Obock Pier Facility in Djibouti. SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (left), meets with Republic of Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, meets with the Sailors of the Quarter and Sailors of the Year from the various tenant commands at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, Italy. The SECNAV is in Italy following a weeklong visit to Africa for a first-hand look at the work being done by the Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, issues the Oath of Reenlistment to a group of US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officers (CPO), during a Ceremony conducted aboard the USN Submarine Tender, USS EMORY S. LAND (AS 39). The LAND is anchored of the coast of Sekondi, Ghana, conducting preventative maintenance training procedures, and providing assistance to Ghana's navy in repairing their ships. The SECNAV focus while in Africa is to get a first-hand look at the work being done by USN Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (left) participates in a Ground-breaking Ceremony, with Republic of Djibouti Civil and Military Officials, for the new Obock Pier Facility in Djibouti. The SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter (center), speaks to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Provisional Security Company Four (PSC-4), during his visit to Djibouti, Africa. The SECNAV is visiting Africa to get a first-hand look at the work being done by US Navy (USN) Sailors and Marines deployed to the region
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Djibouti (DJI)
Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, 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.