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A midnight view of Marine and Air Force KC-130 Hercules' parked on the ramp at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations
A Marine Corps KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) backs up to reposition itself for takeoff at a forward operating airstrip in the area of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), (Raiders) unload their KC-130/R that just arrived at a forward airstrip during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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A KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) silhouetted at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne brief before their flight from Kandahar while aboard Marine KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) standing, with M-16s and M82A1, on the flightline at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, prepare to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352
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A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at a forward deployed location in Southern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Two UH-60 Black Hawk Medical Evacuation helicopters are parked foreground left
With Marine KC-130/Rs parked on the ramp, two Army Soldiers patrol a section of the forward operating airfield in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: 187th Infantry Regiment
Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, 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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