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CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) takes on cargo for Marines stationed in Beirut, Lebanon

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Camouflage netting covers an M-110 203mm howitzer during an exercise at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

Camouflage netting covers an M-110 203mm howitzer during an exercise a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R. W. Hower Release Status: ... More

A right front view of Air Force One, a VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft, parked on the tarmac at the Marco Polo Airport. The aircraft is standing by to fly President Ronald Reagan to Rome at the conclusion of the Venice Summit

A right front view of Air Force One, a VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft, pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marco Polo Airport, Venice Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Hernandez. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Marines relax on the turret of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle while waiting to embark aboard a Navy ship. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to partcipate in Operation Desert Shield

Marines relax on the turret of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle while w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Europe/II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) shakes hands with a Marine waiting to embark aboard a Navy ship. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

GUNNERY SGT. C. S. Barnum, Tiyan Zone Liaison, Combat Service Support Detachment 37, interacts with a Kurdish baby while he makes his daily rounds to the evacuee community to ensure all of their needs are met

GUNNERY SGT. C. S. Barnum, Tiyan Zone Liaison, Combat Service Support ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Tiyan State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Marshall A. P... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), takes the ball from a 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldier during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Patrick Walton, 1ST Platoon (PLT), A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (fifth from the top), Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, joins the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, for lunch at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (fifth from the top), Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Kevin W. Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

GUNNERY SGT. Aretha D. Grubbs performs in a historical pageant for the Women's History Month Celebration hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp S. D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan at the Butler Officers Clubon March. 5, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by STAFF SGT. Ricardo Morales) (Released)

GUNNERY SGT. Aretha D. Grubbs performs in a historical pageant for the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb Camp S.D. Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricardo Morales, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler guides a MH-60S Nightwawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-28into position to release pallet of cargo on the flightdeck of the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BATAAN (LHD3) during a verticle replenishment March 6, 2007. The Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN received 39 pallets of supplies from USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5), March 6, 2007. The BATAAN ESG is currently supporting maritime security operations (MSO) in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler guides a MH-60S Nightwaw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Clark J. Schindler, USMC Release... More

U.S. Marines prepare to load mail into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Marines prepare to load mail into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

U.S. Marines prepare to load mail into CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Marines prepare to load mail into CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

GUNNERY SGT. Jay Browne, a member of a Marine Corps photographic unit, films an exercise with a video camera

GUNNERY SGT. Jay Browne, a member of a Marine Corps photographic unit,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Laird Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Europe/II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), talks with a group of Marines waiting to embark aboard Navy ships. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Bedford MK 4x4 truck assigned to the British army's 7th Armour Brigade is driven down the stern ramp of the Danish cargo ship Dana Cimbria upon its arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.

A Bedford MK 4x4 truck assigned to the British army's 7th Armour Briga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Mark Enrique, Fire Team Leader, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), prevents an attempt to score by the 404th Iraqi National Guard Battalion during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Mark Enrique, Fire Team Leader, 1ST ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

U.S. Marine Corps Hastings, a Preventive Medicine Technician from the Forward Department of Preventive Medicine Unit East, gives an Iraqi girl toys during a visit by the 4th Civil Affair Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The detachment brought toys, food and supplies to the small village during Security and Stabilization Operations in the Western Al Anbar Province of Iraq. Dec. 30, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Hastings, a Preventive Medicine Technician from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT Kevin Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF)

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF)

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) practice sweeping techniques while patrolling on a local village in Uganda, June 13. Two Marines from MCSCG assisted African partner nations by providing subje... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Johnathon A. Huizar,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Johnathon A. Huizar,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Johnathon A. Huizar, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), career planner and native of Anaheim, Calif., stands at atten... More

The headstone of Rene Gagnon, who died Oct. 12, 1979,

The headstone of Rene Gagnon, who died Oct. 12, 1979,

The headstone of Rene Gagnon, who died Oct. 12, 1979, is located in Section 51 in Arlington National Cemetery. Gagnon is best known for being one of the six men depicted in Associated Press photographer Joe Ros... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr, left, a Marine Liaison Team Lead, Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity Support and Planne... More

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment stage their gear aboard

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment stage their gear aboard

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment stage their gear aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before departing for Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2014. The regiment will be the last regimental com... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault USS GUAM (LPH-9) during flight operations off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Debris marks the site of the Marine Battalion Landing Team headquarters and barracks building that was destroyed in a terrorist bomb attack

Debris marks the site of the Marine Battalion Landing Team headquarter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

GUNNERY SGT. Mathew Whitacre mans an M-134 7.62mm minigun aboard a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) UH-1H Iroquois helicopter. Whitacre is maintaining a watch over an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter while on mine countermeasures patrol in the gulf

GUNNERY SGT. Mathew Whitacre mans an M-134 7.62mm minigun aboard a Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of Btry. L, 4th Bn., 12th Marines, conduct target practice with a M-198 155mm howitzer during the joint Korean-U.S. Exercise Bear Hunt '88

Members of Btry. L, 4th Bn., 12th Marines, conduct target practice wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Farrell Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Members of the 2nd Marine Division review plans while waiting to embark aboard a Navy ship to participate in Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 2nd Marine Division review plans while waiting to embar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A member of the 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion (3rd LAAM BN) stands beside a line of trucks being deployed to participate in Operation Desert Shield

A member of the 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion (3rd LAAM BN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose for a picture prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Two of the Soldiers are holding the 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

U.S. Marines from Combat Cargo, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guide forklifts to move pallets of supplies from the flight deck of USS BATAAN (LHD-5) during a replenishment at sea March 6, 2007. The BATAAN received 39 pallets of supplies from USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5) during the replenishment. The BATAAN ESG is currently supporting maritime security operations (MSO) in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

U.S. Marines from Combat Cargo, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, guide ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Clark J. Schindler, USMC Release... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an Enhanced Marksmanship Program shoot onboard the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BATAAN, March 8, 2007. The 26th MEU and BATAAN Strike Group are currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Clark J. Schindler, USMC Release... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an Enhanced Marksmanship Program shoot onboard the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BATAAN, March 8, 2007. The 26th MEU and BATAAN Strike Group are currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Clark J. Schindler, USMC Release... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Jose H. Molina, sergeant major,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Jose H. Molina, sergeant major,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Jose H. Molina, sergeant major, First Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, addresses the company after the completion of a cerem... More

Members of the Lansing Marine Corps Reserve wear snow shoes during cold weather training exercises

Members of the Lansing Marine Corps Reserve wear snow shoes during col...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lansing State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Gary Lammers Release Status: Released t... More

U.S. Marines stand in formation as a fellow Marine sets up camera equipment at memorial services for the 241 Marines killed during the terrorist bombing of the barracks at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Marines stand in formation as a fellow Marine sets up camera equi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) during flight operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) during flight operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Visible on the starboard side of the ship is a Sea Sparrow missile launcher

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the forward flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marine beachmasters load utility vehicles aboard a utility landing craft during a multinational peacekeeping operation

Marine beachmasters load utility vehicles aboard a utility landing cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A train carrying M-60A1 main battle tanks moves through the port. The tanks and other elements of the 2nd Marine Division are being embarked aboard naval vessels to participate in Operation Desert Shield

A train carrying M-60A1 main battle tanks moves through the port. The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Marines relax around their gear while waiting to embark aboard Navy ships. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are preparing to leave the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield. A 155mm M-198 howitzer is in the foreground

Marines relax around their gear while waiting to embark aboard Navy sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Soldiers from the British army's 7th Armour Brigade inspect their FV432 armored vehicles following the vehicles' arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.

Soldiers from the British army's 7th Armour Brigade inspect their FV43...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) cuts blocks of wood as he helps build tent frames during Operation Desert Shield.

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) cuts bl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An M-113 armored personnel carrier moves across the desert near the Kuwaiti border prior to the start of the ground offensive during Operation Desert Storm.

An M-113 armored personnel carrier moves across the desert near the Ku...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Anthony Massa, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), makes a spectacular save during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. Anthony Massa, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Ann G. Burke, Iraqi National Guard (ING) Liaison, Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), shows a young girl the picture she took of her and her new teddy bear at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. The 11th MEU and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Ann G. Burke, Iraqi National Guard (ING...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) SGT. Fernando Lozano, S-3 Training Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out blankets to a resident of"Rubble Town"in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. USMC Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors of the 11th MEU SOC distributed more than 330 blankets to destitute residents of this area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) SGT. Fernando Lozano, S-3 Training Noncommissio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Terrence Kyles, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, attached to the 4th Civil Affair Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, interacts with Iraqi children in Harwan, Iraq. The detachment brought toys, food and supplies to the small village during Security and Stabilization Operations in the Western Al Anbar Province in Iraq. Dec. 30, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Terrence Kyles, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, attac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harwan State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT Kevin Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Marine Corps (left to right) CAPT. Daniel S. Price, Fires and Information Operations Officer, Lance CPL. Josiah-Elisha Hansen Ballinger, Administrative Clerk, CPL. Tameka Y. Shanks, Combat Engineer (Driver), and Lance CPL. Andrew P. St Cyr, Fire Direction Controller, all from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pause for a security check during a convoy to the village of Harwan. Dec. 30, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps (left to right) CAPT. Daniel S. Price, Fires and Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harwan State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT Kevin Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Two Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion return

Two Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion return

Two Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion return fire on a hostile building housing a force of simulated enemy opposition Jan. 16 during military operations on urbanized terrain training at Combat Town in ... More

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment, load luggage onto

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment, load luggage onto

Marines with 1st Marine Regiment, load luggage onto the back of a truck during a farewell aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 10, 2014. The regiment will deploy as part of the last regimental ... More

Captain Chris Polidora, operations officer with 1st

Captain Chris Polidora, operations officer with 1st

Captain Chris Polidora, operations officer with 1st Marine Regiment, said his goodbyes to his wife, Herlinda, and daughters Sofia and Lilliana, at a farewell for the regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendl... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Scott, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Scott, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Scott, right, a counter intelligence and human intelligence (CI/HUMINT) specialist with 1st Intel Battalion (Intel Bn.), I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG... More

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, addresses a Marine during a visit to elements of the 2nd Marine Division departing the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, addresses a Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An M-270 armored vehicle-mounted rocket launcher (AVMRL), left, and an M-88 armored recovery vehicle assigned to the 2nd Armored Division sit in the desert near the Kuwaiti border during Operation Desert Storm.

An M-270 armored vehicle-mounted rocket launcher (AVMRL), left, and an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public C... More

SGT. MAJ. T. J. Caulkings, left, brigade sergeant major of the Tiger Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, checks over the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M-88 armored recovery vehicle while inspecting the brigade's positions during Operation Desert Storm.

SGT. MAJ. T. J. Caulkings, left, brigade sergeant major of the Tiger B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Marines from Btry. E, 2nd Bn., 10th Marines. perform preventive maintenance on their M-198 155mm howitzer following Operation Desert Storm.

Marines from Btry. E, 2nd Bn., 10th Marines. perform preventive mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marines from Mobility Counter Mobility (MCM) Platoon, Headquarters & Service Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, cover their amphibious assault vehicle with camouflage netting on White Beach

US Marines from Mobility Counter Mobility (MCM) Platoon, Headquarters ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

GUNNERY SGT. Rome M. Holcomb from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA-533) conducts post flight checks on one of four F-18 "Hornet" fighters at Rock Hampton Airport, Australia, on April 29, 2001. The Hornets flew in from Guam to participate in "Exercise TANDEM THRUST," a combined US and Australian military training exercise. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of the exercise is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

GUNNERY SGT. Rome M. Holcomb from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Rock Hampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy Lock, US... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Marine GUNNERY SGT. Eric Aker, a Department of Defense Fire Academy instructor at the 312th Training Squadron, pulls a charged 1 3/4 inch attack line during training at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 1, 2004. GUNNERY SGT. Aker is training for the 13th Annual Fire Fighter Challenge World Championship Competition at Las Vegas, Nev. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Tabitha L. Larson) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Marine GUNNERY SGT. Eric Aker, a Department o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Goodfellow Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Tabitha Larson, USAF Release Stat... More

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Ivan G. Krimker (right), Corpsman, 1ST Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), shows an employee of the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq, how to apply ointment to a wound. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Ivan G. Krimker (right), Corpsman, 1ST Platoon (P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Nathaniel T. Kulikowski, Squad Leader, 2nd Squad, 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out toys to a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Nathaniel T. Kulikowski, Squad Leader, 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An Iraqi girl in Harwan, Iraq during a visit by the 4th Civil Affair Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The detachment brought toys, food and supplies to the small village during Security and Stabilization Operations in the Western Al Anbar Province of Iraq. Dec. 30, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams) (Released)

An Iraqi girl in Harwan, Iraq during a visit by the 4th Civil Affair D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harawn State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT Kevin Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

March 20, 2007, GUNNERY SGT. Sean Jahr, the STAFF Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Command, Navigation, and Radar section with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ-1) in Asad Air Base, Iraq, checks his offices logbook. VMAQ-1 is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released)

March 20, 2007, GUNNERY SGT. Sean Jahr, the STAFF Non-Commissioned Off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1 Scene Camera Ope... More

Servicemembers with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd

Servicemembers with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd

Servicemembers with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group play soccer during a post-deployment field meet aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 11, 2013. Marines and sailors rotated between playin... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard returns fire at

Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard returns fire at

Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard returns fire at an enemy Jan. 22 during KMEP near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To prepare for the cold weather training, the U.S. Marines ... More

A chaplain and a U.S. Marine read religious passages during memorial services for the 241 Marines killed during the terrorist bombing of the barracks at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A chaplain and a U.S. Marine read religious passages during memorial s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

An Italian honor guard stands in formation on the tarmac at the Marco Polo Airport. Air Force One, A VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft, is standing by to fly President Ronald Reagan to Rome at the conclusion of the Venice Summit

An Italian honor guard stands in formation on the tarmac at the Marco ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marco Polo Airport, Venice Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A pair of Marines look into the harbor while waiting to embark aboard a Navy ship. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

A pair of Marines look into the harbor while waiting to embark aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

As members of the news media look on, two FV432 armored vehicles assigned to the British army's 7th Armour Brigade are driven onto the pier from the stern ramp of the Danish cargo ship Dana Cimbria after its arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.

As members of the news media look on, two FV432 armored vehicles assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

STAFF SGT. Gerry Neider and GUNNERY SGT. Bob Kaitchuck install a servo flap motor actuator in the upper wing of a Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 321 (VMHA-321) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The reserve squadron is at Fallon for two weeks of active duty training at the Naval Air Warfare Center target complex

STAFF SGT. Gerry Neider and GUNNERY SGT. Bob Kaitchuck install a servo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status: ... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Patricia J. Ruiz, Radio Opertor, Communications Detachment, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 11 (MSSG-11), 11th MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), leaves a local Iraqi's home in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq, after helping him carry his family's new blankets. USMC Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors of the 11th MEU SOC distributed more than 330 blankets to destitute residents of this area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Patricia J. Ruiz, Radio Opertor, Communica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwaniyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks SGT. Glen, S-1 section, for a job well done during his visit to the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, First ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Kevin W. Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

GUNNERY SGT. Jonathan Knauth and CPL. Cory Tepfenhart, both active duty Marines serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Combat Camera, capture digital photographs of the AV8-B Harrier as it performs at the 2007 Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Air Show(U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Annette Spurgeon) (Released)

GUNNERY SGT. Jonathan Knauth and CPL. Cory Tepfenhart, both active dut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS YUMA Scene Camera Ope... More

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler guides a MH-60S Nightwawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-28into position to release pallet of cargo on the flightdeck of the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BATAAN (LHD3) during a verticle replenishment March 6, 2007. The Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN received 39 pallets of supplies from USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5), March 6, 2007. The BATAAN ESG is currently supporting maritime security operations (MSO) in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler guides a MH-60S Nightwaw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Clark J. Schindler, USMC Release... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines with Headquarters Marine Corps Special Operations Command Screening Team and Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignment Screening Team screen Mari... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr., right,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr., right,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John W. Jelks Jr., right, a Marine Liaison Team Lead, with Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity Support and... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan K. Strickland discusses the Marine

Staff Sgt. Ryan K. Strickland discusses the Marine

Staff Sgt. Ryan K. Strickland discusses the Marine Corps Special Operations Command program with Sgt. Adam P. Reynolds Jan. 14 at Camp Schwab. Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignment Team, in conjunct... More

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), during flight operations off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters line the flight deck of the amphibious as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A U.S. Marine places a wreath before the altar at memorial services for the 241 Marines killed during the terrorist bombing of the barracks at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A U.S. Marine places a wreath before the altar at memorial services fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, damage control vehicles and cargo line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), during flight operations off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, damage control vehicles and cargo line t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Chaplains, U.S. Marines and family members observe a moment of silence at memorial services for the 241 Marines killed during the terrorist bombing of the barracks at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

Chaplains, U.S. Marines and family members observe a moment of silence...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Equipment is offloaded from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during supply operations at Landing Zone Brown

Equipment is offloaded from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during suppl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over utility landing craft near Green Beach during a multinational peacekeeping operation

A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over utility landing craft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A Marine observes the surrounding area through his binoculars while standing near a bunker above Checkpoint 73 during a multinational peacekeeping operation

A Marine observes the surrounding area through his binoculars while st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, watches as members of the 2nd Marine Division prepare to depart to take part in Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, watches as members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Marines watch from a pier as the dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD-38) is assisted by a tug. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division will embark aboard the Pensacola and other ships to participate in Operation Desert Shield

Marines watch from a pier as the dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic and Europe/II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), talks with Marines sitting on toof a communications shelter in the bed of a truck waiting to embark aboard Navy ships. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy Jr., commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Soldiers from the British army's 7th Armour Brigade inspect their FV432 armored vehicles following the vehicles' arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.

Soldiers from the British army's 7th Armour Brigade inspect their FV43...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

As members of the news media look on, a Bedford TM 4-4 4x4 truck assigned to the British army's 7th Armour Brigade drives onto the pier from the stern ramp of the Danish cargo ship Dana Cimbria after its arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.

As members of the news media look on, a Bedford TM 4-4 4x4 truck assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuleta Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Marines from Company A, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion, clowns while taking part in a training exercise during Operation Desert Shield.

Marines from Company A, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion, clowns while tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuletta Release Status: Released to Public... More

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