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Flight deck personnel assist the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter being readied for flight aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to , the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

Flight deck personnel assist the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A Marine of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks out the hatch of his AAVP6A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the initial assault phase of the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89

A Marine of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit looks out the hatch of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Pattaya Beach Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Re... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marines will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) board a CH-46...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Marine standing in the back of a truck aboard a landing craft looks toward the open well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A Marine standing in the back of a truck aboard a landing craft looks ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines on the grounds of the US Embassy wait in line to board a helicopter. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

Marines on the grounds of the US Embassy wait in line to board a helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to... More

Chaplain (LT.) Joe Scordo, the Catholic chaplain for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), says Mass for Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marine Corps and Navy elements participating in the operation are involved in providing support for the embassy and evacuating civilians caught in Liberia's civil war

Chaplain (LT.) Joe Scordo, the Catholic chaplain for the 22nd Marine E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) relax as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) relax as th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) gathers up his gear as his unit prepares to board buses bound for the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) gathers up...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines prepare to move out in a convoy of M939 5-ton cargo trucks and an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) after stopping on a city street. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Marines prepare to move out in a convoy of M939 5-ton cargo trucks and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Marines in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are greeted by a pair of Iraqi children as they patrol the city's streets. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Marines in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) bow their heads as Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett says a prayer during a Protestant worship service held in a partially destroyed building. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) bow their h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepare to treat their next refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P... More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. He and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P... More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine listens as a Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Mass in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine listens as a Marine from the 24th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1). Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the WASP for a Mediterranean deployment

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J.E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, left, and another with an M-16A2 rifle, right, participate in Operation Red Reef III, an exercise to train Saudi Marines

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED REEF III Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael J. Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) charge across the desert during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined servcice exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) man an LAV(C) light armored command and control vehicle escorting civilian relief workers who are transporting food supplies. The mission is taking place as part of the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The crewman in the hatch has an M-16A2 5.56mm rifle and an M-240E1 7.62mm machine gun is on the pintle mount to his right

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) man an LAV(C) li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) travel through Kismayo in an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle en route to secure the airport. The Marines are in the region during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) travel through Kis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to P... More

The crew of a 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle prepare to secure their vehicle after parking in it during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

The crew of a 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit AAV-7A1 amphibious assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit run past Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters secured on the bow of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during morning physical training (PT)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit run past Marine Medium H...

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

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) enters the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) enters the USS Portland w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNISOM II Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Mossman Release Status: Released ... More

Sailors stationed onboard the USS Portland watch fellow crewmemebers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit refuel Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft in the well deck. The LCAC is carrying light armored vehicles (LAVs) and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) used by the Marines in an exercise on Black Beach in support of UNOSOM II

Sailors stationed onboard the USS Portland watch fellow crewmemebers f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A US Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), refuels from a US Military support aircraft, while operating from the flight deck of the US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) (not shown). The 2000 marines on board Guam have been operating in coastal waters off the troubled African nation of Liberia, assisting in evacuation efforts in support of Operation ASSURED RESPONSE

A US Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the 22nd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Pha Richard W. Williams, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Navy CAPT. Brian Hinkley, a pilot with the Navy EA-6 Shadowhawks, debriefs US Air Force LT. GEN. Mike Ryan at a mass hot wash following the rescue mission of CAPT. Scott O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3).(Exact date unknown)

US Navy CAPT. Brian Hinkley, a pilot with the Navy EA-6 Shadowhawks, d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady, surrounded by US Flags, speaks to members of the press upon his arrival. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. O'Grady is attached to the 555th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing

US Air Force CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady, surrounded by US Flags, speaks to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

MASTER GUNNERY SGT. Pumphrey, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) S-3, briefs Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, on the rules of engagement prior to their landing in Liberia. SPMAGTF Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), at the US Embassy in Monrovia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. Tony L. Corwin

MASTER GUNNERY SGT. Pumphrey, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

COL. Tony Corwin, Commanding Officer of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, addresses troops two days prior to landing in Liberia. SPMAGTF Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at the US Embassy in Monrovia

COL. Tony Corwin, Commanding Officer of the Special Purpose Marine Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, arrive at the US Embassy by way of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. SPMAGTF Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, takes on the security mission at the Embassy from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. Tony L. Corwin

US Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A view of the south side entrance to the US Embassy Ambassadors residence in Monrovia, Liberia with Marine defensive positions visible. During Operation ASSURED RESPONSE Marines from the 2ND Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Lejeune, NC took over the security mission at the embassy

A view of the south side entrance to the US Embassy Ambassadors reside...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: US Embassy, Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Andrew Rodecap mans a M240G machine gun and LCPL Michael Lewis armed with the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle guard several 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles in the " Stack Arms" position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Andrew Rodecap mans a M240G mach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides heavy weapons support with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun for security at the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from Camp Pendleton, California practice ship boarding drills on the USS Comstock (LSD-45) off the Southern California coast in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ `97. The Marines are armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from Camp Pendleto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Comstock (LSD 45) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command ... More

US Marine Corps Corporal Anquone Conyer slices and dices vegetables for a salad in the Flag Mess to be served to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Commanding Officer. CPL Conyer is deployed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of Landing Force Sixth Fleet aboard USS WASP (LHD 1)

US Marine Corps Corporal Anquone Conyer slices and dices vegetables fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J. T. Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 Paul A. Diaz, Nuclear Biological and Chemical Officer, Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pumps some iron on the rowing machine in the gym aboard the USS WASP (LHD 1). The 26th MEU is deployed on the ship as part of Landing Force Sixth Fleet

US Marine Corps CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 Paul A. Diaz, Nuclear Biologic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J. T. Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps Private First Class Edward C. Walsh, armed with an M16 rifle, talks with reconnaissance Marines from a radio on the back of US Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Glenn Schmid while searching for arms smugglers during a helicopter raid exercise. 2LT Walsh and PFC Schmid are in Thailand as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

US Marine Corps Private First Class Edward C. Walsh, armed with an M16...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Ko Samea San Island Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Eric C. Tausch, Usmc Release St... More

Marines, armed with M60's, advance through a village during a helicopter raid. The Marines, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, were rehearsing for the combined-arms, live-fire exercise portion of COBRA GOLD '98. (Substandard image)

Marines, armed with M60's, advance through a village during a helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: 1LT Kristen A. Lasica... More

Captain Kevin Abbey, a 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot, gets a run in on the flight deck as the ship steams toward the Persian Gulf. The Secretary of Defense ordered the MEU's nearly 2,000 Marines and Sailors to set sail from Okinawa, Japan to the Gulf aboard the ships of the BELLEAU WOOD Amphibious Ready Group

Captain Kevin Abbey, a 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) AV-8B Harr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Eric C. Tausch, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Maritime Special Purpose Force Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fastrope from a CH-46 Sea Knight to USS DUBUQUE's flight deck (not shown) to keep their skills sharp. The MEU's nearly 2,000 Marines and Sailors have been training intensely since the Secretary of Defense ordered the unit into the Persian Gulf area

Maritime Special Purpose Force Marines from the 31st Marine Expedition...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BELLEAU WOOD Base: Uss Dubuque (LPD 8) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1. A second CH-46E is parked on flight deck

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 13th MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Aerial view of the US Marine Corps (USMC), Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), standing in parade formation, at the Udari Range, Kuwait

Aerial view of the US Marine Corps (USMC), Battalion Landing Team 2/1,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Don L. Maes, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

An Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) moves onto the beach at Litohoro, Greece, carrying equipment for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The first wave of U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th MEU arrived ashore in Litohoro during the early-morning hours in support of the NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. The 26th MEU and USS KEARSAGE (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group are deployed in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

An Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) moves onto the beach at Litohoro, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Litohoro Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Rossman Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Two Logistical Amphibious Recovery Craft (LARC) return to USS KEARSAGE (LHD 3) from the beach at Litohoro, Greece. The first wave of U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived ashore in Litohoro during the early-morning hours in support of the NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. The 26th MEU and USS KEARSAGE Amphibious Ready Group are deployed in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Two Logistical Amphibious Recovery Craft (LARC) return to USS KEARSAGE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Litohoro Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Rossman Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Ammunition captured from the Kosovo Liberation Army by US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU as part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN will be helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Ammunition captured from the Kosovo Liberation Army by US Marines from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... More

US NAVY Chaplain, Commander Patrick Hahan delivers a sermon during a field mass for Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at Camp Montieth, near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines are part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

US NAVY Chaplain, Commander Patrick Hahan delivers a sermon during a f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera... More

Marines from Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrol the streets of Vegra, Kosovo. The day prior, Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment returned fire on snipers killing one. The Marines are part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Delta Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Cernica State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Opera... More

Serbian villagers from the village of Vegra leave town via horse and cart in a mass exodus of Serbs in the region. The Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Serbian villagers from the village of Vegra leave town via horse and c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Vegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operato... More

Confiscated KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) bolt action rifle and other weapons from the village of Zegra. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Confiscated KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) bolt action rifle and other w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

GUNNERY Sergeant William Post from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment marches down the main street of Zegra with the local Children. Post learned from the children how to say left and right in Albanian and proceded to teach them how to march. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

GUNNERY Sergeant William Post from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

Personal items looted from a home in Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Personal items looted from a home in Kosovo. The Marines and sailors o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

Marines from India Company 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment deal with civilians outside their perimeter in the city of Gnjilane, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

Marines from India Company 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment deal wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Un... More

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) deployed with the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries supplies from a resupply ship off the coast of Hawaii

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Patrick Bloodgood Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort Serbian detainees to the Kosovo - Serbian border before they are released to Serbian authorities, two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are in the background. Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo in support of NATO Operation Joint Guardian

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort Serbian detaine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Craig J. Shell Release Status: Released to... More

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), from 539th Assault Squadron explains British assault procedures to United States Marines. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Vehicles from Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance, like this Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from the Twenty Sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), were off loaded from a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) at Cap Serrat Beach, Tunisia, Africa in support of Exercise ATLAS HINGE

Vehicles from Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance, like this L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard T. O'Connor, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) splash across a sandbar at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in a mock amphibious assault designed to train Tunisian forces

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) preflight an AV-8B2 Harrier as it prepares to take off from the USS Kearsarge for the last time. Kearsarge is enroute to the US after a six month Mediterranean deployment

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Major Command Shown: COM2FLT Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth Rossman, Usnr Release St... More

US Marine Lance Corporal Gary Smith, a Landing Support SPECIALIST with MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) Service Support Group 13, 13TH MEU (Special Operations Capable), teaches a local Timorese man how to secure a payload for airlift during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation in East Timor, September 2000. US Marines and Sailors (Not shown) from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

US Marine Lance Corporal Gary Smith, a Landing Support SPECIALIST with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION, EAST TIMOR Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc R... More

US Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) load into the rear of a US Marine CH-46 (Sea Knight) helicopter to go ashore for their mission during FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise in Pohang, Korea. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

US Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) load into the rear of a U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. L... More

US Marines practice close combat battle techniques aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2), during FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise, while off the coast of Pohang, Korea. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

US Marines practice close combat battle techniques aboard the USS Esse...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. L... More

Left side medium shot of a US Marines Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) from Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Weapons Company, fires its M-242 Bushmaster 25mm Automatic chain gun and a mounted M-240 7.62mm Machine Gun down a live fire range in Susong Ri, Korea. During FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

Left side medium shot of a US Marines Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Susong Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Release Status: ... More

A convoy of US Marine Corps AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from Weapons Company, Camp Pendleton, CA, participate in live fire exercises at the range in Susong Ri, Korea. During FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise, Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

A convoy of US Marine Corps AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Susong Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Release Status: ... More

Four US Marine Corps AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles participate in live fire exercises at the range in Susong Ri, Korea. During FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

Four US Marine Corps AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles participate in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Susong Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Release Status: ... More

US Navy Captain (CAPT) F. Lee Touchberry, watches carefully as US Marine Corps Colonel (COL), James Lowe, Commanding Officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes a bite from the Marine Corps 225th birthday cake. The officers are on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2), while in Hong Kong, China. US Marine and Naval Forces Unit spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

US Navy Captain (CAPT) F. Lee Touchberry, watches carefully as US Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Hong Kong Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Re... More

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ridge, California, assigned to Weapons Company (WCO), Battalion 2/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), mans an M-60 machine gun on the starboard aft elevator, aboard the USS BOXER (LHD 4)

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Southern Pacific Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Logan Dmattus, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Aboard the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), a group of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and their equipment load onto one of Assault Craft Unit Four's Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) for transport to one of the ships of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)

Aboard the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), a group of Marines from the 24th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Madock, USN Release St... More

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stallion in the air as the heavy lift helicopter deploys with US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone in Afghanistan. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, and and area map, Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a moment to regroup themselves after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion resulting after US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) destroyed a series of tunnels discovered in the Zhawar Kili area of Eastern Afghanistan, while conducting search and destroy missions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhawar Kili Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eason, USMC Release Stat... More

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The bivouac site located to the distant left (see 2-man dome tents) belonged to the Marine Service Support Group-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The mass of military vans in the center of the photo belonged to the 101st Air Assault Division, US Army

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base loca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as they prepare to embark upon a patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground is the LAV's 7.62 mm machine gun loaded and ready to go

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines provide security for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal effort at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The Marines are conducting a mounted patrol using Light Armored Vehicles-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), dismount their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) at an observation post manned by anti-Taliban forces near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using a LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses transfer of command issues with Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the discussion is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBTANDARD)

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) relocates his two-man desert colored dome tent at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. A Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) in use in the background

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) stands in front of palletized items at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Keady, USMC, Supply Officer, Battalion Landing Tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Enduring Freedom Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) walk along the flightline at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, (background), Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), as a memorial to the Marines killed in a KC-130 crash at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, both members of Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), work at their laptops in a combat operations center located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Flight Engineer and Detachment Sergeant Major (acting), MASTER Sergeant Kevin Powell, USMC, (right), cleans his M9 pistol, while STAFF Sergeant Jeff Hobb (left), Quality Assurance Officer, completes a check of his M9 pistol. The two are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and are presently located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

Flight Engineer and Detachment Sergeant Major (acting), MASTER Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130 from his sister squadron VMGR-252 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded, board a KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Corporal Scott E. McLain, USMC, Landing Support SPECIALIST, MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) interacts with the Kenyan school boys and girls near the schoolhouse in Faza, Kenya. The Marines are there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations

Corporal Scott E. McLain, USMC, Landing Support SPECIALIST, MEU Servic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL B... More

During the construction of the new schoolhouse at Faza, spectators gathered, one a young Kenyan with is pet monkey comes over to check out Corporal Scott E. McLain, USMC, Landing Support SPECIALIST, MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)). The schoolhouse is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Kenya

During the construction of the new schoolhouse at Faza, spectators gat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL Br... More

Corporal Omar A. Medina, Landing Support SPECIALIST, MEU Service Support Group 13 (MSSG-13), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) performs a trumpet solo for Kenyan school kids near the schoolhouse in Faza, Kenya. The Marines are there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations

Corporal Omar A. Medina, Landing Support SPECIALIST, MEU Service Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL B... More

After a long morning of construction in the heat, a group of Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Camp Pendleton, California, take a moment to relax and eat chow in the shade near the schoolhouse in Faza. The schoolhouse is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Kenya

After a long morning of construction in the heat, a group of Marines f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL Br... More

A local Kenyan construction worker trims some of the Coral brick with his hammer during the building of the schoolhouse in Faza. The schoolhouse is being built by the Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Camp Pendleton, California, as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Kenya

A local Kenyan construction worker trims some of the Coral brick with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL Br... More

A group Kenyan school children watch Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) who are sitting (out of frame) under the shade of a tree near the schoolhouse in Faza. The Marines are there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations in Kenya

A group Kenyan school children watch Marines from the 13th Marine Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL B... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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