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Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Chris J. Purtee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-60F Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Marine Colonel Tom S. Jones, Special MAGTF Commander, talks with Haitian police during a weapons seizure at Grande Riviere Du Nord. The seizure was arranged by local Haitians and U.S. Forces during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marine Colonel Tom S. Jones, Special MAGTF Commander, talks with Haiti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Grand Riviere Du Nord Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL P.S. Royston (Usmc) Release Sta... More

1ST Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), holds a press conference for the international press at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

1ST Lieutenant James Jarvis, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the 26th...

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

Captain Dan Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Dan Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer, Battalion Landing...

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, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion La...

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) and Captain Dan Greenwood (left), USMC, S-3 Operations Officer, address an audience of US Marines and US Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

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

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton, right and Commanding Officer (CO) of the 3rd Commando Brigade, British Royal Marines (BRM), chats with US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) Brad G. Grosvenor, Commanding Officer (CO), Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marines Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), during a visit prior to the start of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton, right and Commanding Officer (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

Two 7.62mm FN A2 Special Purpose Rifles (SPR) equipped with AN/PSV-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scopes, sit inside the armory for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Scout/Snipers of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (3/23) at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two 7.62mm FN A2 Special Purpose Rifles (SPR) equipped with AN/PSV-10 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

Special guest US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, thanks the US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel attending for their continued support and legacy on the battlefield, at the USMC Officer Ball, celebrating the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps

Special guest US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, thanks the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MarForPac Scene Camera Operator: CPL Tiff... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Shawn M. Lockett, a member of the Special Reaction Team (SRT), armed with a M1014 Tactical Shotgun, provides cover while participating in a simulated bank robbery scenario at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Shawn M. Lockett, a member of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher Rye, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Perry, Commanding Officer of 2/3 Weapons Company, uses a terrain model to point out the planned scheme of maneuver for the upcoming mechanized raid, to his platoon sergeants at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Perry, Commanding Officer of 2/3 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members (both standing) cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (lying prone, left) and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (lying prone, right), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members (both s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) sniper rifle during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier dons a US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) ghillie suit (sniper suit) during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier dons a US Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rowe, Special Reaction Team (SRT), Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, listens to the briefing by Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kevan Kvenlog, Provost Marshal, MCB Camp Foster, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rowe, Special Reaction Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Varin Nasongkla, Information Systems Technician Sailor, USS Essex (LHD 2), translates medical information to a Thai civilian patient for US Marine Corps (USMC) and USN medical personnel, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 31 (MSSG-31), 31st MEU SOC (Special Operations Capable), Amphibious Squadron 11 (PHIBRON 11), Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), who are working with Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) Marines in a combined Medical/Dental Community Assistance Project (Med/Den CAP) providing medical and dental aid to the local rural population at a temporary clinic established at Ban Khok Wat Elementary School, in Thailand,...

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Varin Nasongkla, Informati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Varin Nasongkla, Information Systems Technician Sailor, USS Essex (LHD 2), translate... More

U.S. Marine Corps GEN. James L. Jones (left, rear), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), speaks with Marines from the 1ST Marine Division, Iraqi Army National Guard and Special Forces Soldiers at India Base, just outside of Camp Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Chad R. Kiehl) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps GEN. James L. Jones (left, rear), Supreme Allied Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R. Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Securit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in ... More

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), ree 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, RPG-3 grenades and 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (bottom), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among e city and are in direct violation of e peace agreement between e Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious auority and leader of e Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by...

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammuniti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), three 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles,... More

Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house i... More

Soldiers with the Iraqi, Special Forces (not shown) attached with the U.S. Marine Corps combat troops of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, while on patrol south on their way in Al Fallujah, Iraq, discover spent ammunition, during Operation Al Fajr. Operation Al Fajr, is an offensive operation designed to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, by units of the 1ST Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)

Soldiers with the Iraqi, Special Forces (not shown) attached with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-1 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan L. Jones, USMC Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus (left), Commanding General, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq, listens as a local Iraqi contractor explains a building concept, during the construction of a market in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured right is US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) A. M. Haslam, Commander, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC)

US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus (left), Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Joe Linhart, Echo Troop (E TRP), 2nd Squadron (SQDN), 11th Cavalry Regiment (CAV REGT), 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) Special Operation Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) M4, provides security for fellow Soldiers. They are interrogating the driver of a truck, out of frame, stopped for suspicious activity in Iskandaryiah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Joe Linhart, Echo Troop (E TRP), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Iskandariyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael J. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department practices room-clearing during a collaborated training exercise with the Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team at Range 111 aboard the Combat ... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force ground fights with a French Marine during a squad competition aboard the French ship Mistral, in the Mediterranean Sea, March 13, 2017, as part of the exerci... More

International soldiers provide security during the

International soldiers provide security during the

International soldiers provide security during the Advanced Medical First Responder course at the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf, Germany, Nov. 24, 2015. The course introduces special forc... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assists a Georgian soldier in using a Combat Metal Detector while conducting a “Finding and In... More

A German soldier provides security during the Advanced

A German soldier provides security during the Advanced

A German soldier provides security during the Advanced Medical First Responder course at the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf, Germany, Nov. 24, 2015. The course introduces special forces an... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater Security Cooperation team check communication and security outside a building with simulated African military role players at the Infantry Immersion Trai... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa prepare to leave a training area concluding a bilateral Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain exercise with the Spa... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, discuss movement procedures during a during a bilateral Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain exercise with Spanis... More

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Ph3 R.P. Fitzerald Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... 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

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

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

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

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

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

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are gathered for destruction in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to E/Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) are in Qalat Sukkar, to help rid the town of Baath Party symbols and to destroy weapons caches at Baath Party Headquarters

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are gathered ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to E/Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) are in Qalat Sukkar, to help rid the town of Baath Party symbols and to destroy weapons caches at Baath Party Headquarters

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston (left) and CPL Robert Allison, both members of the Special Reaction Team (SRT), prepare the cable for the closed line phone that will be delivered to the bank robbers, during a simulated bank robbery at the Pacific Marine Credit Union aboard the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston (left) and C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher Rye Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Reaction Team (SRT), line up in stack formation behind the shield as they enter the Pacific Marine Credit Union, during a simulated bank robbery at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation. Pictured left-to-right are: Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston, CPL Robert Allison and Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Thomas J. Cupo. Weapons include a Colt 9mm submachine gun and a Heclker and Koch 9mm MP5-N...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Reaction Team (SRT), line up in stack formation behind the s... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Robert Allison, a member of the Special Reaction Team (SRT), prepares the closed line phone that will be delivered to the bank robbers, during a simulated bank robbery at the Pacific Marine Credit Union aboard the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Robert Allison, a member of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher Rye, USMC Release Status... More

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Air Force (PAF) Captain (CPT) Jose Interior (back to camera), Training Officer, 710th Special Operations Wing (SOW), watches as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines get ready for a jump with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Air Force (PAF) 740th Combat Group (CG), 710th Special Operations Wing (SOW) personnel prior to taking off from Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL), during Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, which is a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces. (SUBSTANDARD)

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Air Force (PAF) Capt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Cory Yenter, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines remove a captured simulated terrorist away from a parked van while participating in a simulated terrorists holding hostages situation during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines remove a ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard Limon (role-playing an enemy aggressor), Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, hides in the closet as CPL Joeseph Gaydeski (right), SRT, PMO, clears the room during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard Limon (role-playing an e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Patrick Green, USMC Release ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, is caught in a firefight inside a building during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Patrick Green, USMC Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Ruhbusch, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, participates in vehicle assault training as part of a tactics-training course held at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. The weeklong course was developed to establish a better working relationship between members of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), the 31st SFS, and the Italian Air Force Carabineri

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Ruhbusch, 31st Security...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lakisha Croley, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A group of 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) recruits run in formation led by their assistant instructor US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Tommy C. Hawkins, Golf Company (G CO), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (7th Marines) (2/7), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The recruits are in Commando training at Camp Ali, 60th ICDC BDE training camp, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. USMC LCPL Hawkins is armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4

A group of 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) recruit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), along with US Army (USA) Special Forces conducting a Vehicle Checkpoint (VCP) just east of Camp Blessing during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to 1ST Platoon, K/Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and US Army (USA) Special Forces Soldier, load an injured Soldier onto a USA UH-60 Black Hawk Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopter, near Nagolan, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Soldier was wounded after his unit made enemy contact Southeast of Camp Blessing

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to 1ST Platoon, K/Company, 3rd Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nagolan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: ... More

A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special ations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization ations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of...

A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Naj... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle travel through the heavily flooded areas of New Orleans looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Marines from the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), and the 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8), Camp Lejeune, California (CA), assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) St. Bernard (named for the local Parish), are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area. They are part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, a multi-service support effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary Frank, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Marine Corps STAFF SGT. Simon Phillips, a Special Missions Training Center (SMCT) boat instructor, explains the features of a riverine assault craft during an exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sept. 8, 2006. U.S. Navy Sailors from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, conducted high-speed small unit riverine craft training and visit, board, search and seizure evolutions during the exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kenneth R. Hendrix) (RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Corps STAFF SGT. Simon Phillips, a Special Missions Traini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Stat... More

SWAT team members with the Garden Grove Police Department

SWAT team members with the Garden Grove Police Department

SWAT team members with the Garden Grove Police Department practice room-clearing during a collaborated training exercise with the Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team at Range 111 aboard the Combat Ce... More

Marines and local volunteers participate in the 7th

Marines and local volunteers participate in the 7th

Marines and local volunteers participate in the 7th annual Polar Plunge at Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jan. 11. The Polar Plunge is an annual fundraising event supporting the Onslow Coun... More

A 50 cc mini bike is secured aboard a KC-130J Super

A 50 cc mini bike is secured aboard a KC-130J Super

A 50 cc mini bike is secured aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, during a flight prior to a static line jump infiltration at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during Emerald ... More

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department

A SWAT team member with the Garden Grove Police Department practices room-clearing during a collaborated training exercise with the Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team at Range 111 aboard the Combat ... More

Sergeant Major Gregory Mitchell, left, and Lt. Col.

Sergeant Major Gregory Mitchell, left, and Lt. Col.

Sergeant Major Gregory Mitchell, left, and Lt. Col. Alfredo DuBois, right, uncase the squadron colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Feb. 1, 2015. DuBois will... More

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera

Service members, participating in Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s (FCCP) Summer Quick Shot 2016, May 15, 2016, Azusa, Calif., clean their weapons. Quick shot is a biannual FCCP exercise that provides live-fire an... More

Police Officer J.J. Glover, team member, Special Reaction

Police Officer J.J. Glover, team member, Special Reaction

Police Officer J.J. Glover, team member, Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal's Office, conducts room-clearing during a training exercise at Range 111 aboard the Combat Center Oct. 11, 2013.

Sgt. Matt Dorman, joint terminal attack controller,

Sgt. Matt Dorman, joint terminal attack controller,

Sgt. Matt Dorman, joint terminal attack controller, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, and a soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), brace for the impact of a cloud of sand and rocks caused by the ... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors engage targets during a firefight

U.S. Marines and Sailors engage targets during a firefight

U.S. Marines and Sailors engage targets during a firefight in the gymnasium aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, April 10, 2015. More than 30 Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Tas... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force shoots during a live-fire exercise aboard the French ship Mistral in the Mediterranean Sea, March 5, 2017, as part of the Exercise Joanne d’Arc. U.S. Marines... More

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members build a water charge during a bilateral training exercise with U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa clear the first floor of the building during a bilateral training exercise with Spanish Special Operations Forces... More

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Ph3 R.P. Fitzerald Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Ph3 R.P. Fitzerald Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

LT. Seth Lapine (hometown Stamford, CT) briefs Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

LT. Seth Lapine (hometown Stamford, CT) briefs Marines from the 3rd Ba...

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

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train for close quarters combat with M16A2s equipped with an M203 grenade launcher on the flight deck of the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train fo...

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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandbags to reinforce defensive positions inside the compound at the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandba...

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

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and Corporal Jason Greer, with an M16A2 with attached M203 40mm Grenade Launcher, from 2nd Platoon, "C" Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, provide security for the northern section of the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) 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

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weap...

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

Major T. E. Little shows Marines from Special Reaction Teams, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California, the setup of shape charges during a breeching exercise in Western Turkey

Major T. E. Little shows Marines from Special Reaction Teams, Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT P. D. Bishop, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Marine CH-46 extracts 1ST Force RECON five man team via SPIE Rig (Special Patrol Insertion Extraction), during rehearsals for Kernel Blitz '99

A US Marine CH-46 extracts 1ST Force RECON five man team via SPIE Rig ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Lieutenant Colonel Michael W. Quinlan, Executive Officer for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, California, stands at parade rest as his Marines observe the 225th Marine Corps Birthday Ceremony aboard the flight deck of the USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael W. Quinlan, Executive Officer for the 13th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Don L. Maes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant Colonel (LT COL) Dan Yoo, USMC, (left), S-3 Operations Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), discusses transfer of command issues with an Army LT COL who commands the Second Battalion of the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Air Assault Division (center), and LT COL Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (second from the right) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the exercise is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel (LT COL) Dan Yoo, USMC, (left), S-3 Operations Offi...

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

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2), Charlie Duval, USMC, Aerial Navigator with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) sits 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 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2), Charlie Duval, USMC, Aerial Navigator ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), performs a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) assault with a squad of Royal Thai Marines at Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2002

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF... More

Portrait of US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer First Class (PO1) Zachary W. Hare, Hospital Corpsman, Medical, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) inside the MEU Medical tent at Blue Residence in Prizren, Kosovo, during Operation DYNAMIC RESPONSE '02

Portrait of US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer First Class (PO1) Zachary W. H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Prizren Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan P. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Ron Johns, Commanding Officer, Golf/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), debriefs the company on their performance following a live-fire, company size, frontal assault, conducted during Exercise Iron Magic 03, a training exercise held in the US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Ron Johns, Commanding Officer, Go...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct flight operations aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The setting sun silhouettes the image

US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LAH 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brayn P. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to E/Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) are in Qalat Sukkar, to help rid the town of Baath Party symbols and to destroy weapons caches at Baath Party Headquarters

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

The Special Operations Command SOCOM) War Fighter Conference held at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina NC). All branches of service are represented and the participants from left to right on the front row are; US Marine Corps USMC) Lieutenant General LGEN) Martin R. Berndt, USMC LGEN Edward Hanlon, Jr., US Army USA) General GEN) Bryan D. Brown, USMC GEN Michael W. Hagee, USMC LGEN Dennis M. McCarthy, USMC LGEN Wallace C. Gregson, USMC LGEN Michael A. Hough. Second Row: US Navy USN) Rear Admiral Lower half) RDML) Albert M. Calland III, USN RDML William H. McRaven, US Army USA) Major General MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert, USN Vice Admiral...

The Special Operations Command SOCOM) War Fighter Conference held at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Special Operations Command (SOCOM) War Fighter Conference held at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lej... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieuenan (2LT) Camilo Saavedra (lef, fron), Loading Suppor Deachmen, 31s Marine Expediionary Uni (MEU) Special Operaions Capable (SOC) Uni, help Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marines, a a landing zone (LZ) on Camp Mujuk, locaed near Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), prepare o hook up he cable, aached o heir wo howizers, o a USMC 31s MEU(SOC) Uni CH-53E cargo helicoper for ransporaion during a join USMC and ROKMC raining exercise conduced as par of Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). ARGEX 04 is a join USMC and US Navy (USN) raining exercise designed o acquain each service abou...

US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieuenan (2LT) Camilo Saavedra (lef, fron),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Camilo Saavedra (left, front), Loading Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, covers a simulated dead aggressor during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Pro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Patrick Green, USMC Release ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas A, Gorry, Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 31 (MSSG-31), 31st MEU SOC (Special Operations Capable), Amphibious Squadron 11 (PHIBRON 11), Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), awards US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Varin Nasongkla, Information Systems Technician Sailor, USS Essex (LHD 2), the Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her outstanding effort in accomplishing the difficult task of translating for USMC Marines and USN Sailors who are working with Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) Marines in a combined Medical/Dental Community Assistance Project (Med/Den CAP) providing...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas A, Gorry, Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas A, Gorry, Commanding Officer (CO), Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Servic... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special s Capable (SOC), carry their wounded comrades and enemy detainees out of the rugged Afghani mountains after a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan during Asbury Park. The ensuing firefight resulted in five Taliban fighters dead, three Marines wounded, and three enemy combatants being captured. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditiona... More

Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), along with US Army (USA) Special Forces conducting a Vehicle Checkpoint (VCP) just east of Camp Blessing during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

Nightscope view of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe ho... More

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special erations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization...

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forc... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Nick Faneuff, Charlie Troop (C TRP), 4th Battalion (BN), 14th Cavalry (CAV), 2nd Platoon (PLT), Fort Wainwright, Alaska (AK), provides an over watch while USA Soldiers and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines are searching for weapons caches and insurgents east of the Syrian (SYR) border near the Euphrates River inside Iraq (IRQ) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. At his side is a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Nick Faneuff, Charlie Troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dennis Howard, 6th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4 rifle, takes a knee to interact with some children at the displaced persons compound, during Operation Steel Curtain, part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dennis Howard, 6th Civil Affairs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Husaybah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael R. Mcmaugh, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s (FCCP) Summer Quick Shot 2016, May 14, 2016, Azusa, Calif. Quick shot is a biannual FCCP exercise that provides live-fire and scenar... More

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of toilet paper while Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness, left, and Sgt. Jesse Cody hold them during the Commissary’s 6th Annual Special Olympics.

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa wait as the color guard marches away during a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 241st bi... More

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board a KC-130J Super Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., before conducting free fall parachute training du... More

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