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A front view medium close up of a US Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) parked on the beach at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Three Marines take cover along side and a crewman mans the gunners position atop the vehicle. 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
A US Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) maneuvers its way through the sand, after coming ashore at 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
A US Marine Corps platoon leader and his radioman take cover along the beach 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 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) roll off the deck of a US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft during amphibious landing 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 Marines armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles run past a parked Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach 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
A US Marine disguised as a "rebel" peers out as troops come ashore (not shown) at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC '96
An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) backs into its position on the beach alongside other AAVs. The AAVs from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, (BLT 2/9), Camp Pendleton, CA, deployed on board USS JUNEAU is part of the operation
A US Marine Corps (USMC) AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, is propelled in the water as it moves towards the beach, while conducting amphibious training at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii
US Marines on the ground and in a light armored vehicle prepare to off load equipment from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) during a beach assault at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC '96
A front view medium shot of three US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) moving along the beach 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
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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 Jeffery S. Avino
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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