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With fellow policemen watching, an Iraqi policeman

On 02 March 2006 at FOB Constitution Iraqi Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division took part in a historic Transfer of Authority Ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Iraqi and American service members as well as senior delegates. An Iraq soldier stood in his vehicle.(Released)US Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion; 21st Infantry Regiment,

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), offload coils of barbed wire for the Iraqi Police (IP) to use with the security in Fallujah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A freelance ABC News crew embedded with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, travel in their commercial hummer during a convoy from Camp Grizzly, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Army Capt. Gavin Shwan and his interpreter from

Airman 1st Class Vincent Melli, 379th Expeditionary

A Polish Soldier checks the caliber of a rifle found in an Iraqi civilian's car. The vehicle was stopped during the Polish patrols check of the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The civilians had proper papers for the weapon and not charged

Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 7th Brigade,

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Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), disembark from the back of a cargo truck at a former Iraqi army compound upon their arrival from Silopi, Turkey. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), ride aboard an LAV-25 light armored vehicle as it passes through a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), arrives at a former Iraqi army compound after riding aboard a cargo truck from Silopi, Turkey. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), climb aboard three LAV-25 light armored vehicles, left, right and center, and two LAV-AT light armored anti-tank vehicles as they prepare to move out on a patrol. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Two Marines stand by beside the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the roof of an M-939 5-ton cargo truck as two other Marines attempt to repair a second M-939 truck that broke down while traveling through the city. 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 from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), take a break to get their hair cut while occupying a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) unload ordnance from the back of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at a demolition pit. The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Providel Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

LCPL Ed Misker of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), looks out over a field while standing guard duty. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Misker is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) stops at a position manned by Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), in a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), mans the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the roof of an M-923 5-ton cargo truck as the truck passes through the city. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

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Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT

Base: Dahuk

Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen

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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label_outline Explore Coalition Nations, Mark Kettenhofen, Dahuk

US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Derek Walker (third from left, wearing desert camouflage), USACE Construction Representative, speaks with several Iraqi engineers, working with the USACE, about the progress of the Sumail Primary Health Clinic being built in Dahuk, Dahuk Province, Iraq (IRQ), by Iraqi contractors and sub-contractors as an US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) designed and managed C type clinic (the largest and most capable of all health clinics) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines service a 2 1/2-ton cargo truck as another Marine uses a rough terrain forklift truck to unload cargo. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force ride in an M-939 5-ton cargo truck past an abandoned Iraqi MT-LB multipurpose tracked vehicle on the road to Kuwait City during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

Kitchens roll to Russia. The old army "rolling kitchen" has rolled all the way to Russia. The old slum wagon was not the most popular eating house in the army butis is one of the most popular in the overcrowded ports of the Black Sea. Thousands of refugees from inland towns gathered at the ports without shelters, food, or even funds. Hundreds were on the verge of starvation and the town's supplies were exhausted. The American Red Cross with the aid of six old army kitchens which had been sent out from France opened suoupkitchens where thousands were fed daily. This picture shows Lieutenant L.M. Foster of Chicago, dishing out soup to the refugees in Novorossisk three days before the fall of the city and the evacuation of the Red Cross mission

Members of the Joint Communications Support Element load pallets onto an M35A2 cargo truck as they prepare to depart from King Faisal Air Base at the conclusion of Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87. The troops are proceeding to Egypt to take part in the multinatio

This is the Elementary School being built in the village of Shiele, located near Dahuk, Dahuk Province, Iraq (IRQ), as part of a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) funded, managed, and quality controlled project during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company search for unexploded ordnance along a dirt road. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Iraqi children sit and stand on the partially constructed walls of the Elementary School being built in the village of Shiele, located near Dahuk, Dahuk Province, Iraq (IRQ), as part of a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) funded, managed, and quality controlled project during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) carrying U.S. military personnel enters Zakhu, part of convoy arriving to assist Kurdish refugees at a nerby tent city. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to assist refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Iraqi Refugees walk across the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 6, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local residents gather to watch as Marines from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) as they load ordnance into the back of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force ride in the back of an M-939 5-ton cargo truck on the road into Kuwait City during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

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