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AIRMAN First Class Nathan B. Eberle, USAF, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB performs an post flight check on this RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, after its return flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

AIRMAN First Class John D. Clark from the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, performs post flight maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV, after its return flight from over Afghanistan. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN Jose D. Nunez, USAF, 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada performs maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV after its return flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

AIRMAN First Class John D. Clark from the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, performs post flight maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV, after its return flight from over Afghanistan. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

AIRMAN First Class John D. Clark, USAF, (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Jose D. Nunez, (right), USAF, from the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, perform maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV, after its return flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

AIRMAN First Class John D. Clark, USAF, from the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron checks a reference publication for correct replacement parts after postflight check on this RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The Predator is from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada, it just returned from a flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

Checking out the landing struts on the RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nathan B. Eberle, USAF, (left), 11th Recon Squadron Nellis AFB, Nevada. Meanwhile A1C John D. Clark, USAF, (center) and SENIOR AIRMAN Jose D. Nunez, USAF, (right) 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, perform post flight maintenance on the engine. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Todd Howard, USAF, eases the refueling boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker into an E-3 Sentry AWACS receptacle during an aerial refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. A1C Howard, a boom operator with the 349th Air Refueling Squadron, deployed with about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...

AIRMAN 1ST Class Rob W. Ryder (Hometown: Lake Charles, LA) a Guidance Control SPECIALIST from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, preflights a KC-135 tanker for take off from Prince Hassan Air Base, Jordan. The aircraft is part of the Air Power Expeditionary Force. An ancillary mission of the Force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and other nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq

AIRMAN First Class Nathan B. Eberle, USAF, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB performs an post flight check on this RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group after its return flight from over Afghanistan. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background GUNNERY Sergeant Jerry Gutierrez, USMC, from MARCENT (Marine Forces Central Command), Combat Camera documents the event

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: 57th Wing Ops Group

Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc

Release Status: Released to Public

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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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