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LAS VEGAS -- The Boeing Company tests the forward heat shield FHS jettison system of its CST-100 spacecraft at the Bigelow Aerospace facility in Las Vegas as part of an agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities. The FHS will protect the spacecraft's parachutes, rendezvous-and-docking sensor packages, and docking mechanism during ascent and re-entry. During a mission to low Earth orbit, the shield will be jettisoned after re-entry heating, allowing the spacecraft's air bags to deploy for a safe landing. In 2011, NASA selected Boeing for CCDev2 to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industry’s own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also were selected to mature launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, Excalibur Almaz Inc., Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada Corp. SNC, Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Image credit: Boeing The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is developing the necessary ground systems, infrastructure and operational approaches required to safely process, assemble, transport and launch the next generation of rockets and spacecraft in support of NASA’s exploration objectives. Future work also will replace the antiquated communications, power and vehicle access resources with modern efficient systems. Some of the utilities and systems slated for replacement have been used since the VAB opened in 1965. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/ground/index.html Photo credit: Boeing KSC-2012-4386
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At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, looks down the barrel of an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Davis, Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, picks up gun powder to load into an M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer from Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)
At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer sits ready while a US Marine Corps (USMC) Cannonneer Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jorge Cruz, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, digs a small fighting hole that he will later use during an air raid drill
A round flies down range from a US Marine Corps (USMC) M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer just after Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, pulls the firing lanyard, on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)
At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer sits ready while a US Marine Corps (USMC) Cannonneer Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jorge Cruz, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, digs a small fighting hole that he will later use during an air raid drill
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis pulls the firing lanyard and like a Dragon's Breath, a round flies down range from a M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer from Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)
A close-up view of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M138 Elbow Telescope mounted on a M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer assigned to the Marines of Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, at the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis pulls the firing lanyard and like a Dragon's Breath, a round flies down range from a M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer from Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)
At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer sits ready while a US Marine Corps (USMC) Cannonneer, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, digs a small fighting hole that he will later use during an air raid drill
At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, looks down the barrel of an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji
State: Honshu
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M. Williamson, USMC
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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