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The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee addresses over 400 Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during his visit to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) General (GEN) Michael Hagee (left), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael talk with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines deployed at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford L. McMichael (left) and Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCM) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee addresses US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, during their visit to Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Colonel (COL) Juan Ayala, leading the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's Air Combat Element formation, reports to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, during his visit to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCM) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (center), speaks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, during his visit to Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCM) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (center), speaks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, during his visit to Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MCM) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (right), speaks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, during his visit to Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael delivers a message to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, meets with Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), during his visit Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Both the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alfred L McMichael address over 400 Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during his visit to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base
State: Al Ahmadi
Country: Kuwait (KWT)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher H. Fitzgerald
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.