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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James Eddleman, USMC, Radio CHIEF, Marine Liaison Element, fires his 9 mm M9 pistol during live-fire training on the flightdeck of the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) while the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continues to train in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)
Corporal (CPL) Jason Sakowski, USMC, Radio Operator, Marine Liaison Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) performs live-fire training, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, on the flightdeck of the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) while training in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)
Lance Corporal (LCPL) Scott Pomager, USMC, Forward Observer, practices firing his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on the flight deck of the USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) as the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continues to train in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)
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US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James J. Eddleman (foreground), STAFF Non-Commissioned Officer, Marine Liaison Element (MLE), Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), and USMC Corporal (CPL) Jason Sakowski, practice fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) practice fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles from the standing position, during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Headquarters and Support Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), prepare their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), for a live fire exercise in the Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) perform at a talent show held aboard USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) in the US Central Command Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR). A CH-46 Sea Knight sits in the background
Corporal (CPL) Jason Sakowski, USMC, Radio Operator, and other members of the Marine Liaison Element for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) conduct live-fire training on the flightdeck of the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4) while in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: USS Austin (LPD 4)
Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, 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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