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General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) thanks Captain (CAPT) Jeffrey Decker, USMC, for his briefing on communications equipment used by Marines in the field. The General is visiting the 9th Material Readiness Battalion as part of his first tour as CMC of Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) tests out one of the communications devises during his visit to the 9th Material Readiness Battalion. Captain (CAPT) Jeffrey Decker, USMC, briefed the CMC on the system used for communicating with other Marines out in the field. The General is visiting the 9th Material Readiness Battalion as part of his first tour as CMC of Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. "Chip" Gregson, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF); Commander, Marine Corps Bases, Japan; Commander, Marine Forces, Japan, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Alford McMichael, (left center), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit the 9th Engineer Support Battalion. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (left), visit with Marines conducting sustainment training at Fuel Pits LZ located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps, arrives in Okinawa, and is greeted by Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Ralph Guerrero Jr., USMC, Station Sergeant Major, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. General Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, for the first time as the CMC, and will tour bases located on Okinawa
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General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (right), listen to a brief on a theme lounge plan set forth by 3rd Marine Division. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) thanks Lance Corporal (LCPL) Hoot Royer, USMC, for his briefing on communications equipment used by Marines in the field. The General is visiting the 9th Material Readiness Battalion as part of his first tour as CMC of Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen
State: Okinawa
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, 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.