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Recruits of Platoon 4011, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit

Chiefs are pinned in San Diego.

Sgt. Joshua Williams, a squad leader with 81 mm Mortar

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Maria Daume, center, a mortarman

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Josh Rognlie, assigned to

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Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., the commanding general

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General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael, (left), visit with a gathering of III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines at the Beachhead, an enlisted club located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa. GEN Hagee visited III 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) visit and is briefed at a Module Amphibious Egress Trainer (MAET) located on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, by James Newberry, Marine Corps Community Services representative. 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, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), speaks to a gathering of III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines at the Beachhead, an enlisted club located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael, (right), stands by. GEN Hagee visited III 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), along with Sergeant Major Alford McMichael, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines at a theater on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma. GEN Hagee visited the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC, during his visit he will tour bases located on Okinawa, Japan

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (w/microphone), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (right), speak with Marines gathered at the Beachhead, an e-club located on Camp Schwab. 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

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), 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 (SGTMAJ) Alford McMichael, (center), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visit a Module Amphibious Egress Trainer (MAET) located on 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

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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.

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LT Eric Hansen, the medical officer of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), watches as a West African officer adjusts his camera as they pull into Pointe Noire for the first port call of the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise. Several officers from West African nations traveled aboard the BARNSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the annual cruise

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Fernan P. Diamse,

US Marines Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and Sergeant Major (SGM) Alford McMichael, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SGMMC), visit the 9th Engineer Support Battalion. GEN Hagee visited the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC; during his visit he toured bases throughout Okinawa, Japan

Children in the Wood. Libretto. English

Col. Richard McComb greets Chief Master Sgt. of the

Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF), at the Hijudai Artillery Relocation site, located at the Hijudai Training Grounds, Oita, Japan, waits to greet visiting US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Tango Battery

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (fifth from left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) takes time to pose for a group photo with USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines outside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael (left), addresses all US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, inside the University located in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (fourth from left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) takes time to pose for a group photo with USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines outside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), listens to a question from a Marine during a visit with a gathering of III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines at the Beachhead, an enlisted club located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa. GEN Hagee visited III MEF for the first time as the CMC, during his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

Colonel (COL) Gordon O'Neill, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group-36 (MAG-36), exchanges a handshake with Pamela Orosco, wife of Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Roberto Orosco, USMC, (right), after the Colonel presented her with a letter of appreciation. The presentation took place as part of the MAG-36 post and relief ceremony for the departing SGTMAJ Orosco at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

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