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Army 1st Lt. Tonya Garrett of Yutica, N.Y., a supply
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Marines from Second Landing Support Battallion load connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment onto a US Army cargo barge using a High Speed-High Mobility Crane (HSHMC) from Combat Service Support Detatchment 20 (CSSD-20), at Mile Hammock Bay, New River, for transport to the Forward Support Base (FSB), at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98
Marines from Second Landing Support Battallion load connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment onto a US Army cargo barge using a High Speed-High Mobility Crane (HSHMC) from Combat Service Support Detatchment 20 (CSSD-20), at Mile Hammock Bay, New River, for transport to the Forward Support Base (FSB), at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98
Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Detatchment Bravo, aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, lower cargo into a US Army Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) M-8 "Mike Boat", for transport to the Forward Support Base (FSB), while hovering above New River in preparation for the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98 at camp Lejeune, North Carolina
A US Army cargo barge, loaded with the Marine Corps' connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment, pulls up to the designated location where the Forward Support Base (FSB) is to be set up along New River's Shoreline, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in preparation for the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98
A US Army Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) M-8 "Mike Boat," tugs a cargo barge loaded with the Marine Corps' connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment, en route from Mile Hammock Bay, New River, to the designated location where the Forward Support Base (FSB) is to be constructed along New River's Shoreline, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in preparation for the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98
US Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) load into the rear of a US Marine CH-46 (Sea Knight) helicopter to be flown ashore for their mission in the FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise in Pohang, Korea. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China
US Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) load into the rear of a US Marine CH-46 (Sea Knight) helicopter to go ashore for their mission during FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise in Pohang, Korea. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China
US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Assault Battalion (CAB), 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV), Marines guide an M9 Armored Combat Earth Mover (ACE) as it backs up inside a High-Speed Vessel (HSV) cargo bay at Kin Red Port, Okinawa, Japan. The CAB is deploying to Camp Fuji for field training during Exercise Fuji 05-1
Marines in a M925A2 5-ton cargo truck from Alpha Battery, Camp Pendleton, California, pull a M198 155mm Medium Howitzer, Towed to its firing position to support the Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise (SACEX) portion of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29 Palms. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations
Marines from Second Landing Support Battallion load connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment onto a US Army cargo barge using a High Speed-High Mobility Crane (HSHMC) from Combat Service Support Detatchment 20 (CSSD-20), at Mile Hammock Bay, New River, for transport to the Forward Support Base (FSB), at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL T.A. Pope, Usmc
Release Status: Released to Public
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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.