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British Royal Marines move to secure Drop Zone Luzon, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as US Army Chinook CH-47's ferry in British Land Rovers during the helo insertion which kicked off the conclusion of Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) '96

A British Royal Navy Lynx HAS, Mk 3GM helicopter lands on the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59)

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

U.S. Army CH47s from Savannah GA. touch down at Camp Davis NC in preparation for the air lift of British Royal Marines and U.S. Marines to Camp McKall NC for the final phase of CJTFEX 96

Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) secure a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during flight operations.

Royal Navy First Right Stewart pulls up anchor on the Sandown Class Minehunter HMS Bridport M105 before setting sail for Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFX) '96, as part of a multinational force of over 50,000 Soldiers, Sailors, AIRMAN and Marines from Canada, Britain and the United States

A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the British frigate HMS BRAZEN (F 91) during Operation Desert Shield

Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters hover in the background as US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jeffrey L. Marlow, Company B, 1/3, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit establishes communications after his platoon was inserted into a landing zone to conduct a live-fire, platoon assault during VALIANT USHER 98-1

Four CH-47 Sea Knight helicopters fly overhead as Marines from the 1ST Plt., Co. D, 2nd Assault Amphibious Bn., Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, bring troops ashore on LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles during Exercise Crisex '81

US Army CH-47s ferry in British Royal Marine Land Rovers during the helo insertion to Drop Zone Luzon near Fort Bragg N.C., where the British Royal Marines along with U.S. Marines from 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment were to conclude the CJTFEX '96

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Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96

Base: Camp Mckall

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. M. A. Sunderland

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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