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US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Derek Hayes, clears his 9mm M9 pistol at a weapon clearing station, in accordance with base policy, upon arrival at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines clear their weapons at a weapon clearing station, in accordance with base policy, upon arrival at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines clear their weapons at a weapon clearing station, in accordance with base policy, upon arrival at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

As STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tucker, USMC, observes, Sergeant (SGT) Paul L. Anstine, USMC, Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 7th Marines, performs weapons safety training with a 9 mm M9 Pistol at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant (SGT) Gregory Hughes, USMC, Charlie Company 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher, leads Marines in a four-count push up at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cristian Diaz, assigned to A/Company, 1ST Tanks, walks his post armed with a M16A2 rifle, at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine sights in, with his 9 mm M9 Pistol, on a target during the Pistol Modified Movement course, at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton, California (CA)

GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Hidalgo, USMC, uses the morale line to call home from Camp Ripper Kuwait. GYSGT Hidalgo is carrying a 9 mm M9 Pistol and gas mask on his person

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Harold Crawley Jr. from Las Vegas, Nevada, sights his MK-19 40mm Machine Grenade Gun, as Corporal (CPL) Kevin Cooksey from Shreveport, Louisiana, points out the lateral firing limits under the protection of CPL Shawn Williams from Sherman, Texas while in defense of the 7th Marine Regiment Combat Operations Center (COC) at Camp Ripper, Kuwait and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Derek Hayes, clears his 9mm M9 pistol at a weapon clearing station, in accordance with base policy, upon arrival at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Camp Commando

Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, 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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