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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, holds an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, inspects his M2 0.50 caliber machine gun mounted on top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) before heading out for a patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, alight from their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to set up security positions while on patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). Mounted on top of their HMMWV's are M2 0.50 caliber machine guns. The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border aboard their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) James P. Douglas (foreground), a combat cameraman, clutches his M-16 assualt rifle while USMC Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, holds an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marco A. Ochoamoreno, a TOW (Tube-launched Optically-controlled Wireless-guided) gunner with 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs weapons maintenance on his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) William L. Russell, a gunner assigned to Weapons Company, Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT), Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), check the ammunition load for his M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine gun, mounted atop a High-Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), as the CAAT leads a convoy headed to an allied position in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Steve Reyes (wearing dark glasses), Weapons Company (Co.) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stands up through a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier roof turret hole and readies the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Abu Hayat, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is conducted using Simunition rounds, simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile, and includes facemask and eye protection
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Taveras from the Combined Anti-armor Team (CAT) Platoon, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Division, adjusts his eye protection while manning an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)
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Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, 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.
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