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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), search the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), search the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles search the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides security as his comrades search the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during ASBURY PARK, June 3, 2004. During eight days of intense fighting in early June, more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 7.62 mm M240G Machine gun, engage in a fire fight with Taliban snipers on a mountain range near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special s Capable (SOC), carry their wounded comrades and enemy detainees out of the rugged Afghani mountains after a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan during Asbury Park. The ensuing firefight resulted in five Taliban fighters dead, three Marines wounded, and three enemy combatants being captured. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 83 mm Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW), trudge over the difficult terrain of a mountain range from which Taliban snipers had earlier engaged them near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special s Capable (SOC), carry their wounded comrades and enemy detainees out of the rugged Afghani mountains after a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan during Asbury Park. The ensuing firefight resulted in five Taliban fighters dead, three Marines wounded, and three enemy combatants being captured. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles trudge over the difficult terrain of a mountain range from which Taliban snipers had earlier engaged them near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), search Afghani men for weapons during a cordon search of the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan, as they look for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Khabargho

State: Zabol

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, 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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label_outline Explore Arms Caches, Mm M 16 A 4 Rifles, Khabargho

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Stephen Blevins, Security Forces Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a bunkered position near the perimeter at Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) conduct Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sgt. Jonathan Shue, non-commissioned officer-in-charge,

Forward sentries keep a watchful eye at the Joint Readiness Training Center. The sentries, standing in a trench, uses a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) attached

A young Afghani girls hands her little sister to US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Brad Frey, USA 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), to be examined during a one-day Coalition Medical / Dental Civil Affairs Project (MEDCAP) humanitarian mission to the village of Najoy, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Charlie Company (C Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1-8th CAV), 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CAV) Soldiers and Iraqi National Guard (ING) 304th Battalion (BN Soldiers patrol through the farmlands south of Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ) as part of a joint USA and ING cordon and sweep of the area looking for insurgents and weapons caches during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies close air support as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifle, conducts a cordon search of the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan, looking for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An Iraqi soldier from 1ST Brigade, 4th Division Iraqi Army conducts a search inside a pick up truck during a sweep operation in Tikrit, Iraq on Feb. 23, 2006. The sweep operation was conducted by the Iraqi Army and U.S. soldiers from the 101st Division in search for weapon caches. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

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