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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, prepare to load into a Japanese Type 73 (6x6) 3,500-kg Cargo Truck, after finishing the last leg of a ski march, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, maneuver into assault position under the cover of a smoke screen, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, observe as their host nations Soldiers demonstrate squad movement tactics in the snow during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, finishes the last leg of a ski march with a group of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, (dressed in white cold-weather gear), during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, prepare to assault a building during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, conduct a mock patrol, to a Company size element of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, to demonstrate the Corpsman role in a combat situations, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the snow cover Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and JGSDF
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, take a break from training to enjoy some friendly competition by holding a basketball tournament, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004
Base: Ojojibara
State: Sendai
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, 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.