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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), prepare to evacuate the area as a helicopter approaches during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), search for the enemy during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force, capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), search for the enemy during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force, capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), run to board an awaiting helicopter for extraction from the area during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force, capable of protecting America's...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), debark a US Army (USA) CH-47D Chinook, Bravo Company (B CO), 4th Battalion, 123rd Theater Aviation (4-123rd Aviation Regiment), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, AK. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), load onto a US Army (USA) CH-47D Chinook, Bravo Company (B CO), 4th Battalion, 123rd Theater Aviation (4-123rd Aviation Regiment), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), for extraction from the area during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training as part of for Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, AK. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), debark from a US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123rd Theater Aviation (4-123rd Aviation Regiment), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Marines are conducting Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training, in the combat town training area, at Fort Wainwright. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service...
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Elemt (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), load onto two US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawks (Black Hawk), Alpha Company (A CO), as a USA CH-47 Chinook, Bravo Company (B CO), both from 4th Battalion, 123rd Theater Aviation (4-123rd Aviation Regimt), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), arrives to pick up the remaining Marines during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Marines conducted Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to...
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines home based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), run from a US Army (USA) CH-47D Chinook helicopter helicopter from Bravo Company 4-123 Aviation Regiment, stationed at Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), as they prepare for Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training during Exercise Northern Edge 04, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), prepare to enter a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training for Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company (I CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marines, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), prepare to enter a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training for Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The training is taking place at the combat town training area on Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force, capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, US Navy (USN) Sailors, USA Soldiers, USMC Marines, and US Coast Guard (USCG) Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise.
Base: Eielson Air Force Base
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF
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.