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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, follows US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), in flight gear for his flight aboard a UH-1N Huey Helicopter, during his command visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan
American Ambassador to Japan, James Baker, addresses guests during a reception for Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailston and LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson, after the III MEF change of command. After two years as Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, LTGEN Earl B. Hailston, relenquished command to LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson during a sunset ceremony aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
US Marines Corps General James L. Jones presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to First Lieutenant (1LT) Errol L. Manor Jr. LT Manor was presented the medal for his heroic action in saving a Okinawan boy from choking
Marine Corps Base SGTMAJ, Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Pinon, hands the Marine Corps Base organizational colors to Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailston, outgoing III MEF Commanding General during the III MEF change of command ceremony. After two years as Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, LTGEN Earl B. Hailston, relenquished command to LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson during a sunset ceremony aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, on 010731
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., left, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, greets US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan during a command visit
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James C. Stewart (foreground), In-coming Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) receives congratulations from Out-going Commander, USMC LTC Philip H. King, during the Squadron's Change of Command Ceremony, held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., left, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan and US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), salute the colors during the Admirals welcoming ceremony aboard Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan
III MEF Commanding General, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailston, gives a check to Japanese representatives for college tuition given to underpriveleged Japanese citizens. After two years as Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, LTGEN Earl B. Hailston, relenquished command to LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson during a sunset ceremony aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, on 010731
US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGEN) Leif H. Hendrickson (center), President, Marine Corps University, presents USMC MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant (MGYSGT) Holly James, an award during her Retirement Ceremony held in Harry Lee Hall, aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA)
US Marines Corps General James L. Jones Commandant of the Marine Corps, receives a gift from Mrs. Nancy Hailston, the wife US Marines Corps LGEN Earl B. Hailston, Third Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. This brought to a close the Commandant's two-day visit to Okinawa, Japan
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Kadena Air Base
State: Okinawa
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL David M. Roth
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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