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This US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), plus other armored and support vehicles from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, wait along route Tampa to be refueled before moving north in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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On the sandy desert floor, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Granville digs his fighting hole, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774) secures the wheel chocks inside his CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, before launching on a mission from Al Asad to Taqaddum, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christopher O'Connor, raises the antenna to his AFV 432 Command Post Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bradley Pristelski, right, assigned to the 568th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at Ramstein Air Base (AB) and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Evan Jones, from Incirlik Air Base, 39th SFS run relays during M-4 assault rifle for training at the Defender Challenge at Fort Huachuca, Arizona (AZ)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Russell Evans, a team leader from Easy Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, avoids getting sand in his face as an MH-53J Pave Low helicopter lands prior to practicing Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) backs into its position on the beach alongside other AAVs. The AAVs from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, (BLT 2/9), Camp Pendleton, CA, deployed on board USS JUNEAU is part of the operation
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With a US Marine Corps (USMC) FV 430 Command Post Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Vehicle in place behind him, Captain (CAPT) John Tinning, picks the rock hard ground as First Lieutenant (1LT) Jason Morrison, shovels the lose sand, while Corporal (CPL) Christopher Allen waits his turn, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Camp Ripper
Country: Kuwait (KWT)
Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines
Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, 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.