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2D Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion Marine practices a parachute ocean landing around the beach area of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, during two-week long dive and land maneuvers training exercise
2D Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion Marine practices a parachute ocean landing around the beach area of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, during two-week long dive and land maneuvers training exercise
Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion retrieve Marines in the water who practiced landing in the ocean with parachutes around the beach area of Fort Walton Beach. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida for two-week long dive and land maneuvers training exercise. The retrievals were done using Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC)
Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion are practicing their casting techniques from a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) before their mock infiltration exercise around the Fort Walton Beach, Florida, area
Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion storm a building during their mock infiltration exercise around the Fort Walton Beach area. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida, for two-week long dive/land maneuvers training exercise. The fourth Marine is armed with a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle with an attached M203 40mm grenade launcher
Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion are practicing on how to Cache (or hide) their Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) during their mock infiltration exercise around the Fort Walton Beach area. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida, for two-week long dive/land maneuvers training exercise
Corporal T.J. McKenna, 2D Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares his dive equipment the morning of the first dive. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida, for a two-week long dive/land maneuvers training exercise
Corporal T.J. McKenna, 2D Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares his dive equipment the morning of the first dive. He is inflating a safety dive marker. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida, for a two-week long dive/land maneuvers training exercise
Corporal C.F. Snead, 2D Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion, posts security armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle while other members of the team Cache (or hide) their boats during their mock infiltration exercise around the Fort Walton Beach area. The 2D Recon Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida, for two-week long dive/land maneuvers training exercise
2D Reconnaissance (Recon) Battalion Marine practices a parachute ocean landing in the beach area of Fort Walton Florida Beach, during two-week long dive and land maneuvers training exercise
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Fort Walton Beach
State: Florida (FL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Carl L. Kalamon, 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.