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Armed with an M16A2 semi-automatic rifle, Lance Corporal Conrado Martinez of Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads a patrol of Tunisian Special Forces soldiers during the Tunisian Amphibious Landing Exercise (Tunisian PHIBLEX)
Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) splash across a sandbar at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in a mock amphibious assault designed to train Tunisian forces
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) offload vehicles from an Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) during a mock invasion at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE
Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) lay a smoke screen at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE as they make a mock assault to help train Tunisian military
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US Marines, in M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, from Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), train with Tunisian service members during exercise Atlas Hinge. Atlas Hinge is a annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marines and the Tunisian Air Force, Army and Navy (Tunisian Forces not shown)
Marines from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launch in their Zodiac boat with bilateral Tunisian Special Forces soldiers, during the Tunisian Amphibious Landing Exercise (Tunisian PHIBLEX)
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Country: Tunisia (TUN)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL C. D. Clark
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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