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A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), pulls onto the tarmac at Wajir air field in northern Kenya to execute a combat off-load during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response
US Marine Corps Sergeant Orr, Loadmaster from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, bundles up the static lines after the completion of a air delivery mission in preparation to close the ramp, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya
US Marine Corps Sergeant Kuhls from Ground Support Equipment Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, takes a second for a group photograph with his newly made Kenyan Air Force friends during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya
A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), completes a combat off-load mission at Wajir Air Field in northern Kenya, during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04686 or search 980304-M-4605W-005)
A US Marine Corps (USMC) C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352) does a fly by during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0204684 or search 980304M4605W003)
Corporal Shelley, Load MASTER for Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), guides Sergeant Rasmussen, Heavy Equipment Operator, VMGR 352, with a load of food onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04713)
US Marine Corps STAFF Sergeant Dunham, Load MASTER from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, explains how the pallets are loaded onto the aircraft to Mrs. Bushnell, United States Ambassador to Kenya, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya
A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 pulls onto the tarmac at Wajir air field in Northern Kenya to execute a combat off-load during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98
US Marine Corps Corporals Shelley and Dudley Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, load a pallet of food in preparation for a combat off load mission in Wajir, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya
Sergeant Bishop, Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352) and Sergeant Ward, Combat Camera, stand guard duty at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) facility at the Marines base camp during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE
Base: Mombasa
Country: Kenya (KEN)
Scene Camera Operator: Matt Robinson
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.