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US Navy (USN) Sailors watch from the fantail on board the USN experimental High Speed Vehicle 2 (HSV 2) Swift as the vessel shifts berths at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). The Swift is taking part in the multi-national maritime Exercise RIM OF THE PACIFIC 2004 (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This yearßs exercise includes seven participating nations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region
A large ship is docked in the water. Aircraft carrier retired former soviet union aircraft carrier minsk.
The USS Bataan is docked at Port Everglades for Fleet Week for all to view in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship
The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea.
The Emory S. Land class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departs Pearl Harbor following a port visit.
The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transits the Pacific Ocean during a vertical replenishment-at-sea.
A starboard quarter view of the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076) tied up at the Thirty-Second Street Naval Base prior to its sale and transfer to the Turkish navy. The amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD-2) is moored to the pier behind the FANNING
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway during a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
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While docked, the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) has open house for the public. A member of the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) assists a young Australian in putting on a pilot's helmet while he sits in a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The 31st Marine Amphibious Unit is in Australia to participate in Kangaroo 4 (1981)
Marine M-60A1 tanks move through the woods in preparation to assault their objective during Kangaroo 4 (1981). The men and equipment are from the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit and headquartered aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), lands on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU)
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) aboard an MV-22B Osprey
Marines attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) board a MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (HMM-262), Marine Aircraft Group-36, 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off after dropping off Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia
Flight deck crewmen and Marines offload an M-274 lightweight vehicle from a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The Marines are a part of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, who are returning from an operation held in Australia
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
The amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) was the home of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 during their part in the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit's Kangaroo 4 (1981)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Taylor
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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