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[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch] Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the] White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy [at the Downtown Reno Ballroom,] Reno, Nevada [48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch_IOD_4963.JPG]
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The 146th Airlift Wing Honor Guard of the California
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch] Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the] White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy [at the Downtown Reno Ballroom,] Reno, Nevada [48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch_IOD_4970.JPG]
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch] Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the] White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy [at the Downtown Reno Ballroom,] Reno, Nevada [48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch_IOD_4969.JPG]
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch] Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the] White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy [at the Downtown Reno Ballroom,] Reno, Nevada [48-DPA-10-01-08_SOI_K_Reno_Lunch_IOD_4966.JPG]
Four hundred U.S. flags and more than 500 family members
Major John Caldwell (left) discusses Marine Corps
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Jeffrey A. Zink, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, speaks to family members and the newly graduated "Young Marines" at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Thomas L. Moore (left), Commanding Officer (CO), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), stands beside the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, after Secretary England, and his official party, landed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC, for an orientation flight in an Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22) MV-22 Osprey
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-2 (MWHS-2) Commanding Officer (CO), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Ermis, left, races against Headquarters and Headquarters Service Squadrons (H&HSS) CO, LCOL Gaskill, during a field meet on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Thomas L. Moore (left), Commanding Officer (CO), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), stands beside the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, after Secretary England, and his official party, landed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC, for an orientation flight in an Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22) MV-22 Osprey
US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-2 (MWHS-2) go through a mess tent during a field meet at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina
US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), visits Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan and is briefed on the EA-6B Prowler aircraft during a recent command visit on military operations
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Squad, 2nd Platoon, F/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), gather on the flight deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), to watch a demonstration in non-lethal restraint techniques being given by USMC SGT Tracy D. Vannatta, Squad Leader, and USMC SGT William G. Treat, Assistant Squad Leader, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines await instructions from the USMC Marine Corps Water Survival Instructors at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) John G. Castellaw (right), Commanding General, 2nd Marine Air Wing, presents the Bronze Star Medal to USMC STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Troy M. McNeal, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Two (MWSS-272), during a Family Day Event held aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). The event recognizes and supports the efforts of squadron's members during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps Brigadier General (BGEN) Thomas Moore, Assistant Wing Commander 2ND Marine Aircraft Wing, takes time to attend Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point's Welcome Aboard Expo. The expo is for new Marines and their families, and was held at the MCAS Officers Club
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Mcas, Cherry Point
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Noe Martinez
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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