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The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center) speaks with U.S. Army Soldiers in the Camp Bondsteel main theater during his offical visit to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Serbia, on June 5, 2001. (U.S. Army PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bronco A. Suzuki) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. William C. Bentley, commander,

Marines with Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion,

150916-N-QY316-038 NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash.

Command Sgt. Maj. Hissong of 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute

U.S. Army paratroopers practice landing techniques

Service members with Regional Command (Southwest) stand

7236th MSU takes charge of DWMMC

ASHEVILLE, NC – Mr. Jordan Gillis, the Acting Assistant

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U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, joins COL. Walter L. Miller, Commanding Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, for lunch at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks SGT. Glen, S-1 section, for a job well done during his visit to the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (left), Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, thanks LT. COL. Butterworth, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Executive Officer, after his visit with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (fifth from the top), Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, joins the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, for lunch at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, talks with Lance CPL. Beachy during his visit to the dining facility of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. COL. Butterworth (left), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Executive Officer, and other Marines, escort LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (2nd from right), Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, after his visit with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Stattler, Commanding General, First Marine Expeditionary Force, congratulates CPL. Griselda Benavides for receiving the U.S Navy/Marine Corps Achievment Medal during his visit to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps GEN. James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), speaks with Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1, Combat Service Support Battalion, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Headquarters Group, and 1ST Marine Engineer Group at Camp Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Chad R. Kiehl) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. MAJ. John L. Estrada (foreground, right), Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines of the 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, at Camp Abu Ghraib (Abu Ghurayb) on Aug. 19, 2004, during a visit to the area in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Chad R. Kiehl) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force and the SGT. MAJ Carlton W. Kent (right), visit the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)(Released)

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Base: Al Asad

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Kevin W. Williams, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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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Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England (center), enjoys breakfast with the troops, at a food service hall with junior U.S. Marine Corps Marines of Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT 7), during his visit at Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jessica L. Richards) (Released)

U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies, Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Chief of Defense Forces in Thailand, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, release turtles.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGMAJ) Kenneth Lucas, signs re-enlistment papers for an additional four years in the USMC, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Brain Sabo, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), inputs calculations into his laptop for the flight path the Dragon Eye (center right) will follow during its flight at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, tour the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The Generals are making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, talks with MGEN John F. Sattler, USMC, Commanding General 2nd Marine Division, US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (lower half) (RDML) Michael P. Nowakowski, Commander Amphibious Group Two and Captain (CPT) W. A. Frasard, USMC, Aide to MGEN Mize (from left to right)

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN. Richard S. Kramlich (background center), Commanding General 1ST Forces Service Support Group, arrives to meet U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz, Commanding General, ational Corps Iraq, and U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during a briefing and tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The generals are making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the...

March 20, 2007, Marine Corps STAFF SGT. Matthew Rumfelt, an airframes mechanic with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ-1), plays a game of horseshoes during some downtime on Asad Air Base, Iraq. VMAQ-1 is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an Enhanced Marksmanship Program shoot onboard the Amphibious Assault Ship, USS BATAAN, March 8, 2007. The 26th MEU and BATAAN Strike Group are currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Clark J. Schindler) (Released)

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