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Recruits of Platoon 3081, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit

A Honduran soldier is taught field medical procedures by an 82nd Airborne Division medic during Operation GOLDEN PHEASANT

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Soldiers of the 800th Logistics Support Brigade headquarters

A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,

Members of the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron

Infantymen of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry

A U.S. Army instructor looks on as members of the

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U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson, the Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, speaks to the Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during his visit to Asadabad, Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson, the Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, speaks to the Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during his visit to Asadabad, Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stand in formation for LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson (not shown), the Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, during his visit to Asadabad, Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stand in formation for LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson, the Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, on his visit to Asadabad, Afghanistan, on Dec. 21, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gather with LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson, the Marine Forces Pacific Commanding General, during his visit to Asadabad, Afghanistan on Dec. 21, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. GEN. Jerry C. Macabee, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Central Command, speaks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment while visiting Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. GEN. Jerry C. Macabee, (standing center), Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Central Command, speaks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment while visiting Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. GEN. Jerry C. Macabee, (standing center), Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Central Command, speaks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment while visiting Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. GEN. Jerry C. Macabee, (standing center), Deputy Commanding General, Marine Forces Central Command, speaks to the Marines of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment while visiting Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. Wallace Gregson (front row center), Commanding General, Marine Forces Pacific, conducts a tour at Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. James L. Yarboro) (Released)

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Camp Eggers

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC

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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U.S. and coalition service members from Camp Eggers

Smoke rises from Queens, a small city south of Al Fallujah, Iraq, during a combined arms attack from U.S. Marine Corps India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines. The attack consisted of direct and in-direct fires during Operation Phantom Fury. Operation Phantom Fury is in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II and that will beef-up Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Ryan L. Jones) (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.

U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Division, park their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) to await the arrival of the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on Nov.25, 2004. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (USMC photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices detaining U.S Marine Corps Marine CPL. Rodirguez from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, during a vehicle check point training at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 6, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

AK-47 magazines and a bayonet (not for AK-47) acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Bradley, the adjutant

(Left to right) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Goss, Kunar Provincial

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands an identification (ID) card to an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier during registration and processing at the ICDC compound. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marine is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher

Chairman of the USO (United Service Organizations) World Board of Governors John Gottshalk (left), National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) driver Mike Wallace, World Wrestling Entertainment star Kurt Engle, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS) US Air Force (USAF) General Richard Myers, Model Leeann Tweeden and comedian Robin Williams (right) arrive at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) to entertain US troops deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI 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)

PFC. Erik Greer and Lance CPL. John Berggren monitor flight deck operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) while the vessel is underway off the coast of Florida

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