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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cesaitis (right) and Staff

A soldier assigned to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Seth A. Comer, a communications

An infantryman, assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion,

Marines from Company C, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare

Armed Forces of the Philippines Service members partnered

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines

Staff Sgt. Robert Jernigan, a joint terminal attack

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security behind his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

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Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass

State: Khowst

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES

Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Afghanistan Royalty Free Stock Photo

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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label_outline Explore Marine Corps Pfc, Cpl James L, Khowst Gardez

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Stephen Blevins, Security Forces Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a bunkered position near the perimeter at Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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)

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

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn.,

A U.S. Marine, assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) give the signal to halt while practicing squad patrolling formations on Camp Yasser, Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 20, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team 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 government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi...

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Ronquillo, assigned to A/Company, 2-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, carries a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and a 7.62mm M21 sniper rifle, as he prepare for a search and destroy mission in the mountainous region of Kohi Sofi, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Javelin Thrust, US Marine Corps Photo

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Division establish a defensive staging area inside a Mosque, while conducting operations to clear insurgents and enemy forces from within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, during Operation Al Fajr. (SUBSTANDARD)

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN. Richard F. Natonski (left, rear), Commander, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) and SGT. MAJ. Wayne R. Bell (left), visit Marines at Snake Pit, Ar Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, to wish them a Merry Christmas, Dec. 25, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores) (Released)

[Washington, D.C. View of Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street, with mounted officers, band, and infantrymen with fixed bayonets at a halt]

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