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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 10th Chemical Company (Hazard

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 Sailors perform freefall jumps from a C-130 Hercules.

A CH-47 Chinook gunner, B Company "Hercules," 159th Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, mans his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun as he provides cover while another Chinook lands to extract the last members of a recovery team at a site northeast of Kandahar. The Apache helicopter crash landed while on mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marine

A Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Operations

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment

Soldiers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command,

U.S. Army Cpl. Manual Gonzalez of Southbridge, Mass.,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cullen Thomas, 824th

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jeffrey Pearson, a rifleman from Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), carry a "downed pilot" to a waiting helicopter from Bravo Company 4-123 stationed at Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), during Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training for Exercise Northern Edge 04, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines home based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), run from a US Army (USA) CH-47D Chinook helicopter helicopter from Bravo Company 4-123 Aviation Regiment, stationed at Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), as they prepare for Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training during Exercise Northern Edge 04, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264) lift off after inserting USMC Marines from Lima/Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Charlie Company (C Co.), 2nd Platoon (PLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, board a USMC Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation AL FAJR, which is an offensive operation conducted against Iraqi insurgent forces as part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) carried out during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Jose M. Gonzalez, left, a cook with Headquarters and Support Company (HSC), Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from Orlando, Florida, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert E. Galloway, center, a Harrier mechanic, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 MALS-14 Detachment, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, from Ionia, Mississippi, CPL James W. Masters, Avionics Technician, MALS-14, from Mountoursville, Pennsylvania, work as food service assistants aboard the USS NASSAU (LHA-4), during Thanksgiving

US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopters, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Reinforced (HMM-166), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, CA, sit parked on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, Iraq, flight line, as the sun sets in the distance, ready to carry out 11MEU SOC missions during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264) are used to insert USMC Marines from Lima/Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the Marine Security Element (MSE), India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines home based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), board a US Army (USA) CH-47D Chinook helicopter helicopter from Bravo Company 4-123 Aviation Regiment, stationed at Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), as they prepare for Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training during Exercise Northern Edge 04, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) motorized unit stands security as a USMC CH-53E Helicopter (background), transporting USMC Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General (CG), 1ST MARDIV, prepares to land at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose A. Aguilera, Administrative Clerk, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (BLT 1/4), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides security as a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 13th MEU, SOC, Aviation Combat Element, prepares for a mission in support of Operation ANACONDA, in Afghanistan, as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nathan J. Ferbert, 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. Army Guardsmen from the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) Headquarters and Services Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, salute during the playing of the national anthem during a combat patch initiation ceremony at Logistic Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Huey Kehl) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo a Combat Illustrator sketches a crewmember onboard a USMC CH-46 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH162) during a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Honorary pallbearers from the 38th Rescue Squadron remove the flag draped casket carrying the remains ofUSAF SENIOR Airmen (SRA) Jason Cunningham during the Graveside Service held at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (VA). SRA Cunningham, a Pararescueman, was killed in action in Afghanistan during Operation ANACONDA

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), equipped with riot shields and batons, practice non-lethal crowd control techniques, aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Marines, with Headquarters and Service Battalion

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run across the flight deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) after descending a rope from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Lieutenant Colonel, USA, (right) who commands the Second Battalion of the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Air Assault Division discusses transfer of command issues with Captain Dan Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Plans and Operations Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the exercise is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lance Cpl. Justin T. Barrett, a motor transportation

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a Saco 7.72 mm M60 gereral purpose machine gun, ride in a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVE) enroute to secure the Ba'th Party Headquarters building in Qalat Sukar, Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (India 3/7), exit a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron Four Six Two (HMM-462), after landing at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq. The Marines are redeploying home after completing a tour of duty in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army 1ST LT. Michael Mcdonald, Commander, Headquarters Support Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), arrives at Smith Range to observe weapons qualification at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Baghdad Province, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Huey Kehl) (Released)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) motorized unit stands security as a USMC CH-53E Helicopter (background), transporting USMC Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General (CG), 1ST MARDIV, lands at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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