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US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Ramirez, a SENIOR Drill Instructor from 1ST Battalion, D/Company, grades a recruit doing a break-fall exercise as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) testing period at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California (CA
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jared M. Padula, Still Photographer, Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California (CA), photographs a USMC guidiron bearer (left), dressed in his Class A Uniform, and a USMC Drill Instructor both standing in front of the main sign located in front of the Generals building onboard MCRD San Diego
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Brian D. Olson with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, instructs a Filipino Marine in the tactics of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) by using engineers tape to mark the boundaries of a room which the Filipino Marines clear with their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, during Exercise BALIKATAN
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rodolfo Espinoza, executes a wristlock take down, on USMC LCPL Larry K. Novel, during gray belt training as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Yuma, Arizona (AZ)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wagner, 1ST Marine Regiment Weapons Company, performs rear-hand punches on a pad held by a fellow USMC Marine at the 33 area pool at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), as part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Ramirez, a SENIOR Drill Instructor from 1ST Battalion, D/Company, grades recruits doing leg-sweep exercises as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) testing period at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California (CA)
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Picklo (foreground), Combat Visual Information CHIEF, and USMC GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Palacios, practice hand-to-hand combat techniques for gray belt training, during the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Yuma, Arizona (AZ)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wagner, 1ST Marine Regiment Weapons Company, performs rear-hand punches against a pad held by a fellow USMC Marine at the 33 area pool at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), as part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training
US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) Ricky S. Torres locks up with USMC Sergeant (SGT) Lionel Cepeda in the Bear Pit. The Bear Pit is a sparring pit located at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego used by the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Martial Arts Instructors (MAI) for the Green Belt Instructors Course
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Robert D. Fleagle Jr., 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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