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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Hill (kneeling), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (B), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), provides security as LCPL Chris Chambers, 3rd LAR, enters a building through a window while participating in a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Chambers (front), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), runs from one building corner to another while participating in a fire team movement MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). He and other Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN)...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Chambers (kneeling), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), checks a window for traps as LCPL Chris Hill (standing), 3rd LAR, provides security while going through a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ma Houson (lef), 3rd Ligh Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Baalion (BN), 1s Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expediionary Force (MEF), Flee Marine Force (FMF), provides securiy as LCPL Chris Chambers (righ), 3rd LAR, peers around a building corner while paricipaing in a fire eam movemen MOUT (Miliary Operaions on Urban Terrain) raining class in he MOUT faciliy on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are paricipaing in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined raining exercise designed...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Chambers, 3rd Ligh Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Baalion (BN), 1s Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expediionary Force (MEF), Flee Marine Force (FMF), peers around a building corner while paricipaing in a fire eam movemen MOUT (Miliary Operaions on Urban Terrain) raining class in he MOUT faciliy on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). He and oher Marines are paricipaing in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined raining exercise designed o re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Tracey Craft (center), Weapons Company (Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), throws a practice grenade into a room to clear it before he and LCPL Ryan Billings (back to wall), Wpns Co., 2/3 Marines, enter during a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Chris McKinney (center, arm extended) delivers a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training session on fire team movement to Marines, 3rd Light Armored connaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), and Weapons Company (Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marine giment (2/3), 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), who are training in the MOUT facility on public of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province,...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Vehicles (LAV), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), are parked in front of a repelling tower set-up on a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines to work together handling everything from humanitarian and...

US Marine Corps USMC) Lance Corporal LCPL) Tracey Craft front), Weapons Company Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion BN), 3rd Marine Regiment 2/3), 3rd Marine Division MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU) Special Operations Capable SOC), throws a practice grenade into a room to clear it before he and LCPL Ryan Billings behind LCPL Craft), Wpns Co., 2/3 Marines, enter during a MOUT Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Hill (foreground), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), goes through a window, assisted by LCPL Chris Chambers (background), 3rd LAR, to enter a building while going through a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Hill (foreground), 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Fleet Marine Force (FMF), goes through a window, assisted by LCPL Chris Chambers (background), 3rd LAR, to enter a building while going through a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exercise 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which is a bi-annual combined training exercise designed to re-familiarize US Navy (USN) Sailors and USMC Marines to work together handling everything from humanitarian and disaster relief to full combat operations.

Base: Pohang

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, 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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label_outline Explore Rd Lar, Chris Hill, Gyeongsangbuk Do Province

Pfc. Braeden Martin (left) and Cpl. Kirklund Harrington

Marines from Headquarters and Service Battalion,

A close-up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) being fired as Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company participate in a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines practice boarding

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US Army (USA) General (GEN) Leon J. LaPorte (center), Commander, United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), United States Forces Korea (USFK) (UNC-CFC-USFK); Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps (ROKMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Kim In Sik (left), Commandant, ROKMC; and US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel Michael ONeal (right), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC); listen to a briefing in the Video Teleconferencing Center (VTC) Room at Headquarters (HQ), UNC-CFC-USFK Combat Operations Center (COC), Yongsan Army Garrison, Republic of Korea (KOR), during Reception Staging Onward Moving and Integration 2004 (RSO&I 04), a theater-level training exercise conducted...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, stand in a pile of brass and ammo belt links after firing over 700 rounds of ammunition from a M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) during a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit, CH-53E cargo helicopter lifts off from a landing zone (LZ) on Camp Mujuk, located near Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), carrying two Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) howitzers during a joint USMC and ROKMC training exercise conducted as part of Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). ARGEX 04 is a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise designed to acquaint each service about the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with the deployment of a MEU(SOC) Unit

US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces (SF) personnel armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear practice Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) tactics during the tactics-training portion of Exercise PHOENIX READINESS, at Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ). The Exercise is an Air Mobility Command (AMC) Exercise conducted to prepare Expeditionary Combat Support packages for deployment environments

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Orin Backlund, a Machine GUNNER assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, loads belt fed ammunition into ammo can for the M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) before participating in a mechanized raid training exercise at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

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