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Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carl Wagner, front, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Joel Rodriguez conduct final systems checks on a close-in weapons system aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61).
Cpl. Nathaniel Meeks, a cannoneer with Bravo Battery,
Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Bauer, from Thornton, Colo., assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), tightens bolts on the tail rotor blade of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jacob Passini, a platoon
Lance Cpls. Kyle Barry and Jerome Balogna, mortarmen,
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Walter R. Watson (left), U.S.
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Sewell, Military Policeman (MP), Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group (SSG) 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), stands guard duty at the base camp at the Udari Range during Exercise Eager Mace 99-1 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. (SUBSTANDARD)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Patrick Pressdee, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), Combat Camera and Printing, performs security duty with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, during the 1ST MAR DIV, Division Main, Bravo One, convoy in Al Basrah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Robert S. Mueller, 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, practices a route sweep, with a Schiebel AN-19/2 mine detecting set, for foreign mines at Living Support Area 1 (LSA 1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Weapons Company (CO), 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (1/5), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hold security as Marines push West during an attack on the Marines in Al Kharma, Iraq. One Marine mans an MK19 Mod 3 40 mm grenade machine gun system on top of a n M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Matthew Dover, Scout Sniper, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S CO), 1ST Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24), Detroit, Michigan (MI), practices firing, with a 9 mm M9 Pistol, just outside An-Numaniyah Airfield (a.k.a. Three Rivers), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Harold Crawley and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Shawn Williams, man an MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, Mod 3, in a protective position for a Communications Platoon during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Aaron R. Jacobs, F/Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) mans a Mark 19 Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade machine gun, mounted atop a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck at a gun position in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Hector Figueroa, 2nd Squad (SQD), 1ST Platoon (PLT), Fox Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines, stands in a doorway while the home is searched for weapons during Operation Trifecta under Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. LCPL Figueroa is armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4 rifle
US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Howard B. Macaulay, G-3 Operations, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), gives a class on crew-served weapons to 1ST MARDIV Combat Camera and Printing Team Marines. These weapons were captured during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted against Iraqi insurgents in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Patrick H. Weston, Combat Support Service (CSS), 1ST Battalion, 11th Marines (1/11), practices weapon familiarization by disassembling and reassembling an MK 19 Mod 3 40mm grenade machine gun system, at Living Support Area 1 (LSA 1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Kuwait (KWT)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher G. Graham, 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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