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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Eddleman, USMC, Communications CHIEF, Marine Liaison Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) receives a bowl of ice cream as part of the Half Way Dinner celebration aboard the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4). Note the Christmas tree in the background

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Eddleman, USMC, Communications CHIEF, Marine Lia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Austin (LPD 4) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Corporal Robert D. Walkley, Small Computer Systems SPECIALIST, Command Element, S-6 (Communications), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), brings another bucket of cement to one of the Kenyan construction workers working on the schoolhouse in Faza. The Marines are there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations

Corporal Robert D. Walkley, Small Computer Systems SPECIALIST, Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CPL B... More

At the Evacuation Control Center, a Marine searches and screens evacuees prior to movement from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, to the USS Nassau during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of U. S. citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

At the Evacuation Control Center, a Marine searches and screens evacue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

American citizens are escorted to a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter by a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) Marine, during Operation SILVER WAKE. 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

American citizens are escorted to a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter by ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

An American child awaits the evacuation flight from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, to the USS Nassau during Operation SILVER WAKE. 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

An American child awaits the evacuation flight from the US Embassy in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

A CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter lifts out of the evacuation site at the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, on its way to the USS Nassau during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) (Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter lifts out of the evacuation site at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Sergeant David Smith, a Military Policeman assigned to the 26th MEU (SOC) (Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)), escorts a woman and her child towards a waiting helicopter during Operation SILVER WAKE. 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Sergeant David Smith, a Military Policeman assigned to the 26th MEU (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) CH-53E "Super Stallion" lifts off to transport American citizens from Tirana, Albania, to the USS Nassau. 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

American citizens buckle into a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) for transport out of Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

American citizens buckle into a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter from 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael Skinton and LCPL Christopher Hinebaugh, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) man a rooftop post at the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael Skinton and LCPL Christopher Hinebaugh, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandbags to reinforce defensive positions inside the compound at the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Corporal Nathan Church, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), sits with fixed bayonet on his M16A2 assault rifle behind a sandbagged defense position in the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Corporal Nathan Church, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co, Battalion Landing Team 1/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Armed with an M16A2, Corporal James Kendrick, Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides the communications link from ship to shore for ground commanders during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Armed with an M16A2, Corporal James Kendrick, Command Element, 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides heavy weapons support with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun for security at the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Lance Corporal Binh Tran, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) maintains his watch at post alongside the embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Lance Corporal Binh Tran, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Jacob Davenport, US Navy, Fleet Marine Force (FMF), prepares to give an Anthrax vaccine shot to a US Marine deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) aboard USS BOXER (LHD-4) during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Jacob Davenport, US Navy, Fleet Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 13th MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1. A second CH-46E is parked on flight deck

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 13th MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Reinforced) (HMM-364), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) takes off from the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) during routine flight operations. A CH-46E Sea Knight is parked on elevator. Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) preflight an AV-8B2 Harrier as it prepares to take off from the USS Kearsarge for the last time. Kearsarge is enroute to the U.S. after a six month Mediterranean deployment

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Major Command Shown: COM2FLT Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth Rossman Release Status:... More

Hospital Corpsman Third Class (MH3) Chris Lugo, US NAVY (USN), assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) gathers vital information from a Kenyan man during humanitarian assistance operations conducted during Operation EDGE MALLET at Mombassa, Kenya

Hospital Corpsman Third Class (MH3) Chris Lugo, US NAVY (USN), assigne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

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) Dan Sewell, Military Poli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udari Range State: Al Jahrah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Dangling from a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), SPIErig (Special Insertion Extraction rigging) in from a Helicast as part of the ongoing training to maintain readiness during WEST PAC 99-1. (SUBSTANDARD)

Dangling from a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365), attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26th MEU(SOC)) as the ocean's mist creates streaks in the air around the helicopters rotor blades as it lifts off the USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)

An AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kearsarge (LHD 3) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin Tyler Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR) Marine Corps Lance Corporal Phillip Bunch of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) teaches Turkish workers at the naval base in Topel, Turkey how to heat Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MRE) using water added to a crystalline heat pack to create a chemical reaction. The workers stand in front of some of more than 1000 tents they unloaded at the storage site. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless

During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR) Marine Corps Lance Corporal Phill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE Base: Topel Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Seth Ross... More

The last of the U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) working with the Turkish government on earthquake relief during operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR), board a waiting CH-53E helicopter at Topel, Turkey, taking them back to the waiting Kearsarge Amphibious Readiness Group on Friday, Sept. 10, 1999. The ARG sailed out of the Sea of Marmara to resume its patrol duties in the Mediterranean, after a short ceremony turning the earthquake relief equipment and supplies over to the government of Turkey. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town...

The last of the U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The last of the U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) working with the T... More

Engineers from MEU Service Support Group-26 (MSSG-26), during Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR), prepare a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) for the process of filtering fresh drinking water for the people of Degirmendere, Turkey. These Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), (MEU(SOC)), are helping provide water to victims of the August 17 earthquake. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless

Engineers from MEU Service Support Group-26 (MSSG-26), during Operatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE Base: Degirmendere Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: 1ST LT Ryan E. Dunham, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Resembling giant water balloons, these 3000 gallon water bags hold purified water for the citizens of Degirmendere, Turkey. During Operation AVID RESPONSE, Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) ,(MEU(SOC)), are helping provide water to victims of the August 17 earthquake here. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless

Resembling giant water balloons, these 3000 gallon water bags hold pur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Operation AVID Response Base: Degirmendere Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: 1ST LT Ryan E. Dunham, Usmc Release ... More

During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR), Lance Corporal Jeremy S. Demarco tests the purity of water that has just been run through a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) in Degirmendere, Turkey. These Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), (MEU(SOC)), are helping provide water to victims of the August 17 earthquake here. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless

During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR), Lance Corporal Jeremy S. Demarco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE Base: Degirmendere Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: 1ST LT Ryan E. Dunham, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

The Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) sits by the shore providing 6000 gallons of fresh water a day to the citizens of Degirmendere, Turkey. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) during Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR) are helping provide water to victims of the August 17 earthquake here. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless

The Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) sits by the shore ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Operation AVID Response Base: Degirmendere Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Utilizing rubber raider craft, Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion landing Team, 3rd Battlaion, 8th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), silently approach the beach in the twilight at dusk. Marines from the 26th MEU (SOC), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

Utilizing rubber raider craft, Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, silently approach the beach in the twilight at dusk.Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Trusting in British pilots in their Westland Sea King MK4 Helocopter, Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, practice helicopter extract drills. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

Trusting in British pilots in their Westland Sea King MK4 Helocopter, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), from 539th Assault Squadron explains British assault procedures to United States Marines. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

CAPE INCE, TURKEY (September 11, 1999)--Marines from Lima Company, Battalion landing Team 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, rush from a British Hellcat, Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) and storm their objective. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) ((MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

CAPE INCE, TURKEY (September 11, 1999)--Marines from Lima Company, Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Corporal Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status:... More

The beach head at Cape Ince is the scene of a mock amphibious assault. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15) are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

The beach head at Cape Ince is the scene of a mock amphibious assault....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

United Staes Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, ride an elevator into the vast hangar bay of the British amphibious assault ship HMS OCEAN (L12), during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise.Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey

United Staes Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Using the M16A2 rifle and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Marines from 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, return fire against an aggressor during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise.Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey

Using the M16A2 rifle and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

United States Marine and British Royal Marine commanders (With Enfield 5.56mm L85A1 Assault Rifle) discuss battlefield strategy during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey

United States Marine and British Royal Marine commanders (With Enfield...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

The British amphibious assault ship HMS OCEAN (L12), launches helicopters and Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) prior to an amphibious raid during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey

The British amphibious assault ship HMS OCEAN (L12), launches helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins Release Status: Released t... More

A Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) makes its way across the North Africa sand after making an amphibious landing at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE

A Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the 26th Marine E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) lay a smoke screen at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE as they make a mock assault to help train Tunisian military

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the Twenty Sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26 MEU (SOC)), Attack Cap Serrat Beach, during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in Tunisia, Africa

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the Twenty Sixth Marine Exped...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard T. O'Connor, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Major General David F. Bice, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Europe, visits Marines from the Twenty Sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26 MEU (SOC)), Battalion Landing Team, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines, just recently offloaded on to Cap Serrat Beach, Tunisia, Africa during Exercise ATLAS HINGE

Major General David F. Bice, Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Europe,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard T. O'Connor, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) splash across a sandbar at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in a mock amphibious assault designed to train Tunisian forces

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

A lone US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), with a point and shoot camera tries to capture a spectacular sunset in the desert during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

A lone US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arabian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: CPL Patrick Bloodgood, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) waits his turn to onload his motorcycle for a helicopter flight into Kuwait.

A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operation...

At sea aboard USS Tarawa A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) waits his turn to onload his motorcycle for a helicopter flight into Kuwait. The Tarawa Amphibious... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeants (SGT) Eric Schmucker and Thomas Hlavaty, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Force Reconnaissance Detachment, await helicopter extraction during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise on the US Navy (USN) Raleigh Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS LASALLE (AGF 3). The Force Reconnaissance Detachment exercised skills that may be required during the 26th MEU (SOC) deployment in the Mediterranean Sea

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeants (SGT) Eric Schmucker and Thomas Hlava...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), train for a Visit Board search and seizure (VBSS) on the USS LASALLE (AGF 3) Joint Command Ship (JCS)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), Force Reconnaissance detachment move quickly to their objective during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), US Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), Force Reconnaissance detachment moves quickly to his objective during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), a US Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine from MEU Service Support Group 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (13th MEU(SOC)), pushes a Manlift Vehicle with a John Deere 644E TRAM onto a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) in preparation for backload onto the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation in East Timor. Marines and sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

A Marine from MEU Service Support Group 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dili Port Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Major Command Shown: 13TH MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc ... More

Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes a SAW GUNNER with Third Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/1, 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (13th MEU (SOC)), holds security at Arturo Island Beach Landing Zone during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation, East Timor, September 2000. The M249 SAW carried over Hughes right shoulder is a 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon. Marines and Sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes a SAW GUNNER with Third Platoon, India C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arturo Island Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Major Command Shown: 13TH MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, Us... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), move towards a shoreline of blue beach during the Combat Enhancement Training phase of exercise Destined Glory. Destined Glory is designed to build interoperability and cooperation between military forces in the Mediterranean Region

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Golf Company, Battalion Landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A sister of the The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus laughingly bends her uniform regulations as US Navy Lieutenant Commander S. Douglas Smith, Chaplain, Amphibious Squadron 11, presents her a USS ESSEX ball cap on October 23rd, 2000. The nuns invited the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) and USS ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to help clean up tons of construction equipment and debris left behind when a construction project at the hospital was halted for lack of funds. Though many didn't know what the project was for, approximately 200 Marines and Sailors volunteered to help. "It's being able to say we've done ...

A sister of the The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus laughingly ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A sister of the The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus laughingly bends her uniform regulations as US Navy Lieutenant Comma... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines receive a safety brief and instructions in preparation for a live-fire weapons shoot on the flight deck of USS ESSEX (LHD 2). The ROK Marines fired US Marine Colt M16A2 5.56mm Rifles as part of the bilateral information exchange made possible by the ESSEX's hosting approximately 100 ROK Marines for nearly a week. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) trained with the ROK Marines, exchanging close-combat skills, conducting a combined amphibious raid, and other training exercises as part of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is a combined arms exercise conducted between Korean and the US forces

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines receive a safety brief and instruction...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Uss Essex (LHD 2) Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller a Team Leader with Weapons Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), stands his security post aboard the USS COLE (DDG 67) as it is towed to sea for a rendezvous and transport to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during Operation Determined Response

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller a Team Leader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller, Team Leader, Weapons Platoon, India Company (I CO), Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines (BLT 3/1), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), stands his security post aboard Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67) as it is towed to sea. LCPL Miller is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rile. The wounded COLE will rendezvous with the Motor Vessel (MV) BLUE MARLIN for transport to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during Operation DETERMINED RESPONSE

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller, Team Leader,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cole (DDG 67) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Benjamin Heimerl, Section Leader, Weapons Platoon, India Company (I CO), Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines (BLT 3/1), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), stands his security post aboard Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67) as it is towed to sea. The wounded COLE will rendezvous with the Motor Vessel (MV) BLUE MARLIN for transport to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during Operation DETERMINED RESPONSE

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Benjamin Heimerl, Section Leader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cole (DDG 67) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), flies over a training area during Exercise Slunj 2000. The bilateral exercise is designed to build interoperability and cooperation between the United States and Croatian military forces

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brook R. Kelsey, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Easter, Ammunition Technician, India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (BLT 2/2), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), lines up the sights for the M198 Howitzer during Exercise SLUNJ 2000. Exercise SLUNJ 2000, held at Slunj, Croatia, a bilateral exercise designed to improve cooperation and interoperability between US and Croatian military forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Easter, Ammunition ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Slunj Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick T. O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Sistunk and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Bateman both part of the Reconnaissance Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), practice stalking techniques with an M-40 Sniper Rifle during Exercise Slunj 2000. The bilateral exercise is designed to build interoperability and cooperation between the US and Croatian military forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Sistunk and Lance Corpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick T. O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Gil Ramirez, Cannoneer, Alpha Battery 1ST Battalion, 11th Marines (1/11), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), fires a M198 Howitzer in training area D, as part of a live fire and maneuver during Exercise IRON MAGIC, United Arab Emirates (UAE), WESTPAC 00-2

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Gil Ramirez, Cannoneer, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Alpha Battery 1/11, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), watch the rounds fly as they fire an M198 155mm Towed Howitzer in training area "D", during a live fire maneuver in support of Exercise Iron Magic, in the United Arab Emirates

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Alpha Battery 1/11, 13th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David Krell, Armorer, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines (BLT 3/1), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), scrubs with a wire brush to a winch cable, attached to a USMC Light Armored Vehicle-Recovery (LAV-R), of rust and corrosion during a wash down at Camp Doha, Kuwait

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David Krell, Armorer, 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Christopher J. Gunther, Commanding Officer 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), leads a memorial service on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Commemorating the Marine landing and WW II battle

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Christopher J. Gunther, Commandin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Suribachi State: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA LHA-1 Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) David L. Miller,... More

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ridge, California, assigned to Weapons Company (WCO), Battalion 2/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), mans an M-60 machine gun on the starboard aft elevator, aboard the USS BOXER (LHD 4)

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Southern Pacific Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Logan Dmattus, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), moves off with a forklift lifted from the deck of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) as a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-163 (HMM-163) prepares to lift off from the same deck. The 15th MEU (SOC) and the PELELIU are currently supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, 15th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an infantryman with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) carries a full combat load, including an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while moving into a security position after seizing a forward operating base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), cruise through rough desert terrain on an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) armed with an M220 TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) System during a patrol south of Kandahar City during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) provides security at a roadside south of Kandahar City during a patrol. During the unit's movement through the area, Afghan villagers emerged from roofless, windowless, adobe homes to help push Marine vehicles from soft sand during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine Scout is armed with 5.56 mm M4 Carbine rifle

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), setting up a surveillance device in the desert terrain near Kandahar, International Airport (IAP) Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Rel... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) delivers USMC Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), to an undisclosed mountain top location in Afghanistan, as they conduct missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) delivers USMC Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), to an undisclosed mountain top location in Afghanistan, as they conduct missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A view of the bivouac site inhabited by Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the bivouac site inhabited by Kilo Company, Battalion Landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 265, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) sits at the end of the runway at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 265...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow... More

Along an adobe wall a Marine fighting position constructed by members of 2d Combat Engineer Battalion and Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, both with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Along an adobe wall a Marine fighting position constructed by members ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) makes a morale call from the Sergeant Major's tent site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine works in the intelligence workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine works in the intelligence workspace of the 26th Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines play cards in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU((SOC)) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marines play cards in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow... More

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, both with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) pose with their famous "Combat Coffee" sign at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) pose with their famous "Combat Coffee" sign in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine cooks, M-16s at hand, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Navy Commander and Catholic Chaplain Scordo, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) reviews the CNN website from his workspace at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy Commander and Catholic Chaplain Scordo, 26th Marine Expedition...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A US Airforce sergeant, Security Policeman, works at an internet capable laptop provided by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) for morale purposes at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Airforce sergeant, Security Policeman, works at an internet capab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBTANDARD)

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lance Corporal Lance P. Haselhorst, USMC, a member of Motor Transport section, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) works with a Mercedes G IFAV (Interim Fast Attack Vehicle) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lance Corporal Lance P. Haselhorst, USMC, a member of Motor Transport ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division, enjoys a warm cup of coffee, couresy of Marine cooks with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), at International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division, enjoys a warm cup of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 101st AD Scene C... More

With a couple of M136 LAWs (Light Anti-armor Weapon) at their side, Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, (center) Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and two other Marines raise a tent at his bivouac site at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With a couple of M136 LAWs (Light Anti-armor Weapon) at their side, Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU ... More

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a damaged MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) enjoys a hot cup of coffee inside his bivouac site at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the coffee was heated using a locally procured "PakIran" propane heater and a native tea kettle

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A damaged adobe structure "For Sale" near a Marine sniper position at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The snipers were members of Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC))

A damaged adobe structure "For Sale" near a Marine sniper position at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Corporal Adam Girouard, USMC, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) holds a D1 NATO-standard pressure locking fuel nozzle in front of an Air Force 50,000 gallon fuel bladder located at the Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OOPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background, right, sits a CH-53 Sea Stallion

Corporal Adam Girouard, USMC, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Members of the media wait for a photo opportunity near the bivouac site maintained by Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the media wait for a photo opportunity near the bivouac sit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), with some touches of home, at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

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