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A USMC CH-46E (Sea Knight) helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron Medium (HMM 262), come in for a landing on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2). Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), held Special Operations Capable Exercises (SOCEX) and spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China

A USMC CH-46E (Sea Knight) helicopter from Marine Helicopter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the flight crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter look over the helicopter's main rotor blades as part of a preflight check aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to , the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

Members of the flight crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter look ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A Marine of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, an M16A2 rifle on his back, prepares to monitor the unloading of air cushion landing craft LCAC13 during the initial assault phase of the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89

A Marine of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, an M16A2 rifle on his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Pattaya Beach Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Re... More

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The utility landing craft LCU-1653 heads for shore with a load of light armored vehicles (LAVs) and other Marine vehicles during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

The utility landing craft LCU-1653 heads for shore with a load of ligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) departs the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A captain from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) talks to one of his men as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

A captain from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) talks to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Protestant worship service conducted by Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett, center. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a sc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

As his assistant holds a flashlight, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Kurdish woman's teeth at a field dental clinic near Zakhu, Iraq. The dentist and his assistant are attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and Southern Turkey

As his assistant holds a flashlight, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Ku...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An ammunition crate bearing Jordanian markings is displayed after being recovered from an abandoned building by the Marines of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24). The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

An ammunition crate bearing Jordanian markings is displayed after bein...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie J. Shaw Release Status: Released to Public... More

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) carries mortar rounds from an abandoned building. The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) monitors food distribution in a Somali village outside Baidoa during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. The Marine is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) monitors foo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine COL Greg Newbold, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry (Right), visits LCPL Anthony Otero, one of his troops, in the 86th Combat Support Hospital Intensive Care Ward 2 after his treatment for injuries in a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) accident. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Marine COL Greg Newbold, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit run on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during morning physical training (PT)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit run on the flight deck o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit rappels from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to the deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit rappels from a Marine M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The first of fourteen AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) begins to move out to return to the tank landing ship USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) which is just off the coast of black beach. The landing was part of a training exercise during Operation Continue Hope which in turn is a part of United Nations Operation Somalia II (UNOSOM II)

The first of fourteen AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the 24th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi... More

An underway port side view of landing craft air cushion vehicle LCAC-46 during practice beach landings at Naval Station Rota during practice beach landings at Naval Station Rota during a one week turn over by units from Marine Expeditionary Unit 24 (MEU-24) on board the amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH-12) to the Amphibious Ready Force on board the USS GUAM (LPH-9)

An underway port side view of landing craft air cushion vehicle LCAC-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stephen M. Kless Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC, marshals vehicles off an air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC-41) during a training exercise at Black Beach, Somalia. The 24th MEU is deployed to Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC, ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi... More

The US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) operating in coastal waters off the troubled African nation of Liberia. Guam and her embarked compliment of over 2000 marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, have been participating in evacuation efforts in support of Operation ASSURED RESPONSE

The US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) operating in co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Richard W. Williams, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

CHIEF Warrant Officer Michael Dominguez (hometown, Puerto Rico) attached to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, instructs Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in the use of the M16A2 Service Rifle in the Sling Arms Position on the flight deck of the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

CHIEF Warrant Officer Michael Dominguez (hometown, Puerto Rico) attach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

CPL. Dale Kinney (hometown Arab, AL) and Lance CPL. Harrison Gardner (hometown Mobile, AL) with the Scout Sniper Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, brief Marines on Sniper Tactics aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

CPL. Dale Kinney (hometown Arab, AL) and Lance CPL. Harrison Gardner (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand watch over UN Drive which runs in front of the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, from the 2ND Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Lejeune, NC took over the security mission at the embassy

US Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESOPNSE Base: US Embassy, Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL A. Olguin Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) roll off the deck of a US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft during amphibious landing at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) roll off the deck of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Eric Carver armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, watches over two wounded civilians during a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, Hi, during Operation RIMPAC 96. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA, conducted training in evacuation of civilians from hostile foreign environments

US Navy Hospital Corpsman Eric Carver armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... 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

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

Marines from Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, fire their M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during a fire support coordination exercise at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. These Marines are attached to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, and will deploy with the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in February, 1998. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD9803457 or search 970916M1903W001)

Marines from Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, fire t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC J.T. Watkins, Usmc Release Status: Relea... More

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Anglico Detachment commander, Marine Corps CPT Rick Uribe pulls-in his parachute after a 1,250-foot jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane into Drop Zone McKena near Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. Marines attached to 13th MEU are participating in the amphibious Exercise Eager Mace 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0204612 or search 971205M0000W001)

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Anglico Detachment commander, Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mike Wentzel Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Light Armored Vehicle with LAR Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, holds its position outside Combat Town, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, following a Mechanized Raid in support of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Composite Training Underway Exercise (COMPTUEX)

A Light Armored Vehicle with LAR Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Craig W. Larson, Usm... More

US Marines, Special Operations Capable, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) receive weapons training, on the M2 HB (Heavy Barrel).50 caliber heavy machine gun, while the ship moves closer to the Persian Gulf. The GUAM deployed to the gulf as part of an increased military presence in response to a US Central Command (US CENTCOM) request for additional forces, 10 February 1998

US Marines, Special Operations Capable, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Rich Williams, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Christian Boles and US Marine Corps Lance Corporal's Raymond J. Thomas, Robert D. Waltz and Donny Solano from company "B" 1/3, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), pause during a security patrol to check their position during exercise VALIANT USHER 98-1. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps Sergeant Christian Boles and US Marine Corps Lance Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 98-1 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brent C. Powel... More

Marines race toward CH-53E helicopters for extraction after destroying the arms cache of smugglers on the island. The helicopter raid was a normal training exercise for the Marines, who are part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

Marines race toward CH-53E helicopters for extraction after destroying...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Ko Samea San Island Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Eric C. Tausch, Usmc Release St... More

Marines from the US and Thailand hug the side of a combat rigid raider craft, or Zodiak boat, enroute to their beach landing site from USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8). The Royal Thai Marines joined their US counterparts from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, for the boat raid portion of Exercise COBRA GOLD '98

Marines from the US and Thailand hug the side of a combat rigid raider...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Marines, armed with M16 rifles, assemble on the beach before heading further inland during a boat raid launched from USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8). The Marines are part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's boat company in Thailand for Exercise COBRA GOLD '98

Marines, armed with M16 rifles, assemble on the beach before heading f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A member of the13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California guides the landing of Assault Unit 5 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation during exercise RIMPAC 98

A member of the13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Califor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 (Nac) James G... More

Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) helicopter raid company run off of two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters before raiding a satellite station during a routine exercise at Udairi Range, Kuwait. (Substandard image)

Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) helicopter rai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udairi Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A Plane Captain and Flight Deck Coordinator relay information to the pilot of an AV-8B "Harrier" of Marine Corps Helicopter Medium Squadron TWO SIX SIX (HMM 266) prior to launch. AV-8Bs are continually deployed on board amphibious assault ships as part of the aviation combat element of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). USS NASSAU (LHA 4) and its embarked 24th MEU began air strikes in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A Plane Captain and Flight Deck Coordinator relay information to the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Renso Amariz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Lance Corporal Randall Chapman with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle, provides security during the crossing of the Kosovo-Macedonia border. Beasley is assigned to Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

Lance Corporal Randall Chapman with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle, provides ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Kosovo-Macedonia Border State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine ... More

Ethenic Albanians wave their ensign during a parade held to honor American Forces in the Kosovo village of Koretin. Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN will be helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Ethenic Albanians wave their ensign during a parade held to honor Amer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Koretin State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Uni... More

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment dig in next to an M198 155mm Medium Howitzer, Towed, after arriving at Camp Montieth near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment dig in ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Monteith State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtiona... More

A Marine AH-1W Super Cobra flies over a staging area in Kosovo. The Marines in the staging area are enroute to Camp Monteith, Forward Support Base near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

A Marine AH-1W Super Cobra flies over a staging area in Kosovo. The Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... More

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment leave a staging area in Kosovo enroute to Camp Monteith, Forward Support Base, near Cernica, Kosovo. M198 155mm Medium Howitzers, Towed are attached to M813 Cargo trucks. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment leave a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... More

Marines from 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare for an urban patrol aboard their Light Armored Vehical-25's (LAV-25's) in the village of Zegra. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion prepare ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

An Albanian interpeter and Navy Corpsman from the 26th MEU comfort and treat a young boy who has scraped his arm. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

An Albanian interpeter and Navy Corpsman from the 26th MEU comfort and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

26th MEU Marines provide security at mass gravesite in Northern Kosovo as members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensics Team investigate remains. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

26th MEU Marines provide security at mass gravesite in Northern Kosovo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... More

An Ambulance was shot up by people suspected as being KLA, Kosovo Liberation Army in a predominately Serbian village. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

An Ambulance was shot up by people suspected as being KLA, Kosovo Libe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit Scene Camera... 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

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

Air Cushion Landing Craft 37, right, moves onto the beach at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE as LCAC 28 comes off cusion and lowers the ramp to offload Marines and vehicles from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)

Air Cushion Landing Craft 37, right, moves onto the beach at Cap Serra...

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

US Marines assigned to the 22nd MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) disembark from the rear of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during the amphibious assault portion of Brightstar 1999-2000 held in October and November in Egypt

US Marines assigned to the 22nd MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) disemb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHTSTAR 1999-2000 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher Vallee Release Status: Released to Public C... More

After awarding the Meritorious Unit Citation to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), President William Jefferson Clinton shakes the hand of US Marine Corps Colonel James M. Lowe, Commanding Officer, 31st MEU, during a ceremony in Okinawa, Japan. The president is visiting Japan as part of a multinational summit involving the eight leading industrialized nations

After awarding the Meritorious Unit Citation to the 31st Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jason M. Carter, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... 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) 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

Colonel Christopher J. Gunther, Commanding Officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, California, addresses Marines and Sailors during the Marine Corps 225th Birthday Ceremony aboard the flight deck of the USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

Colonel Christopher J. Gunther, Commanding Officer of the 13th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Don L. Maes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operation Capable (SOC), Camp Lejeune, NC exit their Zodiac Boats and storm the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: R... 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) 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

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, inside a detainment facility built by Marines from the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan. The facility will be used to hold captured members of Al-Qaida during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Offier for the Mari...

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

Living up to a military maxim - if you can sleep, sleep. With an M-16 across his lap a Marine from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) takes a nap in his bivouac area near at the edge of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Living up to a military maxim - if you can sleep, sleep. With an M-16 ...

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

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, attached to the Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare their Light Armor Vehicle (LAV)-25 to conduct a patrol around Khandahar International Airport during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Khandahar control tower is in the background. One Marine at the ready manning the 7.62 mm machine gun atop the M242 25mm chain gun in the turret

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, a...

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

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operated by Combat Photographers and Public Affairs Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Note that the hinged cover that protects the battery and PCMICA card area has been broken and replaced with a piece of duct tape

A close up photograph of a Kodak DCS620 w/Nikon F5 camera body operate...

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

Close up of a locally procured "PakIran" propane heater in use by a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to keep warm while he stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Close up of a locally procured "PakIran" propane heater in use by a me...

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

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

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

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

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

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

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

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) riding in on Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25), conduct a mounted patrol through an Afghan village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battal...

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

First Lieutenant Lennon, USMC, (right) and Corporal David Easter, USMC, (left), both members of Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), watch for the blast of unexploded munitions about to be destroyed by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

First Lieutenant Lennon, USMC, (right) and Corporal David Easter, USMC...

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

An Afghan farm near the gate at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. PHOTO taken atop a light armored vehicle with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) while out on patrol

An Afghan farm near the gate at Kandahar International Airport, Kandah...

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

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses security issues while his Marines disembark at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

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 technical vehicle (possibly a Zil-131 with a ZPU-1 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun on its bed) spotted by US Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) while on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The truck in the background (left) appears to be a Ural-375

A technical vehicle (possibly a Zil-131 with a ZPU-1 14.5 mm anti-airc...

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

Ms. Ellen Knickmeyer, a journalist with the Associated Press, interviews Lance Corporal Topel, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) while on patrol near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Ms. Ellen Knickmeyer, a journalist with the Associated Press, intervie...

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 Corporal Bennet, Communications Platoon, S-6 (Communications) Radio Section, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), works on a laptop computer at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine Corporal Bennet, Communications Platoon, S-6 (Communications) R...

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 Soviet BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Cars, the turret appears to have a KPV 14.5-mm Heavy Machine Gun with the barrel broken off, parked near fighting positions manned by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of Soviet BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Cars, the turret appears to h...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Valdovino, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)(Special Operations Capable) checks his personal E-mail account at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Valdovino, with the 26th ...

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

Sergeant Farley Wooldridge, USMC, operations and nuclear, biological and chemical specialist, give a haircut to Major Dan Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer. Both are members Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) works with an Interim Fast Attack Vehicle at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Farley Wooldridge, USMC, operations and nuclear, biological a...

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 "fighting hole" by an opening breached in an adobe wall by Marine combat engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine "fighting hole" by an opening breached in an adobe wall by Mari...

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

The Marine Corps flag flies over communication equipment, housed inside an M1037 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), operated by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

The Marine Corps flag flies over communication equipment, housed insid...

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

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conducts a sandtable exercise (a 3-D representation of the area where the movements will be held) with Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the exercise is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion La...

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 attend a brief delivered by their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the briefing is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Marines attend a brief delivered by their commander, Lieutenant Colone...

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

Captain Howlett, USMC, Fire Support Coordination Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Howlett, USMC, Fire Support Coordination Officer, Battalion La...

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

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

Sergeant Wayne, USMC, Flight Engineer, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) adjusts the shade visor in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130. They are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Wayne, USMC, Flight Engineer, Marine Aerial Refueler Transpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

At night, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, an engine running upload is performed with a KC-130 Hercules. The KC-130 is with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)). It is being uploaded near a refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

At night, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, an engine running upload ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport S743210quadron VMGR-352, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), watch television at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

In an MWR (Morale Welfare Recreation) tent Marines with Marine Aerial ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt Rider, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

At a forward operating base, Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), watches as Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130 belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252). Prior to a flight to return the MEU back into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base, Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, (left), Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) discuss the flight plan before loading supplies and personnel onto their KC-130/R. The supplies and personnel are for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) as they prepare to fly back to Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ram...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded and carrying their 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, also share the load of carrying B-bags (personal gear) to board a KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Captain Robert C. Rice, USMC, Commanding Officer, Charlie Company 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) "War Pigs" from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) observes as one of his Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25)s as it is being pulled out during EDGED MALLET '02 in Kenya, Africa

Captain Robert C. Rice, USMC, Commanding Officer, Charlie Company 1ST ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET '02 Base: Manda Bay Naval Base State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU Scene Camer... More

A group of Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) get ready to load up in a CH-53 in a nearby field next to the schoolhouse in Faza, Kenya. The Marines were there as part of a team, doing a little extra by, building a new schoolhouse during EDGED MALLET 02 as part of community relations in Kenya

A group of Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Op...

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

Lance Corporal Jason S. Leonard, USMC, Combat Engineer, 1ST CEB (Combat Engineer Battalion), BLT 1/4 (Battalion Landing Team), from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) takes a moment to talk with his Kenyan co-worker while working on the roof of the schoolhouse in Faza. The schoolhouse is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Kenya

Lance Corporal Jason S. Leonard, USMC, Combat Engineer, 1ST CEB (Comba...

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

With traditional head covering young grade school girls watch as Marines from the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Camp Pendleton, California, assist in the construction of a new schoolhouse. The schoolhouse is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Faza, Kenya

With traditional head covering young grade school girls watch as Marin...

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

As seen through the green glow of a night scope, a small group of Marines from the Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) pass the night by playing spades with a flashlight as their sole means of illumination. They are at a Command Post in Kenya, Africa during EDGED MALLET '02

As seen through the green glow of a night scope, a small group of Mari...

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

Marines and Sailors from Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group (MSSG) 24 break down their camp after supporting the entire training evolution of the 24th MEU at Fort A. P. Hill for their pre-deployment training exercises

Marines and Sailors from Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeff ... More

City officials from Macon, Georgia and Robins Air Force Base (AFB) personnel receive a preflight brief and protective head gear prior to a VIP flight aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, during the Training in an Urban Environment Exercise conducted by the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

City officials from Macon, Georgia and Robins Air Force Base (AFB) per...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeff W. Sisto, U... More

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