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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rory McMilton (foreground), Security Forces Journeyman, 332nd Air Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (AESFS) readies his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher, as US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Shane Yokum, a Military Policeman (MP) assigned to the 362nd Military Police Battalion, stand guard as others from their element sweep a building during a patrol near Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda located near Balad Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lealofi, USAF, of the 305th Security Forces, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, fires his M60 7.62mm Machine Gun, defending his position, during an attack by Opposing Forces (OPFOR), during a MOBILITY EXERCISE (MOBEX). The MOBEX designed to test the ability of the Security Forces to establish and defend an Entry Control Point (ECP) on an air base. The evaluators of the exercise inserted various stresses against the unit, from probing patrols to frontal assault of the ECP. SRA Lealofi and his team members successfully accomplished their mission by repelling all of the OPFOR

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jung M. Shin, Utilities Apprentice, 56th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), shoots his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at a target at the Ben Avery Shooting Range, in Phoenix, AZ, as part of his on-going pre-deployment training in weapons and tactics, self aid Bubby care (SABC), movement in cargo, and nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) gear

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marco A. Ochoamoreno, a TOW (Tube-launched Optically-controlled Wireless-guided) gunner with 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs weapons maintenance on his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dennis Snyder, a Flight Engineer with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) mans a 7.62mm Minigun machine gun as he scans for obstacles from a hovering HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter while landing during a training mission in Sierra Leone. The 398th AEG is currently deployed at Sierra Leone to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) in Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Bacs (left), Commander, 56th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), instructs USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Anthony Lancaster (right), Maintenance Engineering Superintendent, 56th CES, Luke AFB, AZ, how to correctly load his 9 mm M-9 Beretta pistol at the Ben Avery Shooting Range, in Phoenix, AZ, as part of his on-going pre-deployment training in weapons and tactics, self aid Bubby care (SABC), movement in cargo, and nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) gear

SENIOR AIRMAN Aaron B. Angel from Detachment 1, US Air Forces in Europe, Air Postal Service, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany takes a look at his target as SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel J. Logan (kneeling), a Combat Arms Instructor from the 16th Expeditionary Support Squadron's, Central Processing Center, gives advice to Technical Sergeant Louis E. Rodriquez on adjusting his weapon's sights. Every member deploying to Bosnia-Herzegovina get 10 rounds each to zero their weapons

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Timothy J. Arnold, a machine gunner for team Air Mobility Command, prepares to zero out his 7.62mm M60 General Purpose Machine Gun before beginning the next phase of a combat weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

In Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE) US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dennis Snyder, a Flight Engineer with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland (ISL), mans a GAU-II 7.62mm mini gun in preparation for a evacuation mission from the US Embassy, in Liberia (LBR). The 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), is in Lungi, SLE to provide a recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) in LBR

AMN Luke J. McCarthy, 569th U.S. Forces Police Flight (USFPF), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, stands guard at the new entry control check point to the living quarters of the American personnel deployed to Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania. AMN McCarty holds a M16 rifle with a M203 Grenade launcher attached. He also has a portable two-way radio attached to the web belt of his uniform. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

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Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE

Base: Rinas

State: Tirana

Country: Albania (ALB)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cesar Rodriguez

Release Status: Released to Public

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Katherine Chirinos, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), checks the trunk of a car for illegal contraband, during a random vehicle inspection, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robert Obrien, structures

Jarmel Bell, 56th Fighter Wing Violence Prevention

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Stephen Blevins, Security Forces Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a bunkered position near the perimeter at Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Albanian Army Lt. Col. Ali Mali, Commander of the 1st

COL Clifton Bray, American Task Force commander for Joint Task Force Shining Hope, greets Congressman Bill Young, Republican from Florida's 10th District, Apr. 17, 1999, during their tour of the American campsite (not shown) at Rinas Airport, located near Tirana, Albania. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

A U.S. Marine with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion,

US Air Force Brigadier General Carrol H. Chandler (Right), Commander, 56th Figher Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, talks to the German Minister of Defense, Volker Ruehe, during a recent visit to Luke AFB, AZ

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ronnie Lock, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 310th Space Group (SG), aims his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear from the kneeling position during the Security Forces Tactics competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

Pfc. Dakota Hayes, an artilleryman assigned to A Battery,

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Danita Marcum (right) a Self-Defense Class Instructor, assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), is assisted by USAF TSGT David Hail, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), as she demonstrates the proper technique for disabling a would-be assailant during a Self-Defense class held in recognition of Women's History Month, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. TSGT Marcum holds a Fourth Degree Belt in Tang Soodo and a 6th Degree Black Belt in Tai Kwan Do

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amn luke amn luke j mccarthy forces police flight forces police flight usfpf ramstein ramstein air base germany guard check entry control check point quarters american personnel american personnel rinas airport rinas airport tirana mccarty amn mccarty rifle grenade launcher grenade launcher radio web belt web belt uniform mission operation hope air base military operations m 16 rifle technical sergeant amn luke m 203 grenade launcher tsgt cesar rodriguez air force base entry control point military uniforms us national archives