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A Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

A Marine armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon peers from behind a tree during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

A Marine automatic rifleman mans his M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a joint services exercise

A Marine, armed with an M16A1 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher, participates in Exercise SOLID SHIELD '83

Marines armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, foreground, and an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher aim at targets during the field training Exercise Solid Shield '87

A Marine armed with an M16A2 rifle sights his target during Exercise VALIANT USHER 88

A Marine fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon from a fighting position during the multinational, joint service Exercise Bright Star '87

A Marine sights a target with his M-249 squad automatic weapon during Operation DESERT STORM

A Marine demonstrates use of a M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) mounted on a vehicle during Scout World/Armed Forces Day'88

Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

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Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD

Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PHC Ed Bailey

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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02/05/1987
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