Small Arms

Photographer: Machine Gun and Small Arms Sec., Ordnance Dept. Airplanes - Miscellaneous

The M240B is a variant of the M240, used by the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. It comes configured for ground combat with a buttstock and bipod, though it can also be mounted on tripod, ground vehicl More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM) Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM) Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM) Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., fire the M4 carbine at a zero range Sept. 26. The familiarization range adapts the weapon sighting sys More

Troops of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Brigade move through the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk Louisiana during the brigade’s war-fighting exercises there in August, 2001. More

Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius and Afghan police search a local Afghan who failed to stop at an Afghan led vehicle checkpoint at checkpoint 5 along the main s More

Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius prepare for Cold Mountain II which will take place along the main supply route Vermont in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, More

Soldiers from the Afghan national army gather at a checkpoint before going into the wadi on the east side of Main Supply Route Vermont in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19. (U.S. Arm More

Soldiers from the Afghan national army and coalition forces make there final push across the wadi and into the outskirts of the village in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19. (U.S. Arm More

Two CH-47 Chinooks arrive at the landing zone at Forward Operating Base Morales Frasier to pick up soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius and air lift them into the S More

Afghan and coalition forces leave a building as they wait for village leaders to arrive from Jalokheyl village on the main supply route Vermont, Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 5, 2008. (U More

Staff Sgt. Rober Williams and Sgt. Mathew May from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade help soldiers from the Afghan national army connect a grenade launcher to his AK-47 before train More

A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, maneuvers around a building wh More

Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct a small arms live-fire during Agile Spirit 19 at Orpholo Training Area, Georgia on Ju More

Marines from Explosives Ordinance Detachment , 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Navy Explosives Ordinance Detachment, Mobile Unit 11, and French Explosives Ordinance personnel, participate in a joint three-d More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Rob L. Schenker of Long Island, N.Y., platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, talks to residents of Kutgay village in eastern Af More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Petty Officer 1st Class John Ware, a gunners mate, instructs Haitian Coast Guard members on weapons safety Dec. 5, 2010. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak, homeported in Charleston, More

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in small-arms weapons training in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the Essex Amphibio More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Keiser (standing) from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch of Versailles, Ohio, gives instructs soldiers on preliminary marksmanship before they More

Line coaches and shooters examine targets during a small-arms live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which is und More

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 and Royal Australian Navy sailors load magazines during a small arms live-fire exercise aboard the Australian navy frigate HMAS Darwin. Sailors from More

Cmdr. Lance Lesher, left, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock and Lt. Cmdr. Scott Tasin, executive officer, fire 9 mm pistols during a small-arms live-fire qualification aboard C More

In 2012 Master Sgt. Russell Moore of the U.S. Army Reserve Shooting Team won the overall All Army Small Arms Championship for his fourth consecutive year.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. Morgan, a team leader with Personal Security Detachment, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), faces and prepar More

Soldiers with B Company, 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, enter a shoot house during recent Military Operations in Urban Terrain training conducted with the More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 412th Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct rifle marksmanship training at the Oberdachstetten Range Complex in Bavaria, Germany, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Army More

A U.S. Soldier engages targets on the military police qualification course (MPQC) March 25, 2013, at the Oberdachstetten Range Complex in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. The MPQC requires military police officers an More

Staff Sgt. Jaime Barrera, Army military police soldier with U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Directorate of Emergency Services, instructs a German civilian police officer on the proper use of the M9 Beretta pistol o More

U.S. and Philippine Marines conduct small arms training during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014 (PHIBLEX 14) at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines, Sept. 18, 2013. PHIBLE More

A sailor fires an M9 service pistol from the kneeling position during pistol qualifications at the small arms range on Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class More

U.S. soldiers with 5-158th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct M4 rifle marksmanship training, Jan. 14, 2014, at the Oberdachstetten Range Complex. The soldiers are firing More

A Spartan Soldier with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) acquires his target prior to his qualification attempt during a Polish Land Forces, “Wojska Lądowe,” small-arms qualif More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a bazaar in Gereshk, Afghanistan, during a mission in Helmand province, May 12, 2014. The company disrupted Taliban fighters to a More

Corporal Martin Eadie, right, assault team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Fort Worth, Texas, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported to More

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, patrols during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regimen More

Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) re-qualify on 9mm pistols during small arms live fire on the flight deck. Comstock is on a scheduled deployment with the Makin Isl More

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins saluting at the end of a press conference right after receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House, Sept. 15, 2014. Adkins distinguished himself during 38 hours of More

A bouquet of roses, left to remember the dead, adorns the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2014. In the background is the wreath honoring Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat who was posthumously awa More

U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, engage targets on the Combat Pistol Qualification Course (CPQC) Nov. 5, 2014, at the Oberdachstetten Ra More

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Connor Stevens, from Magalia, Calif., fires an M240B machine gun aboard the Navy frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60). Rodney M. Davis is making its final journey to its homeport of Na More

A team of California Army National Guard Soldiers won their third title in a row at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 1-7, 2015. They fired in more than 20 matches using rifle and More

150215-N-ZZ999-100 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2015) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Shawn Northern, of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), conducts live-fire drills with an M4 rifle. Samp More

U.S. Army Pfc. Skyler Glick, a Soldier with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, qualifies on a Polish army weapons range Aug. 18, 2015, at the Wedrzyn Training Area in Poland. The training is part of O More

A Security Forces Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force -- Crisis Response--Central Command fires at a target during a live-fire, combat maneuver range in So More

Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct an urban training exercise Aug. 27, 2015 in Wedrzyn, Poland. The training is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing multinational partne More

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Phipps and 1st Lt. Joshua Gonzalez, Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, accompany the mayor of Sulęcin, Poland during the opening ceremony of the community's annual More

U.S. Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment visit an elementary school Sept. 3, 2015, near Sulęcin, Poland. The U.S. Soldiers are in Poland as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing m More

An Airman assigned to the 22nd Security Forces Squadron scans his sector during a simulated patrol, Sept. 3, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Several Defenders with the 22nd SFS went through an intense t More

U.S. Soldiers with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with Polish soldiers from the 6th Airborne Brigade, conduct a training exercise Sept. 9, 2015, at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Pol More

U.S. Army Capt. Kaleb Blankenship, the commanding officer of P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, visits a Polish school Sept. 11, 2015 in Kalisz Pomorskie, Poland. During his visit, Blankenship gave a More

Cpl. Catlin Lowes, a paratrooper with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fires a Polish sniper rifle Sept. 15, 2015, at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland. The More

Spc. Clarence Hill, a cavalry scout with P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment participates in a static display Sept. 21, 2015, at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland. The U.S. Soldiers are in P More

U.S. Soldiers with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, compete in a stress shooting event Sept. 22, 2015, at the Oberdachstetten Range Complex. These Soldiers were required to perform various calisthenic exercise More

U.S. Army paratroopers with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with Polish soldiers from the 6th Airborne Brigade, fire Polish rocket-propelled grenades Sept. 24, 2 More

151007-N-VC236-013 ARABIAN SEA (October 7, 2015) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Jorge Rangel, from Bingen, Wash., loads 9mm rounds into a magazine in preparation for a small arms gun shoot aboard the guided-missile des More

New Zealand Army Sgt. Shaun Martin instructs U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Melanie Salinas on how to inspect the chamber of an Individual Weapon (IW) Steyr 5.56 mm Assault Rifle as part of weapons training in prepara More

151130-N-XT273-333 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 30, 2015) Sailors conduct small-arms training aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) Nov. 30, 2015. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to East African Response Force, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pulls security during a field training exercise in Arta, Djibouti, Dec. 1, 2015. Through unified acti More

160115-N-XT273-009 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 15, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) conduct a small-arms gun shoot in the Mediterranean Sea Jan. 15, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer More

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey does a functions check during WESTPAC 16-2 aboard the USS New Orleans, At Sea, Feb. 16, 2016. Follwing its development as the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft, the MV-22B More

Spc. Kayla Bundy, 1st Bn., 414th Inf. Reg., 95th Training Division (IET), turns a corner at the half-way point of a 10-mile forced march during the 2016 108th Training Command (IET) Best Warrior competition hel More

On the March 29, 2016, the first day of round robbin testing at the Expert Infantry Badge qualification held at Fort Jackson, S.C. Soldiers were tested on a variety of weapons systems and tasks including making More

A Soldier in basic combat training with Co. E, 1st Bn., 61st Inf. Reg., directs a Soldier to move a target on a shadow box until she has achieved what she feels is a proper sight picture at Fort Jackson, S.C., More

British Officer Cadets Perry Jolly and Samuel Camp, both from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst located in Camberley, United Kingdom, practice maneuvering a rope swing prior to the Sandhurst competition at t More

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dan Rolston (left) assists Logistics Specialist 1st Class Lawerence Coates, both assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Pacific (FCCP), in adjusting his helmet April 25, 2016, p More

160515-M-NI439-055 TRAINING AREA 1, JORDAN (May 15, 2016) – Lance Cpl. L.G. McKennedy, an assaultman with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates how he and his Marines would use the M123 SMAW in comba More

160813-M-PJ210-002 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 13, 2016) Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit hike in formation before conducting range opera More

161023-N-HV059-108 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodney Otwell, shoots a M-9 at a paper target during a small arms gunshoot held on the flight deck of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). Crewed by More

161023-N-HV059-354 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2016) Lt. Anthony Lavopa shoots a M-4 rifle during the rifle qualification course held on the flight deck of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). Crewed by 147 Sailors, Zumwalt is More

161103-N-FT178-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Sailors load rounds into 9mm service pistol ammunition clips in preparation for a small-arms qualification shoot on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guide More

170201-N-WF272-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 1, 2017) Sailors, stationed aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), participate in small arms certification on the ship's flight deck. Bonhomme Richa More

Capt. Heather Bilicki, a Greenville, S.C. resident and team captain for 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment team from Fort Jackson, S.C., fires her M16 rifle during an Excellence in Competition Match March 14 More

ANSBACH, Germany—U.S. Soldiers with, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (LI), prepare to take off in a UH-60L helicopter, March More

A row of Sig Sauer P229R DAK pistols are shown prior to being used for a Firearms Training and Evaluation – Pistol course at the Dexter Small Arms Firing Range at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, March 28, 2017. The More

Members of 3rd platton, C. Company, 158 Infantry, Arizona National Guard participate in a live fire exercise at Camp Grayling, MI during Northern Strike 17. Northern Strike 17 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsor More

Infantrymen from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard form a 360 degree perimeter during a Northern Strike 17 field training exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Tra More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Infantry Regiment exit their Amphibious Assault Vehicle at the Multi-Purpose Range Complex at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center during North More

Sgt. Joshua Juarez, a motor transport operator with the 1460th Transportation Company, 246th Battalion, stands next to his Palletized Load System (PLS) during Northern Strike 17 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver More

Maj.Thomas Wallin, an Inspector and Instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Infantry Regiment speaks to Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais the Adjutant General and Commander of the Michigan National More

A paratrooper with the Polish 18th Airborne Battalion gives Spc. Forrest Rogers, a Michigan National Guard Soldier with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 125th Infantry Regiment a runthrough of his Bar More

Spc. Trenton Bouie, an infantryman from Grand Rapids, Michigan, assigned to 1st Battalion (IN BN), 126th 'Red Arrow' Infantry Regiment covers fellow Soldier, Cadet Jason Hamilton from Taylor, Michigan, also wit More

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment are airlifted out of a landing zone as British Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, 7th Brigade based in Kent, United Kingdom More

Capt. Kosh, a jump master with Marines assigned to Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion based in Joliet, Illinois aids his Marines attaching their carabineers to their Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction More

A Company, 1-125 Infantry Battalion, Michigan National Guard participates in a live fire company attack, Aug. 8, 2017, during Exercise Northern Strike 17 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michiga More

Royal Navy Able Seaman Stalbrow-Best shows visitors some of the ships light arms on the vertical replenishment deck aboard Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) flagship HMS Duncan during an op More

Sgt. Jared Henderson, of Kuna, Idaho, a combat engineer with the 391st Engineer Company, Boise, Idaho, marks targets for other teams firing the M-16A2 rifle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, during the Army Reserve Sma More

170831-N-QR145-084 BLACK SEA (Aug. 31, 2017) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Nathan Paulo, left, observes Quartermaster 3rd Class Donald Felton, middle, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Heather Carlberg during small arms More

171026-N-GP524-0075 NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania (Oct. 26, 2017) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Oscar Sims scores a target during a small-arms qualification course held in a mobile firing range on board N More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan— A Marine shoots an M9 9 mm service pistol during the United States Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition-Far East Dec. 6 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Competitors practiced fi More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, addresses members of The Nice Guys charity organization, during a weapons demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton More

Security Assistance Command Executive Director Robert L. Moore, accepts a gift to the command from Kenyan Defense Forces' Maj. Gen. Walter Raria.

Fort Stewart, Ga., March 20, 2018 - Georgia Air National Guardsman Senior Master Sgt. David Taylor, security forces, 165th Security Forces Squadron, Savannah, Ga., engages a 100-meter target during the Georgia More

SULU SEA (May 30, 2018) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Krucke, right, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet, receives live fire training on the Mossberg 500 shotgun from Cpl. Gurpreet Singh, left and Sgt. R More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan –Cpl. John Luong fires at targets during a small arms close quarters training range June 12 Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The training is focused on enhancing short range engagement More

U.S. Army Alaska infantrymen from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers from the 1st Airborne Brigade execute platoon movement-to-contact and More

180716-N-BM202-0038 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 16, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Anthony Stephenson instructs recruits at the Small Arms Marksman Trainer before a simulated live-fire training exercise at R More

181001-N-QR145-021 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2018) - Sailors fire 9mm pistols during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct More

The M249 light machine gun, formerly designated the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the American adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machi More