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A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position 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

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton (center), 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, with blank firing device, takes cover behind a rock formation, while conducting training, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Members of 51st Security Forces Squadron rushes into the 51st Fighter Wing headquarters building in an attempt to take-out terrorists holding over 25 Air Force members hostage during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations. Weapon shown is the M-4 Carbine compact assault rifle

Members of 51st Security Forces Squadron rushes into the 51st Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal William Schwettmann, USMC, (left) and Lance Corporal Matthew Soberl, USMC, (right), sits by his M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) both members of Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) perform security at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An M16A2 Assault Rifle and M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) are at the ready for the Marines use

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal ...

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

Lance Corporal Carrion D. (Left) mans the M240G "Golf" Machine Gun on top of the M1025 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and Lance Corporal Jesse M. Rollins, Team Leader, (Right), with his 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, provide security for the entrance of Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Both are from the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Bahrain

Lance Corporal Carrion D. (Left) mans the M240G "Golf" Machine Gun on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usm... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, Military Police (MP) armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle stand guard as Marines disembark from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Theater Support Vessel (TSV) WESTPAC EXPRESS PANAMA, at Luzon Island, Philippines in preparation for the Exercise TALON VISIOIN 02. The exercise is designed to improve military relations and operability with the US Armed Forces and the Philippine Armed Forces

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, Military Police (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TALON VISION O2 Base: Luzon Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BATALLION 6TH MARINES Scene Cam... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), takes cover behind a tree while engaging, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, unknown les attempting to infiltrate the base during a Silver Flag Alpha training at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada (NV). SRA Felix is wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) as part of the training. His unit is at Indian Springs going through a two-week course on ground air base defense taught by the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS). The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a...

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rusty Fuhs, standing and LCPL David Sorge, using an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), both with the 2nd Platoon India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, practice clearing a hallway during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), stands guard with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, next to a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from the Alpha Company, 1ST 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (AIR), fires his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at different targets during a squad tactics course at the Kursah Range, Iraq (IRQ)

A US Army (USA) Soldier from the Alpha Company, 1ST 325th Airborne Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 82nd Airborne Division Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces from the 310th Space Group (SG), Schriever Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), shoot their 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle's during the Marksmanship Competition portion of Guardian Challenge. Guardian Challenge is the world's premier space and missile competition, a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, California (CA)

US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces from the 310th Space Group (SG), S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christina Riffle from the 130 Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG), Charleston, West Virginia (WV), fires a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during annual training in Savannah, Georgia (GA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christina Riffle from the 13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Ang Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Heather E. Sharp... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Robert Bauer, an assault man armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrols the base to provide interior security. Frequent patrols take place in four-hour shifts at Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Robert Bauer, an assault man armed with a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC Release St... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty at a checkpoint in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, assault the beach after landing in an USMC AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle at Marine Base Ternate, while conducting amphibious assault training, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

Royal Thai Army Infantry Soldier armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle mans a defensive position during a combat tactics exercise, held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000

Royal Thai Army Infantry Soldier armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W.J. Welch, Leader Team One, carrying a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, on patrol in a wooded area on Fort Bragg. During a training exercises for Reconnaisance Marines

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W.J. Welch, Leader Team One, carrying a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Leon Woods, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

A US Air Force Airmen from the 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia, Civil Engineers Squadron waits with his shovel during a Rapid Runway Repair exercise part of an Operational Readiness Inspection. The AIRMAN carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with a blank firing device

A US Air Force Airmen from the 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C David Miller Release Status: Rele... More

A soldier of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army charges an objective point with his M-16 Assault Rifle as part of a training exercise during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

A soldier of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army charges an object...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Operation FOCUS RELIEF II Base: Thies Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Infantry Battalion, Senegal Scen... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, one with an 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, of G Company. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, under a cloud of smoke on a beach at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, one with an 5.56 mm M16A2 assault ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipman Travis Reed, with a blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, acts as a patrol team point man

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came... More

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and an Australian Service Member race against each other in assembling their service rifles while in their Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suit at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, as he assembles his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask as he assembles his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and an Australian S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, and an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practice Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT), at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, and an FNMI 5.56mm M249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Aiming with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marcus Reaves, 823rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), surveys the area from his concealed "hasty scrape," or temporary fighting position, he constructed during SAFE FLAG exercise at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida (FL)

Aiming with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAFE FLAG Base: Avon Park State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene ... More

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2), US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Samantha Chevopulos, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with an M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, scans her surroundings for enemy forces during a simulated attack during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN will prepare members of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2), US A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hunter (left) of the Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Unit, helps USAF SRA Jones re-assemble his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during a refresher course. The unit is preparing for a deployment to an undisclosed location

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hunter (left) of the Virginia ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sandston State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michele G. Misia... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC) scout from Charlie Company, Headquarters and Services (H&S) Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division moves to breach and secure a house during an urban warfare training course held at a Special Operations class in San Diego, California

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kibe... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Sergeant (SGT) David N. Winmberg, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, aims at a simulated enemy using a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while practicing the Filipino style of patrolling a jungle environment, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Sergeant (SGT) David N. Winmberg, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd B... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-2 (MWHS-2) races to quickly put his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle together during a relay race as part of a field meet held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, receives help while learning to fire a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, from her coach, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, with the 10th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Anthony Bittle (background) assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB) stands on top of his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) and observes as Republic of Korea (KOR) Marine Corporal (CPL) Park Sung-WO prepares to fire his Daewoo 5.56 mm K2 assault rifle, during training at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Anthony Bittle (backgroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Michigan (MI), Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, conducts a Presence Patrol during a training lane exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, US Marine Corps, shows a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) how to load the M203 grenade launcher. The launcher is attached to a 5.56 mm M16 assault rifle. Kirishima Training Area, Kyushu Island, Japan

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT Base: Kirishima Training Area State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brenda C. Romo, Us... More

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Forces Marine runs for cover during the combined amphibious beach assault that took place at Tak San Ri Beach near Pohang, South Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. The Marine carries a Korean made 5.56 K2 assault rifle. ROK Marines came ashore on U.S. landing craft from Okinawa, Japan (Not shown). FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops (Not shown) will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S...

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Forces Marine runs for cover during the comb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Republic of Korea (ROK) Forces Marine runs for cover during the combined amphibious beach assault that took place at Tak San ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance Lonsinger, 305th Air Mobility Wing, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, participates in a simulated nuclear exercise at McGuire AFB, New Jersey (NJ)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance Lonsinger, 305th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Came... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Damien Benoit, 20th Civil Engineering Squadron, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, man a bunkered command post during Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-02 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Damien Benoit, 20th Civil Engineering...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camer... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Cameron L. Darland, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attach leads a combat patrol during the Battle Skills Training (BST) portion of Exercise Cloud Warrior 02, at Camp Fuji, Japan. Cloud Warrior is an annual training exercise that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Cameron L. Darland, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Scene Camera Operato... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) 31st Security Forces Squadron (31 SFS), AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Hirsch, stays alert during a response force exercise

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) 31st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Free... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle rests against a Korean message stone during the Korean Incremental Training Program (KITP) at Camp Mu Juk, South Korea. KITP is a joint training exercise with US Marines and the ROK Marines

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle rests against a Ko...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Smith, 384th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), prepares to change the magazine of his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while at the ready within his camouflaged post at the 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) camp perimeter during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Smith, 384th Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bridget Rapp, USAF Release St... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Peyton, from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California moves toward a protected position, from which he can engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, takes aim with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Anthony Bittle (background right) assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB) stands on top of his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) and observes as Republic of Korea (KOR) Marine Private First Class (PFC) Sung-Il (foreground left) mans a Daewoo 5.56 mm K3 light machine gun and KOR Corporal (CPL) Park Sung-WO mans a Daewoo 5.56 mm K2 assault rifle, during training at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques,...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Anthony Bittle (backgroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Anthony Bittle (background right) assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) cadet walks off the 3 meter high dive platform, during the Confidence Water Survival Test (CWST) called Operation Warrior Forge. The CWST consists of a 15 meter swim in uniform carrying an M16 assault rifle, while blindfolded, at Fort Lewis, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) cadet walks off the 3 meter high dive platform, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF (Maritime Special Purpose Force) Unit bears down on a target during a ship boarding drill on the USS Comstock (LSD-45) off the Southern California coast during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The weapon shown is the M203 40mm Grenade Launcher attached directly to the 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the...

Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF (Maritime Special Purpose Force) Unit bears down on a tar... More

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

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

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

A member of the 174TH Security Police Squadron, New York Air National Guard takes aim with his 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, as he defends a wooded area near the base perimeter during the Base Defense "Phase II" portion of the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The rifle is equipped with a blank firing device

A member of the 174TH Security Police Squadron, New York Air National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Allen Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jerry Zabokrtsky of the Air Force Material Command aims his 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, from the kneeling supported position, and fires down range during the combat rifle competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. The Exercise is as annual Air Force wide competition, sponsored by Air Force Security Forces, which showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 7 physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over a period of 6 days

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jerry Zabokrtsky of the Air Force Material...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHELLENGE 2000 Base: Camp Bvllis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL), Chris Castro, Forward Observer, assigned to C/Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during a field exercise, part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL), Chris Castro, Forward Ob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Using the shorter and lighter M-4, a variant of the M-16A2 assault rifle, friendly forces move out to pick up a survivor during the survivor extraction exercise in participation with DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Using the shorter and lighter M-4, a variant of the M-16A2 assault rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, fires an M16A2 assault rifle while training on the snow cover Range 32, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin (WI). The guardsman is preparing for deployment to Kuwait

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northwest Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuett... More

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, assembles a 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle during training with service members from Australia, wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask. At Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) dressed in his Joint Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CPL Bryant V. ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Enfinger, with the 86th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, posts as a long range marksman during a tactics scenario at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, during the 2002 Defender Challenge competition

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Beau Miller, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines armed with armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, uses natural cover to conceal himself, while patrolling during the Korean Incremental Training Program (KITP) at Camp Mu Juk, South Korea. KITP is a joint training exercise with US Marines and the ROK Marines

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Beau Miller, 2nd Battalion, 7th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Relea... More

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun and a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, two US Marine Corps (USMC) scouts from Charlie Company, Headquarters and Services (H&S) Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division move to breach and secure a house during an urban warfare training course held at a Special Operations class in San Diego, California

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun and a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kibe... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California moves to a protected position, from which he can engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Shaw, assigned to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), guards an RC-135V/W Rivet Joint Surveillance Aircraft at an entry control point on a forward-deployed base, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgrober, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security for his element with an Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, takes aim with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kenneth W. Podewils, 56th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), assembles a Colt 5.56 mm M-16 Assault Rifle in preparation for an upcoming deployment

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kenneth W. Podewils, 56th Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: AMN Migue... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working at a checkpoint in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

U.S. Navy Mass Communication SPECIALIST First Class Steve Harbour, uses his 5.56 mm M4A1 assault rifle to lay down cover fire during a semi-annual field training exercise held at Fort Eustis, Va., on Nov. 4, 2006. The Expeditionary Combat Command, Detachment Combat Camera-Norfolk's four-day training is designed to enhance photographic skills in conjunction with basic combat tactics. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Roger Duncan) (Released)

U.S. Navy Mass Communication SPECIALIST First Class Steve Harbour, use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Roger S. Duncan, USN Release Status: Release... More

A Marine of the Security Force Company patrols through smoke with an M-16A2 assault rifle during training in guarding the special weapons area of the submarine base

A Marine of the Security Force Company patrols through smoke with an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Laurie Hughes-Smith Releas... More

SPC William Hobbs, Alternate Radio Telephone Operator (ARTO) with the US Army scouts from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry, observes and stands by to report any activities they may see while at Observation Post Temporary (OPT) 51D. SPC Hobbs is armed with an assault rifle with an M203 grenade launcher

SPC William Hobbs, Alternate Radio Telephone Operator (ARTO) with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A US Marine from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, aims his 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle (equipped to fire blanks), during the hostage rescue mission of the Revised Capabilities Exercise (RCAPEX), at Camp Lejeune, NC

A US Marine from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, aims his 5.56mm M16A2 ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RCAPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Passing out 5.56mm blank ammo for the Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, Sergeant Bays gives a brief to his squad before a force-on-force mission during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99 held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Passing out 5.56mm blank ammo for the Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry instructs a Royal Thai Army Soldier on the proper techniques used to aline the sights on a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, with an 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during combined live fire exercises held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, trains at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton, armed wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Close up of the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle assigned to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Matthew Green, USAF, 92ND Communications Squadron, taken at Camp Airey, Fairchild AFB, WA during Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), CRISIS REACH 01-49

Close up of the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle assigned to STAFF Sergeant ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Chris Hurst, USAF, 92ND Supply Squadron, directs STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Matthew Green, USAF, 92ND Communications Squadron, on how to properly clear his 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, inside the weapons storage tent at Camp Airey, Fairchild AFB, WA during Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), CRISIS REACH 01-49

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Chris Hurst, USAF, 92ND Supply Squadron, directs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Gregory Gudson 51st Communications Squadron, gathers hostages in the 51st Fighter Wing conference room during a hostile take over of the building during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations. Weapon shown is the M-4 Carbine compact assault rifle

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Gregory Gudson 51st Communications Squadron, ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) J. Smith, a rifleman with 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), patrols in his MCU-2A/P mask during exercise Forest Light at Camp Mokomanai, Hokkaido, Japan (JPN)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mokomanai State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Van Noble, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, fires an M16A2 assault rifle from the prone position while training on the snow cover Range 32, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin (WI). The guardsman is preparing for deployment to Kuwait

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northwest Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuett... More

During night operations Lance Corporal Jesse M. Rollins, Team Leader, from the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Bahrain, uses an M1025 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as cover. While staying at the ready with his 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle with Night Scope attached, he provides security for the entrance of Naval Support Activity, Bahrain

During night operations Lance Corporal Jesse M. Rollins, Team Leader, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usm... More

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, from the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) stands watch while USAF AIRMAN (AMN) Samantha Chevopulos radios in the casualties from a simulated attack during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN provides extensive training in preparation for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cristian Diaz, Alpha Company, 1ST Tanks, walks his post, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is carrying his gas mask and wearing body armor

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cristian Diaz, Alpha Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tanks Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Na... More

Armed with his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC) "Devil Dog" guards a captured Iraqi Generals vehicle, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC R... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kenny Bergain, Radioman, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on patrol outside the city of Qa dawi Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. CPL Bergain is wearing the USMC Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System Outer Tactical Vests (OTV) and armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, and the manpack radio

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kenny Bergain, Radioman, 1ST Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joseph Lee, 436 LRS, takes aim with his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle on a simulated terrorist during a local Battle AX exercise at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware (DE)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joseph Lee, 436 LRS, takes aim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: CIV Will... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nancy Lara, left, clears her Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Odom verifies the weapon is clear and safe at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV). SSGT Odom and A1C Lara are Security Force (SF) SPECIALIST from the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nancy Lara, left, clears ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mich... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth Shoul, of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, scans his security area while on patrol, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad Scene Came... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Roneal Lang with the 56th Fighter Wing (FW), Security Forces Squadron (SFS), from Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), leads a patrol during land navigation training at Auxillary Field One, near Luke AFB

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SEN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ange... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Charlie (C) Company (CO), 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Infantry Regiment (INF REGT), 1ST Brigade (BDE), 25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), stand watch from just outside a police station, in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Soldiers are armed with a Special Operation Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) M4 rifles and the Police are armed with a Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifle

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Charlie (C) Company (CO), 1ST Battalion (B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-5 (SBCT) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jory C. Randall, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Joseph Wright, of Reydon, speaks with a Louisiana (LA), State Trooper at New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. SPC Wright, is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Jo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Megan Potter, of Tulsa, checks the credentials of a contractor entering one of the heavily damaged areas of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), at a checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. SPC Potter is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

A Marine of the Security Force Company patrols through smoke with an M-16A2 assault rifle during training in guarding the special weapons area of the submarine base

A Marine of the Security Force Company patrols through smoke with an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Laurie Hughes-Smith Releas... 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

A soldier from 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, involved in MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) operations, aims his 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97 at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A soldier from 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jahar Williams sights over a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during an Amphibious Operational Training (AOT) exercise at Camp Pendleton, California. LCPL Williams is attached to 2nd Battalion 7th Marines Regiment, Marine Air Ground Task Force, Training Center (MAGTF TC)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jahar Williams sights over a 5.5...

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: SGT Adrian R. Pascual, Usm... More

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry instructs a Royal Thai Army Soldier on the proper techniques used to fire the 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, with an 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during combined live fire exercises held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000. A box of 40mm practice grenades are pictured in the foreground

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2O3 40mm Grenade Launcher attached to his Colt M16A2 5.56mm Assault Rifle during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 40mm Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian...

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Gregory Gudson, left, 51st Communications Squadron, gathers hostages in the 51st Fighter Wing conference room during a hostile take over of the building during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations. Weapon shown is the M-4 Carbine compact assault rifle

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Gregory Gudson, left, 51st Communications Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

After reassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, while in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, a Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, takes aim at a target during NBC training. The testing occurred during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

After reassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, while in his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

At Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Hector Santana with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), holds his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the ready while he performs a check of the perimeter parking lot, during a welcome home ceremony for troops returning from Kuwait

At Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Hecto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew B. Mayo, a platoon commander with Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, cleans his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle outside of landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew B. Mayo, a platoon commander with Echo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mendenez of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California takes a protected position during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Pamela Wagspack, a Military Police (MP) Officer from Marine Wing Support Squadron-271 (MWSS-271) test fires a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle before departing on a convoy headed south to Kuwait from Three Rivers, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Pamela Wagspack, a Military Poli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Kenith Dickerson from the 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), protects wing personnel and assets during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) ground attack exercise

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

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