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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

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, stands guard, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher, in front of the camouflage-netting covered main entry control point bunker for Camp Linda Olovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Linda Olovo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway Relea... More

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The ...

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping... More

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other ...

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asi... More

A close up view of US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Brad Hummel from the Air Education and Training Command, as he mentally prepares before competing in the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. SSGT Hummel is armed with the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached

A close up view of US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Brad Hummel from the Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Be... 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

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear a Marine gets assistance replacing the drinking tube from his Australian counterpart. The Marine is in a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle slung over his back. The Australian is in his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask and his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The evaluator Sergeant Robert T. Mawson observes the process. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, ...

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Missio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) g... 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

US Ambassador to Afghanistan, The Honorable Robert P. Finn (left) and US Deputy Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz (center), look on as US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), reviews a display of weapons used to train new recruits for the new Afghanistan National Army (ANA). Weapons include a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle (left), a 7.62mm RDP light machine gun (center) and a 7.62mm PK machine gun

US Ambassador to Afghanistan, The Honorable Robert P. Finn (left) and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... 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

Night vision photo Republic Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidza, 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion firing his Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle at an objective during a night live fire raid exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic Georgia. The US Army (USA) (Airborne) is in the Republic Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance the Georgian soldiers abilities in various battlefield techniques. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and Georgia since the end the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic...

Night vision photo Republic Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Night vision photo of Republic of Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidza, 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion firing h... 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

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and wearing Multiple Intergrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, a Security Forces (SF) member smiles for the camera in his camo paint during Exercise Silver Flag

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and wearing Multiple Inte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nichol... 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

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides security, with a Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifle, for coalition forces crossing the road in response to an attack on the Iraqi Police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides security, with a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Carver from the 130 Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG), Charleston, West Virginia (WV), reviews a target from a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during annual training in Savannah, Georgia (GA)

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Carver from the 130 A...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gene Augustain and SSGT Edward Pena demonstrate handing off a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle prior to their actual training, during a three-day live fire intense training course that will prepare them for riding convoys throughout Iraq (IRQ) and Kuwait (KWT)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gene Augustain and SSGT Edwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Buehring Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather M. Norris, USAF Release Status: Release... 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. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (background), Surgical Technician, assists MAJ. Lance Smith and COL. Richard Gonzalez during surgery on a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (background), Surgical Technician, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... 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

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Solider armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, stands near the entrance at the newly renovated Kani-Koly School located outside of Dohuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Solider armed with a 5.4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Christopher Irish drives his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in a training convoy during Exercise JOINT THUNDER. SPC Irish's Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle is at the ready. (A3581)

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Christopher Irish ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co Scene Camera Operator: Cw4 Mark D. Houdle... 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

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

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

A Soviet AK47 assault rifle captured during Operation URGENT FURY

A Soviet AK47 assault rifle captured during Operation URGENT FURY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT M. J. Creen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A close-up view of a Soviet 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle on display

A close-up view of a Soviet 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle on display

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D.A. Haynes Release Status:... More

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, stands behind a Bosnian civilian and conducts a frisk search on the civilian before he is allowed to enter Camp Linda Olovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. SPC Henry is armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher, and is standing in front of several blue 50-gallon drum barrel barricades and a parked US Army, IFOR marked, M3A2 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle, with the rear hatch area visible

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Linda Olovo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walter Embser armed with 5.56mm M16a2 assault rifle covers his face from a barrage of dust and debris stirred up by The US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 73) departing from Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI. Marine and Naval Personnel from conducted simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Exercises as part of Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walter Embser armed with 5.56mm M16a2 ...

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

A Marine radioman with Opposition Forces (OPFOR) (3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division) raises his 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle to protect the Platoon Leader during a fire fight in Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. 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 Marine radioman with Opposition Forces (OPFOR) (3d Battalion, 5th Ma...

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

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

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by a military video camera person. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentrucky, and 300 ...

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by... 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

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Jeff Schmidt, USAF, 8TH Communications Squadron, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, performs a Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) sweep inside the perimeter of the Network Control Center after a simulated mortar attack during exercise "Beverly Bulldog" at Kunsan AB, Korea

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Jeff Schmidt, USAF, 8TH Communications Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Army (USA) 1ST Infantry Division (ID) Soldiers, part of the USA Task Force (TF) Sabre force, fire a Heckler-Koch 5.56 mm G36 assault rifle on the live-fire range at Orahovac, Kosovo, Serbia (SER), as they participate in the German Army (Bundeswehr) Schutzenschnur weapons qualification in order to earn the German Army Marksmanship Badge. TF Sabre is the designation for the US European Command (USEUCOM) forces assigned to the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) led, Macedonia-based, peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) during Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR/GUARDIAN

US Army (USA) 1ST Infantry Division (ID) Soldiers, part of the USA Tas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Orahovac State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Vincent A King, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... 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

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, assist a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, with his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) prepares to fire his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... 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

Filipino Second Lieutenant (2LT) Luvell P. Gomez, stands next to US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Mathew J. Johnston, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and observes the Filipino Army style of patrolling and firing with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle in the jungle during Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

Filipino Second Lieutenant (2LT) Luvell P. Gomez, stands next to US Ma...

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

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) assault rifle during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Afrah, an Iraqi Army basic trainee, yells "clear" to let trainers know she is finished clearing her Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault Rifle during live weapons training at the Jordanian Royal Military Academy, Jordan, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Afrah, an Iraqi Army basic trainee, yells "clear" to let trainers know...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley Brokop, USAF... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (left), Surgical Technician, assists MAJ. Lance Smith and COL. Richard Gonzalez during surgery on a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (left), Surgical Technician, assists...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... 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

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldier loads his 5.45 AK74 assault rifle into a vehicle at a site outside of Erbil, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldier loads his 5.45 A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Michael Love, with the Taylor, Michigan (MI), 1776th Military Police Company (MPC), attends a patrol briefing prior to his night patrol in Gulfport, Mississippi (MS). The 1776th MPC is deployed to Mississippi to augment local law enforcement agencies and provide humanitarian assistance in support of Operation KATRINA RELIEF. (A3596)

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co Scene... 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

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), the US Navy (USN) Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Operational Health Support Unit Bremerton, Lieutenant (LT) Joan Lerdahl, a Naval Reservist, field strips and cleans her Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle during an Individual Augmentee Training Course at the McCrady Training Center

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), the US Navy (USN) Officer-In-Cha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Timm Duckworth, Usn Release Status: R... More

CPL. Harley Herron of the Military Integrated Transitional Team, 101st Airborne Division, familiarizes himself with the operation of an AK-47 Assault Rifle during a live fire range. CPL. Herron wears the Army Combat uniform with Kevlar helmet. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Russell Lee Klika) (Released)

CPL. Harley Herron of the Military Integrated Transitional Team, 101st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Dagger State: Tikrit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST Sc... More

The United Kingdom Royal Marines Commandos fire the SA-80 (Small arms for the 1980s) assault rifle at Sierra Piedras, Dominican Republic, on April 20, 2004, during unilateral training at the Joint Task Force Tradewinds 04 Multinational Training Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey) (Released)

The United Kingdom Royal Marines Commandos fire the SA-80 (Small arms ...

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

A Soviet 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm Simonov self-loading rifle (SKS) with bayonet folded back

A Soviet 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm Simono...

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

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch during a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first US Navy (USN) ships to visit China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A close-up view of a Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle on display

A close-up view of a Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle on display

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL D.A. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A Dutch Marine prepares to sight in with his Canadian C7A1 assault rifle with a Wildcat optical combat scope during the counter-sniper portion of Situational Training Exercise-2, "military operations in urban terrain", part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

A Dutch Marine prepares to sight in with his Canadian C7A1 assault rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

1LT Glenn Drysdale (USA), 2 Plt, B Co., 9th Engineers, holds a 5.56mm M16a2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher and crouches beside a bunker, located outside of Plesheim, Republic of Srpska, that his troops are about to destroy. The US forces are in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

1LT Glenn Drysdale (USA), 2 Plt, B Co., 9th Engineers, holds a 5.56mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Plesheim Country: Republic Of Srpska Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gerald James Release Status: Released to P... 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

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii loads his M2O3 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 loads his M2... More

An Egyptian soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle listens intently during a small arms training course held at the small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

An Egyptian soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle listens in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Relea... 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

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldier armed with a 5.56mm K2 assault rifle wears Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear during the combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldier armed with a 5.56mm K2 assault rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC Sc... More

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) (left), and a Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier, check to make sure a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, has cleared his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, after participating in a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... 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

A 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie/Company, 3-505th Infantry Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, during a Sensitive Site Exploration mission conducted in a local village located outside Khowst, Afghanistan, during Exercise Alamo Sweep

A 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Eric E. Hughes, USA Release Status: Rele... 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 Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Leonard Wilson instructs an Iraqi Civil Defense Force (ICDF) trainee on the proper way to fire his Tabuk 7.62mm assault rifle during marksmanship training. The Iraqi Civil Defense Course (ICDC) conducted weekly in Baghdad, Iraq, trains new Iraqi recruits on soldier skills and prepares them to work with coalition forces supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Leonard Wilson instructs an I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Hargreaves Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to... 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

A US Army (USA) soldier from the Alpha Company, 1ST 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (AIR), armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, waits for orders from his squad leader 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 Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cameron Arrignton, of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, aims his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle on two simulated suspected Iraqi terrorists, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cameron Arrignton, of 1ST...

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

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment, mans a 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifle as part of a mock patrol in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... 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 Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to 3/8 Kilo Company, 1ST Platoon, 2nd Marine Division, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, accompanies a member of the Haitian National Police Special Weapons And Tactics (HNP SWAT) team, armed with a 5.56mm Vektor R5 assault rifle, equipped with folding stock, during the search an apartment complex during a pre-dawn raid. The complex was believed to be the location where Marines had been taking sporadic fire from since they arrived in Port-Au Price, Haiti. USMC Marines with Haitian National Police, who translate and enforce Haitian laws, conduct raids to find weapons and other violations of the law

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to 3/8 Kilo Company, 1ST Plat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Eric C. Ely, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... 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

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

U.S. Army MAJ. Lance Smith (left) assists COL. Richard Gonzalez during surgery on a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army MAJ. Lance Smith (left) assists COL. Richard Gonzalez during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

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