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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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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) 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

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

A large weapons cache including a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, is found in the doorway of a house by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, while conducting searches for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

A large weapons cache including a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, is found...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W. Ferguson, USMC Relea... More

Canadian soldier Sergeant Muise, armed with a C-7 assault rifle, hollers commands to the rest of his fire team, while responding to an ambush during convoy operations, Situational Training Exercise 1, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United ...

Canadian soldier Sergeant Muise, armed with a C-7 assault rifle, holle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Canadian soldier Sergeant Muise, armed with a C-7 assault rifle, hollers commands to the rest of his fire team, while respondin... 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

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

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

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

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), engages targets down range with his Howa 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifle, during a live fire exercise conducted at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

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 US Marine Corps (USMC) 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 member of the Haitian National Police Special Weapons And Tactics (H...

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

An Iraqi Police Officer armed with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle provides security as Iraqi civilian in Fallujah, Iraq, return to the city in working parties December 11, 2004, so that they can help clean up the city before they are allowed to move back into their homes. Multi-National Forces are currently conducting humanitarian aid missions to help the citizen of Fallujah after a battle with the insurgents destroyed much of the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

An Iraqi Police Officer armed with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle provi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise 4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. An AK-74 assault rifle can be seen on the left side of the image. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United ...

A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Ex... More

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assault on the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility, Camp Lejeune. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise. The kneeling Marine is armed with the M16A2 assault rifle, prone Marine has the M240G medium machine gun, which replaced the M60E3 in the Marine Corps

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Mout Facility, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... 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

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

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, keeps a careful eye on locals from his Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1) while traveling the streets of Saddam City, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Saddam City Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Reese W. Heering, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, instructs Filipino Marine Private First Class (PFC) Roel B. Enriquez, how to conduct an overhead check while practicing the tactics of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) by using engineers tape to mark the boundaries of a room and have him clear it with his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Reese W. Heering, with the 2nd B...

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) Infantryman Private First Class (PFC) Nick A. Nigro, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, moves through vegetation armed 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 Private First Class (PFC) Nick A. N...

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) 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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Parker, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), aims in with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle after a close encounter with the enemy during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia. The USMC Marine in the background uses a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) to keep the enemy pinned

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Parker, Golf Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Linarte, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), aims in his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle as he guards the perimeter during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Linarte, Golf Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) instructors from the Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTB) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, watch as the Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Admiral (ADM) Mauricio Soto Gomez, practices firing a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle in a state-of-the-art indoor small arms simulator

US Marine Corps (USMC) instructors from the Weapons Field Training Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: WFTBN Scene Camer... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) David Forte, Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), reads off the serial number on a Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifle for an inventory in the Iraqi Civil Defense (ICDC) armory in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) David Forte, Bravo Company, 1ST ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), display a variant of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle as they clear out an Iraqi armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, on a foot patrol in the city of Baghdad near Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace, aims his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle into a bunker, as he searches for weapons and war materials, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5t...

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

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

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment, is observed by his instructor as he engages targets downrange, with a Howa 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifle, during a live fire exercise conducted at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Rittkaidachar, a range personal

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Rittkaidachar, a range personal

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Rittkaidachar, a range personal safety officer with Regimental Combat Team 5 and 21-year-old native of Perris, Calif., prepares to mark the target of Lance Cpl. Cristian Ruizduenos, a Mari... More

Marine Private First Class Jeremy Hounshell, from 2d Squad 3d Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, Opposition Force (OPFOR) practices squad tactics utilizing his 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle on White Beach during the rehearsal for bious assault during 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...

Marine Private First Class Jeremy Hounshell, from 2d Squad 3d Platoon,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine Private First Class Jeremy Hounshell, from 2d Squad 3d Platoon, Charlie Company, 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, Opposition For... More

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assault on the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility, Camp Lejeune. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise. The kneeling Marine is armed with the M16A2 assault rifle, prone Marine has the M240G medium machine gun, which replaced the M60E3 in the Marine Corps

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Mout Facility, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A soldier, armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, sets up a hasty defense after disembarking from a Bradley fighting vehicle during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) operations, 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...

A soldier, armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, from the 3d Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A soldier, armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, s... More

Marines and Australians in full NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) warfare gear participate in NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Here they watch, Corporal Anthony R. Blanco, USMC, a Combat Correspondent with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) photographs a Marine field striping a 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, during NBC Training 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. The Australians are wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask

Marines and Australians in full NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) warf...

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

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

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

His Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the ready, US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Matthew Leary, part of Weapons Company 1ST Battalion 7th Marines practices weapons presentation drills at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

His Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the ready, US Marine Corps (USM...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Ramsey, from Marine Wing Support Squadron-271 (MWSS-271), holds his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the ready, as he watches Iraqi civilians walk down a road while providing security for a military convoy in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Ramsey, from Marine...

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

In northern Baghdad, a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle clears the streets of Iraqi resistance block-by-block, on his way to securing the Presidential Palace, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In northern Baghdad, a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop assigned to Charli...

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) Sergeant (SGT) Brian D. Olson with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, instructs a Filipino Marine in the tactics of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) and how to clear an area with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Brian D. Olson with the 2nd Batt...

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) Infantryman Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chad M. Kennedy, with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, engages a target, along with his element using an Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and attached M203 Grenade Launcher, during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chad M. Kenne...

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

The Commanding Officer assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (Kilo 3/23), US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), examines an 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Commanding Officer assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Oda, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), fires a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle at the enemy during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Oda, Golf Company, 2nd Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. Rid... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment picks up his Howa 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifle to advance, during a live fire exercise conducted at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assault on the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility, Camp Lejeune. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise. The kneeling Marine is armed with the M16A2 assault rifle, prone Marine has the M240G medium machine gun, which replaced the M60E3 in the Marine Corps

Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines begin their assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Mout Facility, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A Marine armed with a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle from 3d Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, patrols as part of the Opposition Forces (OPFOR) during 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 armed with a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle from 3d Battalio...

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

Marines from Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF), with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle prepares to take a hill after the amphibious assault at Red Beach during 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

Marines from Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Force Service Suppor...

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

Lieutenant (LT), John S. Zambelli (left), and Corporal (CPL) Tom D. Casper, both USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to teach a course on basic marksmanship with the 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, to a group of Philippine Marines 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

Lieutenant (LT), John S. Zambelli (left), and Corporal (CPL) Tom D. Ca...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) DeHoya, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, moves to a defensive position, while training at Camp Pendleton California (CA), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) DeHoya, 3rd Battalion, 5t...

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

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, a midshipman, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, crawls under barbed wire on the demolition course

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 Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

A Member of the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), USMC, Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle takes up a defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, 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

A Member of the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), USMC, Camp Lejeu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: R... More

A Marine successfully gets a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, 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. His Australian counterpart, who helped him, stands by 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, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine successfully gets a drink of water from his canteen while in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D Crow, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric A. Schrumpf, Headquarters Company (HQ CO) 5th Marines, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), assumes the kneeing position with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle as part of a security watch during an unexpected stop on a convoy enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area. The M16A2 is equipped with a Vertical Foregrip and optical scope. In the background is a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) part of the convoy. The US Marines along with members of the US Army (USA), US Navy (USN), US Air Force (USAF) and National Guard are arriving in Kuwait in preparation for a possible conflict with Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric A. Schrumpf, Headquarters C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5th Marines) Scene Camera Operato... More

Clutching his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, in the desert sand, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rollins, sleeps in his fighting hole during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Clutching his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, in the desert sand, US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

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