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AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A close up view of US Marines from "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles (equipped to fire blanks) riding in a Rigid Raider Craft during Exercise PREYING MANTIS II at Camp Lejeune, NC. Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 2ND Marine Division, conducted mass casualty drills, hostage rescue drills, and operations in support of Small Craft Units, during the exercise

A close up view of US Marines from "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Mar...

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

US Marines armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles run past a parked Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach 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

US Marines armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles run past a parked A...

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: P02 ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles take up defensive position at Orote Point, Guam, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Penn... More

Royal Thai Marines hold their M16A1 assault rifles at the parade rest position during the Opening Ceremony for Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000 held at Vajira Military Camp, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Royal Thai Marines hold their M16A1 assault rifles at the parade rest ...

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

US Air Force Security Policemen receive Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (M.I.L.E.S) gear and 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles with M203 grenade launcher attached, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland AFB, Texas

US Air Force Security Policemen receive Multiple Integrated Laser Enga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A US Army soldier assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Separate Brigade), (eSB), Georgia Army National Guard (GANG) clears M16A2 assault rifles at a weapons clearing station

A US Army soldier assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Sepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

M16A2 assault rifles are placed in the "Stack Arms" position as US Air Force (USAF) Sergeant (SGT) Jeffery Perry and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Hines, 20th Civil Engineering Squadron, build a rifle rack during Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-02 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC)

M16A2 assault rifles are placed in the "Stack Arms" position as US Air...

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

Three members, 31st Security Forces Squadron, one with a Saco 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and two with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, low crawl through a field performing an encircling maneuver against the enemy during a simulated attack from the Southlands during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN will prepare members of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

Three members, 31st Security Forces Squadron, one with a Saco 7.62mm M...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ricardo Wbarra, 1ST Tanks Decontamination Platoon, helps set up a decontamination (DECON) site by hammering, with a shovel, a stake into the sand at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marines are carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles and gas masks

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ricardo Wbarra, 1ST Tanks...

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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Combat Engineer Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) place explosives on a Ba'ath Party Regime symbol outside of the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-001 Scene Came... More

Armed with an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapons and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California move across a field to protected positions during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapons and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault...

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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California quickly disembark their USMC Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1), to engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad...

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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California move across an open field to protected positions during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) tr...

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

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

In northern Baghdad, armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US M...

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

Captured Iraqi weapons and ammunition placed on display include two Iraqi Tabuk 7.62mm assault rifles, a 0.38 caliber Special revolver and a 9mm handgun. Also shown are two Iraqi passports with photo identification

Captured Iraqi weapons and ammunition placed on display include two Ir...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines aim at a simulated enemy using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles while practicing the Filipino style of patrolling a jungle environment, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines a...

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

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, armed with Howa 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifles, demonstrate Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) techniques in the snow, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the JGSDF and the US Marine Corps (USMC)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Vanhorn and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derrick Ross, with the 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), aim their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles at an intruder at the edge of the runway at Base X during simulations during an Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Vanhorn and AIRMAN Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A cache of Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles (rear) and Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles (front) inventoried at the Iraqi Civil Defense (ICDC) armory in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A cache of Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles (rear) and Tabuk 7.62 mm...

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

Caches of Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles, Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles, and other rifles inventoried at the Iraqi Civil Defense (ICDC) armory in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Caches of Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles, Tabuk 7.62 mm assault ri...

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

Three 5.45 mm AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition and a suspicious electronic item, found by U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, during a raid on houses suspected of harboring anti-coalition forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 9, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Three 5.45 mm AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition and a suspicious electr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Three Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers, two of which are armed with Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles, pose for a photograph at a mountain-top villa once used by Saddam Hussein outside of Erbil, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Three Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers, two of whi...

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

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy (USN) Reservists and active duty personnel armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) M249 5.56 mm Machine Guns, conduct convoy protection operations during an Individual Augmentee Training Course at the McCrady Training Center. The Sailors are trained prior to deploying them in support of the global war on terrorism

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy (USN) Reservists and act...

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

Members of Co. D, 1ST Bn., 502nd Infantry, fire AK-47 assault rifles while undergoing Opposition Force (OPFOR) live-fire training. Their training is being supported by units of the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 101st Airborne Division

Members of Co. D, 1ST Bn., 502nd Infantry, fire AK-47 assault rifles w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multiservice, multinational Ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Romanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks, practice crowd control techniques during the practical application portion of Situational Training Exercise-4, "mass casualties and crowd control" as part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

Romanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks,...

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

Philippine Marines armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifles prepare to assaults a defensive position held by USMC personnel during a mock assault at Marine Base Ternate 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 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifles prepare to...

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) personnel assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, some armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, stand next to a stone structure, after exiting an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) while conducting training, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine...

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, midshipmen, with blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, assume defensive positions while on patrol

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

Two US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldiers wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles and a lightweight company mortar, work their way through the fortified Shughart-Gordon Village, during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

Two US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldier...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ramiro Forty Castro (foreground), and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT), Jay McBride, 496 Air Base Squadron, fire 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles from the prone position, during firing qualifications, at Moron AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ramiro Forty Castro (foregroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT), Jay McBride (left), USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ramiro Forty Castro, and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tim O'Driscoll, 496 Air Base Squadron, assemble 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, in preparation for firing qualifications, at Moron AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT), Jay McBride (left), USA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, 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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) me...

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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, 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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) me...

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

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), soldiers from the German Battle Group's 2nd Reinforced Infantry Company, armed with Heckler and Koch automatic assault rifles, seek to capture French soldiers playing the role of paramilitary extremists, near a paramilitary training camp in the town of Pazaric

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), sol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Pazaric Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operato... More

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Combat Camera videographer, Technical Sergeant (SSGT) James Monk, of the 30th Communications Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California, documents the 2nd Reinforced Infantry Company of the German Battle Group as it secures a paramilitary training camp, using the Thyssen Henschel Transportpanzer 1 Armored Personnel Carrier and armed with Heckler and Koch automatic assault rifles

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Pazaric Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operato... More

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), soldiers armed with Heckler and Koch automatic assault rifles from the German Battle Group's 2nd Reinforced Infantry Company, enter a building suspected of containing French soldiers role playing paramilitary extremists

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), sol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Pazaric Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operato... More

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, practice drill and ceremony during training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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 Marines (USMC) Marine from Camp Pendleton, California (CA) begins to stack his fellow Marines 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, as they wait to depart from March Air Reserve Base (ARB), CA, to unknown locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marines (USMC) Marine from Camp Pendleton, California (CA) begins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

US Marine (USMC) Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team [CAAT] Weapons Company 1ST Battalion 7th Marines, practice firing procedures with their 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine (USMC) Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team [CAAT] Weapons ...

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

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifles, Russian PK rifle and various munitions, found near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifle...

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

Armed Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with mounted M203 Grenade Launchers and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California fire from protected positions at the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with mounted M203 Grenade Launc...

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 Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel 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, rush a home suspected of storing a weapons cache, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) pe...

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) Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3rd BN 7th MAR), take part in the fun with the kids by taking a ride down one of the many slides at the Amusement Park in Karbala City, Iraq. The Marines are carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, one (left) with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher. USMC Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, cleaned up and and restored the amusement park

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Haley, Platoon Sergeant (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) Marines armed with Daewoo 5.56 mm K2 assault rifles, provide security while conducting joint 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) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Haley, Platoon Sergeant (...

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

Clutching their M16 Assault Rifles, US Air Force (USAF) Cadets march to the Basic Rifle Marksmanship range for their night fire training called Operation Warrior Forge. Rifle marksmanship training teaches cadets to engage and hit targets on the battlefield in day, night and chemical warfare conditions

Clutching their M16 Assault Rifles, US Air Force (USAF) Cadets march t...

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

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) Joint Forces Headquarters (JFH), troops check their targets after firing their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles during their qualification training at the Gardiner Training Area, Gardiner, Maine (ME). (A3581)

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) Joint Forces Headquarters (JFH), tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gardiner State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelsey J Vance, Mearnag Release Status: Released t... More

Marines of the Security Force Company practice with electronic sighting devices on their M-16A2 assault rifles during training in guarding the special weapons area of the submarine base

Marines of the Security Force Company practice with electronic sightin...

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

Marines of the Security Force Company stand guard with M-16A2 assault rifles while patrolling in a boat near the special weapons area of the submarine base

Marines of the Security Force Company stand guard with M-16A2 assault ...

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

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix Readiness class prepare to repel attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. They were part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority ...

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix R... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Chris Turnbow and SSGT John Rodriguez of the 136TH Security Forces Squadron, Fort Worth, Texas both ware Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (M.I.L.E.S) gear and are armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles with M203 grenade launcher attached, take cover at the Mississippi National Guard Combat Training Center during INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5. The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of military units to deploy and operate in a forward location

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Chris Turnbow and SSGT John Rodriguez of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5 Base: Mississippi Ang Center State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Soldiers assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Separate Brigade), (eSB), Georgia Army National Guard (GANG) wears her Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carry 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles while conducting operations with the Mountain Eagle Task Force, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana

Soldiers assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Separate Brig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

French Armed Forces, armed with FAMAS F1 assault rifles, participate in the Memorial Day ceremony at the LaFayette Escadrille Monument in Paris, France

French Armed Forces, armed with FAMAS F1 assault rifles, participate i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paris Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Esperanza Berrios, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Army National Guard Soldiers wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, patrol in a wooded area, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Army National Guard Soldiers wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagem...

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

Two Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldiers armed with a 5.56mm K2 assault rifles and wears Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear advance on the objectives 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

Two Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldiers armed with a 5.56mm K2 assault ri...

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

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, takes up a defensive position near a building during urban training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles assigned to Psychological Operations show local Afghani militiamen, armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, a radio during a Medical Contingency Assistance Program (MEDCAP) held near the village of Sayad, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Programs provide free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US Military is here in their country

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sayad Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Armed with M16A2 Assault Rifles, recruits from the 2nd Battalion's Fox Company march on the parade deck at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina

Armed with M16A2 Assault Rifles, recruits from the 2nd Battalion's Fox...

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 Camera Operator: LCPL Chad H. Leddy, Us... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team [CAAT] Weapons Company 1ST Battalion 7th Marines, practice firing procedures with their 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team [CAAT] We...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regim...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regim...

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

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), mortar rounds and various munitions, found near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifle...

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

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifles, Russian PK rifle, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher and various munitions, found near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifle...

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

Armed with an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapon and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California fire down a road at the enemy during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapon and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault ...

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 an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapon and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California fire down a road at the enemy during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapon and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault ...

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

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

In northern Baghdad, armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US M...

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

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), clear the streets of Iraqi resistance block-by-block, on their way to their objective of securing Presidential Palace, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie...

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

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles at the ready, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wait in their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for the word to move toward a mountain where Taliban snipers are engaging their convoy, near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles at the ready, US Marine Corps (USMC) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (left), Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun, Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles and Tabuk 7.62 mm assault riles, various Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG): PG-7VM HEAT grenade, two Russian PG-7G HEAT-T grenades, Chinese 75 mm HE-T Type 69, RPG-7 launcher, Russian RKG-3 hand grenade, and AK-47 clips

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents tha...

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

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles 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)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

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. Marine Corps Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Soldiers from Iraq's 2nd Ministry of Interior Commando Battalion, find AK-47 assault rifles and documents during a search in support of Operation PLYMOUTH ROCK on Nov. 28, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance Corporal Zachary R. Frank) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Soldier...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frenk, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Private First Class (PFC) Michael Lowe (left) and Sergeant (SGT) Beau McFarlin, stand guard at a New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. (A3570)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, Oklahoma Army National...

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

Marines of the Security Force Company practice with electronic sighting devices on their M-16A2 assault rifles during training in guarding the special weapons area of the submarine base

Marines of the Security Force Company practice with electronic sightin...

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

Two USAF Airmen assigned to Osan Air Base, South Korea participate in a Ground Base Defender Exercise during simulated training. The airmen are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles with blank firing devices attached. From AIRMAN Magazine's January 1995 issue article "Keeping an Eye on the Bad Guy"

Two USAF Airmen assigned to Osan Air Base, South Korea participate in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carrying 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles and a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine rifle, man a security checkpoint, while conducting operations with the Mountain Eagle Task Force, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana

A US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Divisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Sandra Joyner from the 8th Medical Group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, guards three groups of 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles in the stack arms position during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Sandra Joyner from the 8th Medical Group, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James D. Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipmen, with blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, on a day patrol exercise

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

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipmen, with blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, take a break from patrolling

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

Kuwaiti Army Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifles with M203 grenade launchers attached, from the Kuwaiti Commando Unit 25, stand in ready arms position while in formation at 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

Kuwaiti Army Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifles with M203...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR EXCERCISE 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Patricia Bunting, US... More

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles while blindfolded at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. New recruits in the ANA received training, advising and assistance from US Army (USA) personnel assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG)

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.6...

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

Instructors at the Air base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS), Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field (AAF), Nevada (NV), pose as a hostile force attempting to breach the defenses of a simulated forward deployed air base. The instructors wear Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) it detects if they are shot by the defenders. They are also armed with 5.56 M16A2 assault rifles with MILES attachments. The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a hostile environment, and is the oldest school on ground air base defense tactics in existence

Instructors at the Air base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Trainin...

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

In the midst of the Kuwaiti desert, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles slung, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, erect a Command Operation Center (COC) using a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) and camouflage, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

In the midst of the Kuwaiti desert, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Henr... More

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of a weapons platoon from Bravo Company, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, enjoy some lunch at Camp Coyote, in Kuwait (KWT), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5-Jan Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, for their convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regim...

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

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide security for Marines from a Combat Engineer Platoon who are placing explosives on a Ba'ath Party Regime symbol outside the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-005 Scene Came... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California fire on the enemy from protected positions, during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) tr...

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

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), clear the streets of Iraqi resistance block-by-block, on their way to their objective of securing Presidential Palace, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe A. Scheuring with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, instructs a Filipino Marine in the tactics of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) by using engineers tape to mark the boundaries of a room which the Filipino Marines clear with their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, during Exercise BALIKATAN

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe A. Scheuring with the 2nd Ba...

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

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade launchers and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), the US Marine Corps (USMC) assault element of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, engage a simulated enemy marked by targets during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade laun...

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

In a confiscated suit case, US troops found pictures of Saddam Hussein shaking hands with Iraqis, ammunition magazines, gas masks, AK47 Assault Rifles, pistols and a variety of weapons, which were being sold on the Iraqi black market in Al Kut, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In a confiscated suit case, US troops found pictures of Saddam Hussein...

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 Christopher H. Fitzgerald Release S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) shooters with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles pointed toward a mountain from where Taliban snipers are engaging his unit, near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) shooters with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles US Army (USA) soldiers from the "Steel Dragons" from the 1ST Cavalry Division, provide security in their High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during an escort detail in route to Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles US Army (USA) soldiers fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley... More

These US Air Force (USAF) Airmen (left to right) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Roque Solis, A1C Donald Ross, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steven McNeil and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dale Hicks III, fire their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles during a close quarters march at Camp Buehring, Kuwait (KWT)

These US Air Force (USAF) Airmen (left to right) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C...

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

Holding their Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault Rifles, Iraqi soldiers from the Iraqi Army's 6th Battalion, listen carefully as they receive Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Al Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Holding their Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault Rifles, Iraqi soldiers from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQI MILITARY Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley... More

040827-F-0571C-076 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and Guyana Defense Force (GDF) training personnel of Joint Task Force (JTF) New Horizons on firing 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles at Camp Stephenson in the Republic of Guyana (GUY). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Jeromy K. Cross (RELEASED)

040827-F-0571C-076 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stephenson Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeromy K. Cross, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A platoon size element of Iraqi Police, equipped with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and riot helmets march past a row of US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), as Marines from 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, 1ST Marine Division prepare for Iraqi local to go back into the city during Operation Al Fajr. Operation Al Fajr is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq by units of the 1ST Marine Division, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A platoon size element of Iraqi Police, equipped with 7.62mm AK-47 ass...

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

Indonesian Armed forces, armed with 5.56 mm SS1-V2 assault rifles, prepare to board a US Navy (USN) helicopter at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base (AFB) in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia during humanitarian relief operations

Indonesian Armed forces, armed with 5.56 mm SS1-V2 assault rifles, pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Philip A. Mcdaniel, Usn Release Status: Release... More

A crate of AK47 assault rifles that was among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY

A crate of AK47 assault rifles that was among the military supplies se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Edward Nevala Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY piled beside a wooden box. On the top of the pile is the barrel attachment to a 7.62 mm machine gun

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik Release Status: Released to Public C... More

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NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive

The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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