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A Landing Vehicle Tracked (Mark II), LVT-2 that was left after the Battle of Peleliu during World War Two on the island of Peleliu. Photograph taken as part of Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

A Landing Vehicle Tracked (Mark II), LVT-2 that was left after the Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Van Noble Iii, Usmc Rele... 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

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait to hear the plan for the day 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)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

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

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, carry their snow shoes as they head for the mountains for cold weather training

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, carry their snow shoes as the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Keller Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Tony Newton of Company A, gives Ronnie Williams of Company C, a solid punch to the right side of his head during a boxing match. Both men are in the 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines. Newton went on to win by a TKO in the third round

Tony Newton of Company A, gives Ronnie Williams of Company C, a solid ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: CPL G. Lange Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

SGM Farrell, 3rd Battalion, questions a recruit of Platoon 3041 during personnel and rifle inspection at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. The recruit is holding an M-16A1 rifle

SGM Farrell, 3rd Battalion, questions a recruit of Platoon 3041 during...

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: CPL Tibbetts Release ... More

An aerial view of the former Headquarters and Service Battalion Building now under renovation at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. The building will house permanent personnel when the renovation is completed

An aerial view of the former Headquarters and Service Battalion Buildi...

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: SSGT Klicker Release ... More

A 105mm howitzer crew from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marines, prepare for a fire mission. The company is participating in Operation CAX-1-2-82

A 105mm howitzer crew from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX-1-2-82 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Three M60A1 tanks from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to move to their new objective. This is part of Operation CAX 1-2/82, held at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center

Three M60A1 tanks from 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2/82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Serg... More

A member of 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, adjusts the rear sight of an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a tripod

A member of 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, adjusts the rear sight of an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Smith Release Status: Released... More

Two Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, participate in a nuclear, biological and chemical warfare training exercise at combat town. They are carrying M-16A1 rifles and are wearing field protective mask

Two Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, particip...

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 Heuman, Usmc Release ... More

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, use a one-rope bridge to cross a deep ravine as part of a mountain training exercise

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, use a one-rope bridge to cros...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Burns Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, use a one-rope bridge to cross a deep ravine as part of a mountain training exercise

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, use a one-rope bridge to cros...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Burt Carey Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Marines of the Light Anti-Armor Missile Battalion, use a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, from Marine Helicopter Squadron, Medium-465, to airlift part of their equipment

Marines of the Light Anti-Armor Missile Battalion, use a CH-53E Sea St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bentley Release Status: R... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, march back to their barracks after returning home from Lebanon. The men are part of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, march back to their barrack...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Geiger State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

Members of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, proceed to their objective during the command readiness exercise Operation ZULU WARRIOR

Members of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, proceed to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ZULU WARRIOR Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

M274 light utility vehicles from the 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, are lined up for inspection at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. (SUBSTANDARD)

M274 light utility vehicles from the 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, are l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT E.J. Burns Release Status: Released t... More

Marines of the 1/8th Battalion stand at parade rest on the roof of the 24th Marine Amphibious headquarters compound during a memorial service for the Marine and Navy personnel killed in an explosion on October 23, 1983

Marines of the 1/8th Battalion stand at parade rest on the roof of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines at an observation/sniper post of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 8th Regiment, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, scan hostile positions for the source of incoming fire

Marines at an observation/sniper post of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 8th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Lucas / SSGT Drago Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Marines at an observation/sniper post of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 8th Regiment, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, scan hostile positions for the source of incoming fire

Marines at an observation/sniper post of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 8th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Lucas / SSGT Drago Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Members of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, fire an M-224 60mm mortar during a weapons training exercise

Members of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, fire an M-224 60mm m...

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

US Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters lift off from a landing zone after dropping off Marine reservists of Company 1, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, during a weekend drill

US Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters lift off from a landi...

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

Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Vehicle Battalion, 2nd Division, prepare to drive LAV25 light armored vehicles into a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for a flight to Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Vehicle Battalion, 2nd Division, pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status:... More

Infantry Soldiers of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, move down a road towards Mount Fuji during the joint US/Japanese Exercise ORIENT SHIELD '85

Infantry Soldiers of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, 25th In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Rel... More

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, negotiate a high-crawl, concertina wire obstacle on the "Green Hell" obstacle course during a jungle operations training course

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, negotiate a high-crawl, con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: B.R.J. Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, complete a raft race during a jungle operations training course

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, complete a raft race during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: B.R.J. Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 2nd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion use a Case MW20BFL articulated rough terrain fork lift truck to move a missile containers at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

Members of the 2nd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion use a Case MW...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Dave Tomaszewski, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, measures the blood pressure of an area resident

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Dave Tomaszewski, 1ST Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ben Gay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Richard Ness Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

An AAV7 assault amphibian vehicle of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, tows a section of bridging out to sea where it will be connected with other sections to form a ferry during a bridging exercise off Kin Blue Beach. Marines of Company B, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, are also participating in the exercise

An AAV7 assault amphibian vehicle of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Al Vaughan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An AAV7 assault amphibian vehicle of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, tows a section of bridging as another AAV7 and a bridging section are positioned on the beach. The sections of bridging are being connected to form a ferry during a bridging exercise off Kin Blue Beach. Marines of Company B, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, are also participating in the exercise

An AAV7 assault amphibian vehicle of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Al Vaughan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines of Company B, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, prepare to attach a section of bridging to an AAV7 assault amphibian vehicle of Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion. The AAV7 will tow the section out to sea where it will be connected with other sections to form a ferry during a bridging exercise off Kin Blue Beach

Marines of Company B, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Servic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Al Vaughan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Air Force members load a pallet of supplies into the rear of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft with a Case rough terrain fork lift truck during a joint Air Force/Marine Corps exercise. Members of the Air Mobile Contingency Force, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are working with members of the Air Force's 63rd Military Airlift Wing to airlift Marines and 737 tons of vehicles, supplies and equipment to China Lake Proving Grounds for field maneuvers

An Air Force members load a pallet of supplies into the rear of a C-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Simons Release Status: Released... More

Marines attempt to get some sleep while seated next to military vehicles parked in the cargo hold of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during a joint Air Force/Marine Corps exercise. Members of the Air Mobile Contingency Force, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are working with members of the Air Force's 63rd Military Airlift Wing to airlift Marines and 737 tons of vehicles, supplies and equipment to China Lake Proving Grounds for field maneuvers

Marines attempt to get some sleep while seated next to military vehicl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Simons Release Status: Released... More

M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are parked next to a runway during a joint Air Force/Marine Corps exercise. Members of the Air Mobile Contingency Force, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are working with members of the Air Force's 63rd Military Airlift Wing to airlift Marines and 737 tons of vehicles, supplies and equipment to China Lake Proving Grounds for field maneuvers

M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are parked nex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: China Lake Proving Grounds State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Simons Release Status: Rel... More

Air Force members back an M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) up the rear cargo ramp of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during a joint Air Force/Marine Corps exercise. Members of the Air Mobile Contingency Force, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are working with members of the Air Force's 63rd Military Airlift Wing to airlift Marines and 737 tons of vehicles, supplies and equipment to China Lake Proving Grounds for field maneuvers

Air Force members back an M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Simons Release Status: Released... More

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, coaches SGT Paul May, an administration clerk for Company C, on shooting the M16A2 rifle

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, ...

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

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, teaches a class on marksmanship to a group of Marines from Headquarters and Support Battalion

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, ...

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

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, coaches SGT Paul May, an administration clerk for Company C, on shooting the M16A2 rifle

Sergeant (SGT) Dave McBride of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, ...

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

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marines, displays a simulated wound created by the Army moulage team during Operation SAFE HAVEN, a combined Navy, Marine Corps, and Army exercise designed to evaluate the efficiency of field hospitals. STAFF members of Fleet Hospital One, a 250-bed combat zone hospital, will imitate the medical procedures necessary to treat the wound

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marines, displays a simulated wound...

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

A light armored command and control vehicle (LAV25) from the 2nd Battalion moves along Highway 6 during Exercise TEAMWORK'88. Pictured in the vehicle are: Lance Corporal (LCPL) Everett Whittaker, driver; Corporal (CPL) Robert Williams, vehicle commander; LCPL Frank Gonzalez, gunner; and LCPL Aaron Jenkins, loader

A light armored command and control vehicle (LAV25) from the 2nd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Two soldiers guard an approach from atop ahill during an XVIII Airborne Corps exercise at the National Training Center. Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and 1ST Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, are particpating in the exercise. The closer soldier is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon, the other with an M16A2 rifle

Two soldiers guard an approach from atop ahill during an XVIII Airborn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Two Marines in the water assist another Marine from Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, in positioning a section of the deck of a pontoon bridge during a training exercise

Two Marines in the water assist another Marine from Bridge Company, 9t...

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

Members of 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, scramble down a rope suspended from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) as part of an amphibious warfare demonstration at Breakers Beach

Members of 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, scramble down a rope suspended ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Pappas Release Status:... More

The tank landing ship USS SAGINAW (LST 1188), right, arrives at the pier as Marines from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, wait to board a second Newport class tank landing ship during the joint services Exercise SOLID SHIELD '89

The tank landing ship USS SAGINAW (LST 1188), right, arrives at the pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

First Battalion recruits armed with bayonet-equipped M-16A2 rifles take part in a drill

First Battalion recruits armed with bayonet-equipped M-16A2 rifles tak...

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: SGT Mendez Release St... More

Two senior non-commissioned officers from 3rd Battalion., 7th Marines, talk with two Thai marines after a class on mines and booby traps during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89

Two senior non-commissioned officers from 3rd Battalion., 7th Marines,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J.A. Krumholz Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A member of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, checks their gear at the base of a hill during a climbing exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

A member of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, checks their gear at the b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle, the other with an M-249 Squad A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, anchor ropes on a rock face for a rappelling exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, anchor ropes on a rock face...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine run through a wooded area during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

A Marine run through a wooded area during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Marines from Company D. 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter at the conclusion of OPERATION CHEYENNE, a reconnaissance patrol through the jungle area west of Howard Air Force Base

Marines from Company D. 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, wait to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CHEYENNE Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Marines on a 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion route reconnaissance crouch on a hillside overlooking civilian traffic

Marines on a 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion route reconnaissance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, crouches along a path during a halt in a patrol west of Howard Air Force Base. He is armed with an M16A2 rifle

A member of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, cross a clearing during a patrol west of Howard Air Force Base

Members of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Women Marines stand in formation during graduation ceremonies for a 4th Battalion recruit platoon. The event represents one of the first instances at which Marines at Parris Island have worn dress blue uniforms for their graduation since 1953

Women Marines stand in formation during graduation ceremonies for a 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G.L. Vega Release Status: Released t... More

Marines of the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, sit atop their vehicles as they ride toward the beach at Vieques, Puerto Rico, aboard a utility landing craft (LCU) during Fleet Ex 1-90

Marines of the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Regime...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Ac) D.W. Holmes Ii Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The Marines of Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, take part in a 4.3-mile run between their former battalion area on mainside and the new battalion area at Camp Margarita

The Marines of Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, take part ...

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 D.E. Renner Release S... More

A Filipino soldier hands a bag of food to LCPL R.F. Schranz of the 7th Communications Battalion during the relief effort for civilians trapped in remote area following the earthquake of July 16, 1990

A Filipino soldier hands a bag of food to LCPL R.F. Schranz of the 7th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT W.H. Henson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A drill instructor motivates a 2nd Battalion recruit prior to pugil stick training

A drill instructor motivates a 2nd Battalion recruit prior to pugil st...

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 Romesburg Releas... More

Third Battalion recruits take aim with their M-16A2 rifles as they practice shooting from kneeling position

Third Battalion recruits take aim with their M-16A2 rifles as they pra...

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: SGT Vega Release Stat... More

A 1ST Battalion recruit does pull-ups on a rope

A 1ST Battalion recruit does pull-ups on a rope

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: SGT Vega Release Stat... More

Members of the 2nd Recruit Battalion take part in hand-to-hand combat training

Members of the 2nd Recruit Battalion take part in hand-to-hand combat ...

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 Romesburg Releas... More

Marines from Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, assemble behind a row of parked AAVP-7A1 AAVs during Operation Desert Shield.

Marines from Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. M. D. Masters Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Marines from Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, stand behind an M-816 5-ton wrecker truck during Operation Desert Shield.

Marines from Company D, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. M.D. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A Marine assigned to Task Force Breach Alpha stands atop an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle as he guides a Mark 154 mine clearance kit into position over the vehicle during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.

A Marine assigned to Task Force Breach Alpha stands atop an AAVP-7A1 a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. M. D. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to stack supplies at a tent city set up for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Wallace Release Status: Released to Publi... More

The bow door of a tank landing ship opens onto a pontoon causeway as members of the 1ST Battalion, 10th Marines, prepare to land on a Persian Gulf beach during Operation Desert Shield

The bow door of a tank landing ship opens onto a pontoon causeway as m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Russ Olsen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California wait in line, with complete rucksacks, to be processed through customs prior to leaving Somalia and redeployment to the United States. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine, 15th Marine Expeditionary U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Rele... More

Lance CPL. Schiff, a rifleman, maintains security for his company as elements of the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines participate in a field exercise at the US Naval Station in support of the operation

Lance CPL. Schiff, a rifleman, maintains security for his company as e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Alexander C. Hicks, Jr. ... More

A sniper from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines secures the area. The Marines are taking part in two days of training on the Naval Base and are presently stationed on USS NASSAU as part of the operation

A sniper from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines secures the area. The Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Carol J. Cline Release ... More

SGT. B. A. Ledfors of 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines Bravo Company, stands watch over the wreath that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Battle at Tarawa

SGT. B. A. Ledfors of 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines Bravo Company, stands...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL T.E. Lemaster Rele... More

A Bv 206 All Terrain Carrier, better known as an M973 Small Unit Support Vehicle (SUSV) pulls a squad of Marines from India Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines as they ski over a snow covered road in the Silver Creek Training area

A Bv 206 All Terrain Carrier, better known as an M973 Small Unit Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. K.H. Hart Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Undersecretary of the Navy Richard Danzig observes recruits from the 2nd Recruit Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, on the confidence course

Undersecretary of the Navy Richard Danzig observes recruits from the 2...

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: CPL. E. L. Cedras Rel... More

During Operation Uphold Democracy, an army soldier, wearing a flack vest, sits atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 55th MP Battalion mounted with an M60 machine gun. He is providing security just inside the gate of the Presidential Palace during the inauguration ceremony for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who is being returned as president. Haitian supporters crowd the outside of the gate

During Operation Uphold Democracy, an army soldier, wearing a flack ve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel... More

A member from "A" Company, 261st Air Support Medical Battalion, US Army, takes the blood pressure of a recalcitrant migrant after his arrival from Panama

A member from "A" Company, 261st Air Support Medical Battalion, US Arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Cheresa D. Clark Release Status: Released t... More

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

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

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

Marines from 2d Combat Engineer Battalion storm out of a CH-46 helicopter in Landing Zone Dove

Marines from 2d Combat Engineer Battalion storm out of a CH-46 helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Marines from Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, pump fuel to U.S. and U.K. vehicles

Marines from Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, pump f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Lance CPL. Michael Thompkins mans an M60 machine gun, while his unit, 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, sits in the defense position

Lance CPL. Michael Thompkins mans an M60 machine gun, while his unit, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, India Company, role-play as an opposing force defending a third-world county at Pacific Missle Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, against Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, who attacked with Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) and Marines from the 11th MEUs Ground Combat Element during RIMPAC 96. The amphibious assault involved Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, India Company, role-play as a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey S. Vian... More

A Marine from Headquarters and Service Company, performs a fireman's carry on an injured comrade. The injured Marine was carried to a staging and triage site during the Mass Casualty drill. During this two week long exercise, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct maneuvers to include Mass Casualty drills, Hostage Rescue drills, and operations in support of Small Craft Company performing its Riverine function

A Marine from Headquarters and Service Company, performs a fireman's c...

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

A US Marine from Small Craft Company, 2ND Marine Division, waits aboard his 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 US Marine from Small Craft Company, 2ND Marine Division, waits aboar...

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

Marine sergeant Jenson Reese with Headquarters&Service Company, 3d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, Opposition Force (OPFOR) takes a drink during a pause in training on White 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

Marine sergeant Jenson Reese with Headquarters&Service Company, 3d Amp...

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

Corporal Hennerley, 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, Opposition Force (OPFOR) uses an Armored Combat Excavator (ACE) to dig obstacles on 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

Corporal Hennerley, 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, 1ST Marine Division...

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

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles prepare to take back the city during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic 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 ...

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles prepare to take back the city during Final Training Exercis... More

Lieutenant Colonel Sward, Commanding Officer of 1ST Light Armored Reconnaisance (LAR) Battalion, gives a pre-operation brief to his battalion during Operation LONGBALL 97-1 in a hangar on March ARB, CA

Lieutenant Colonel Sward, Commanding Officer of 1ST Light Armored Reco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LONGBALL 97-1 Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Using an M16A2 as a step, 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

Using an M16A2 as a step, Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2...

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

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines lay down cover fire as their fellow squad members rush towards a downed pilots parachute in the background at LZ Falcon, aboard Camp Lejeune, as the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission begins to unfurl. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines lay down cover fire as their fe...

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

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

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

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

Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, rescue a downed pilot (foreground) at LZ Falcon during a simulated TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. These Marines are rehearsing for a demonstration that will be held the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, rescue a downed pilot (fo...

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

Brig. GEN. Garry L. Parks, (left) Commanding General Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Western Recruiting Region, presents the Commanding General's Cup Award to Headquarters Service Battalion (HQSVCBN) Commanding Officer, COL. Patrick J. Mullin for outstanding performance and by obtaining the most victories in various sports events which make up the annual military field meet competition

Brig. GEN. Garry L. Parks, (left) Commanding General Marine Corps Recr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. G. H. Hipp, Jr. Release Status: Released t... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: On Target Category: Combat Camera Place: 2nd Place Caption: Marine PFC. Ronald Stockdale fires a wire-guided TOW anti-tank missile as SGT. Juan Lopez peers at its target area during training at Camp Fuji, Japan, March 19, 1997. The Marines are from TOW Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Schwab, Okinawa

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: On Target Categor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to... More

Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion attach a fuse to a rocket for a line charge that will propel 1700 pounds of C-4 explosives in the air at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion attach a fuse to a rocket for a line charge that will prope... More

A Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaisance (LAR) Battalion patrols the Black Top training area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

A Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Two marines with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Battalion, rappel from a UH-1 "Huey" at the Sandhill Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

Two marines with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Battalion, rappe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5/6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Marines with Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marines, prepare to assault the objective at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. Range 400 is a reinforced company level training range, consisting of an initial breech (simulated mine field), overhead live firing from "Machine-Gun Hill", and a platoon traversing through a canyon to reach the objective. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF ine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC ine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF...

Marines with Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marines, prepare to assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines with Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marines, prepare to assault the objective at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercis... More

US Army PFC Micheal Bennett, a crew chief with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Infantry, watches as a US Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, exits a UH-60A "Blackhawk" helicopter. The soldier is demonstrating air assault techniques during the training portion of combined US and Thai forces during COBRA GOLD '97

US Army PFC Micheal Bennett, a crew chief with Bravo Company, 2nd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '97 Base: Camp Barommatailokanat Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean T. Hays, Usmc Release St... More

Three M998s High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), two M1044 variants armed with MK 19-3 40mm grenade machine gun and an M1045 Tube Launched Optically Guided Weapons Systems (TOW) variant (foreground)] from Heavy Machinegun Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, provide suppressive fire during the Mechanized Assault Course at the Delta Corridor training area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5/6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp...

Three M998s High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), two M1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Three M998s High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), two M1044 variants armed with MK 19-3 40mm grenade machine gun a... More

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