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A Soviet M-1930 120 mm short breech mortar on display at the US Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds

A Soviet M-1930 120 mm short breech mortar on display at the US Army A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Relea... More

A Marine from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, coordinates with an attachment on the execution of completing their mission 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 (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,...

A Marine from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, coordinates wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, coordinates with an attachment on the execution of completing their missi... More

A member of the Mobile Reserve security force calls out a "halt" towards OPFOR (Opposition Forces) members along a perimeter breech during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG, a combination of an Initial Response Readiness Exercise (IRRE) and a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (CERE). The Mobile Reserve is a unit tapped to provide extra security after or during an attack. They are taking part in Kunsan's July base wide exercise to keep a sense of readiness in the ongoing peacekeeping mission on the Korean peninsula

A member of the Mobile Reserve security force calls out a "halt" towar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operato... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - This resident at a FEMA travel trailer park is planting rose bushes and creating a patio area at the Baton Rouge Airport 1 site. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - This resident a...

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Patent drawing - Drawing of Improved Breech Loading Cannon Public domain image

Patent drawing - Drawing of Improved Breech Loading Cannon Public doma...

Utility Patent Drawings Public domain photograph of a patent diagram drawings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), watch as their fellow Marines prepare to breech a wall in the city of Qa dawi Baghdad with a Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) during of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

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

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

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008 -- FEMA Region VII Director Dick Hainje took a floating tour of Des Moines flooded Birdland section to assess damage caused by the levee breech. Des Moines police have been patrolling the area on rafts and small boats. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008...

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Security Elements of the 326th Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, return to their position after the Breech Element (Not shown) has taken up positions of security on Range 55 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Security Elements of the 326th Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborne D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Marshall Woods, USA Civilian Release Status: R... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) gun crew, Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepares to clean the breech of an M198 155 mm howitzer during a live fire artillery drill, East Fuji Maneuver Area (EFMA), Camp Fuji, Japan

A US Marine Corps (USMC) gun crew, Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion 12th Regiment Scene Camera Operator: LC... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - Hovering above the Baton Rouge Airport Travel Trailer Parks is a FEMA contractor in a helicopter, monitoring the activity below as workers prepare these four sites of temporary housing for displaced families - victims of Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - Hovering above ...

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On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th DIV from Forward Operating Base Independence conducted Mulhallah 637 Clearance Operations to deny insurgents the opportunity to freely operate in the region. Homes were searched and the area was cordoned. A team of Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to breech a home.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

Patent Drawing of Engine - Drawing of Improvements in Breech Loading Fire Arms Public domain image

Patent Drawing of Engine - Drawing of Improvements in Breech Loading F...

Utility Patent Drawings Public domain photograph of a technical diagram, architecture, plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a technical diagram, ... More

A rine from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th rines, observes the impact of his 83mm rocket, after firing the SMAW (Shoulder launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon), 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 "chine-Gun Hill", and a platoon traversing through a canyon to reach the objective. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (rine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (rine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th rine Regiment, 2d...

A rine from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th rines, observes the impact ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, observes the impact of his 83mm rocket, after firing the SMAW (Shoulder la... More

A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires rounds at the objective from a M240G Medium Machine Gun while carrying an "Anti-Tank 4" (AT4) 84mm rocket launcher 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 (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...

A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires rounds at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires rounds at the objective from a M240G Medium Machine Gun while carry... More

Bombs, fired by Marine tanks, burst in the air over an Egyptian firing range just outsi of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. The Marines conducted an In-Stri Breech live fire monstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stri Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly fend obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is signed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly...

Bombs, fired by Marine tanks, burst in the air over an Egyptian firing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Bombs, fired by Marine tanks, burst in the air over an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. The... More

A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an in-stride breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and...

A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines ... More

In the early hours of the morning, Marine tanks roll into position for a breech practice run on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, Calif., conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the...

In the early hours of the morning, Marine tanks roll into position for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: In the early hours of the morning, Marine tanks roll into position for a breech practice run on an Egyptian firing range just ou... More

During Media Day, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) visually inspects the breech and barrel of an M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, demonstrated the operational cycle of fire that takes place during the current artillery relocation exercise on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)

During Media Day, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Crai... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, wait in the attack position (AP) south of the breech point, near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Weatherby (center), S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, verifies aiming coordinates as a Royal Thai Marine closes the breech on a M198 155mm Howitzer during a live fire exercise at Gun Position 10, Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Weatherby (center), S/Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status... More

A Navy tractor-trailer enters the air station's front gate hauling the barrel of a six-inch gun that was taken from St. David's Battery on the eastern end of the island. The barrel will remain on the air station until early the next morning, when it will be hauled to the Bermuda Maritime Museum on the island's western end. The 10-ton, 20-foot long breech loader is being moved in response to a request from the museum

A Navy tractor-trailer enters the air station's front gate hauling the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Bermuda Country: Bermuda (BMU) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Phillip R. Lawhorn, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christopher Scresgy, Charlie Company, 1/11th Artillery, loads a powder charge into the breech of a M198, 155 mm towed howitzer on Range No. 6. LCPL Scresgy's unit was taking part in a joint training session with the US Army's C Battery, 1ST Battalion, 41st Field Artillery

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christopher Scresgy, Charlie Company, 1/11th Art...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gary A. Bryant Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Egyptian soldiers dress-up the distinguished visitors tent on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, will conduct an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance ional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our...

Egyptian soldiers dress-up the distinguished visitors tent on an Egypt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Egyptian soldiers dress-up the distinguished visitors tent on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in ... More

Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 nose gun at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this years BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough...

Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 nose gun at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range... More

A Marine fro the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Pals, California, fractured his ar during a tank qualification exercise on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt, catches up on a little reading about his Battalions Cobat Operations. Marines conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire deonstration in front of nuerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcoe and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a ultinational exercise involving ore than 74,000 troops fro 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and...

A Marine fro the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Pals, California, fractured hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, fractured his arm during a tank qualification exercise on an Egyptia... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, move toward the breech point near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th DIV from Forward Operating Base Independence conducted Mulhallah 637 Clearance Operations to deny insurgents the opportunity to freely operate in the region. Homes were searched and the area was cordoned. A team of Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to breech a home.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 15, 2006 -- The breech in the levees due to Hurricane Katrina has transformed this once apartment building into an empty field. Alberto Pillot/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 15, 2006 -- The breech in ...

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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

A Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopter flies by an M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) flying the Marine Corps flag. The Cobra is preparing to fire at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range, just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries...

A Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopter flies by an M1A1 Ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopter flies by an M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) flying the Marine Corps flag. ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Barnard, Combat Engineer, 3rd Battalion (BN), 25th Marines (MAR) (3/25), prepares charges to breech secured doors on buildings to be cleared during Operation MATADOR. MATADOR under Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is an operation to disrupt one of the main Syrian entry points for foreign insurgency into Iraq. The 3/2 is currently engaged in security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Barnard, Combat Engineer,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Al Qa'Im State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/25 LIMA CO Scene Camera Operator: CPL Eric C. Ely, USMC Release ... More

A US Army (USA) National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter maneuvers into position to drop 15,000-pound bags of sand into a levee breech in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The National Guard is taking part in Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, by aiding in humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

A US Army (USA) National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter maneuvers into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Marines from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically patrol through their 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 (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...

Marines from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically patrol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically patrol through their objective at range 400, during COMBINED ARM... More

A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, sits atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1045 TOW Carrier on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. The other HMMWVs have .50 RAMO M2HB-QCB machine guns on ring mounts. Marines conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to...

A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, sits atop ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, sits atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1045... More

Just fter n In-Stride Breech live fire demonstrtion, Mrines from the 1ST Tnk Bttlion, 29 Plms, Cliforni, prepre to demonstrte the cpbilities of their tnks in front of numerous ntions s prt of colition trining for this yer's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Brech is specil type of opertion used to overcome nd brekthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstcles. BRIGHT STAR is multintionl exercise involving more thn 74,000 troops from 44 countries tht is designed to enhnce regionl stbility nd militry-to-militry coopertion mong the US, our key llies, nd our regionl prtners. It prepres US Centrl Commnd to rpidly deploy nd employ the...

Just fter n In-Stride Breech live fire demonstrtion, Mrines from the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Just after an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration, Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, prepare to de... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, move, in their M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System) toward the breech point near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, November 26, 2005 -- Storm surge and heavy winds from Hurricane Katrina forced a barge to breech this levee in the Lower Ninth Ward. The levee breach caused widespread flooding of more than 10 feet forcing families from their homes. Barb Sturner/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, November 26, 2005 -- Storm surge ...

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Iron Troop Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Iron Troop Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Iron Troop Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, find cover behind a berm as the breach team sets off an explosive device during a live fire exercise at Tapa Train... More

A Marine artilleryman removes a spent round from the breech of an M114 155 Howitzer

A Marine artilleryman removes a spent round from the breech of an M114...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Berry Megan, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

A MK-154 Mine Clearance Launcher mounted in a AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle lines up behind a Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) with a mine plow at a breech site minefield obstacle on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, during rehearsals for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A MK-154 Mine Clearance Launcher mounted in a AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assa...

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

A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an in-stride breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and...

A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, wait in the attack position (AP) south of the breech point, as USMC AH-1Cobra gun ships attack Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

This explosion cloud is the result of US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marine Regiment (2/5th MARS), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Marines detonating a Bangalore Torpedo to breech an obstacle during a live-fire exercise being conducted on Range 400, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

This explosion cloud is the result of US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Joseph A Stephens, USMC Rele... More

Soldiers from A Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 22 Infantry conducted cordon and search operations in the city known to Iraqi's and Americans as 30 July. During the breech of this home the owner choose not to comply with US Forces making the search take longer. The cordon and search was a part of Operation Hailstorm. Soldier's paid close attention to homes that had been named as anti-coalition.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr) (Released)

Soldiers from A Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 22 Infantry condu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: 40754 State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BRD Scene Camera Oper... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- With the concrete repair on the right, one looks across an open field to the new housing being completed as residents return to the area flooded by the "breech" in the 17th St. Levee during Katrina and then Rita, three years ago. The breech lead to the flooding of Jefferson Parish, from Lake Pontchartrain. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- With the concrete...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Assistant gunner Corporal (CPL) Kenneth Knigga opens the breech of an M102 105 mm howitzer as section chief CPL James Olson talks with the fire direction control center during a firing exercise at at Camp Hansen's Range 211

Assistant gunner Corporal (CPL) Kenneth Knigga opens the breech of an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dwaine Roberts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G Medium Machine Gun to provide cover fire for his Marines 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 (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...

A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine with Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G Medium Machine Gun to provide cover fire for his Marines ... More

Impacts come close to the M1A1 Abrams mineplow tank and an AAV7A1, with a mine clearance system kit while preparing to breech a minefield obstacle, during rehearsals for Kernel Blitz '99. Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) are seen in the water in the background approaching the beach

Impacts come close to the M1A1 Abrams mineplow tank and an AAV7A1, wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A pair of Marine Corps Super AH-1W Super Cobra Attack helicopters line up at a target range as one fires a TOW missile at a designated target on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional...

A pair of Marine Corps Super AH-1W Super Cobra Attack helicopters line...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A pair of Marine Corps Super AH-1W Super Cobra Attack helicopters line up at a target range as one fires a TOW missile at a desi... More

Rhode Island Army National Guard (RIARNG) Soldiers from the 115th Military Police Company (MP CO), Cranston, Rhode Island (RI), breech a locked door during a raid in Fallujah, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The raid commenced following reports that this is a storage site for stolen goods and weapons, as well as a location for counterfeit money production

Rhode Island Army National Guard (RIARNG) Soldiers from the 115th Mili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Derek Gaines, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - FEMA travel trailers are being set-up and made ready for the temporary housing of hurricane victims. Preparation continues for additional trailers to be placed at the Baton Rouge Airport sites. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - FEMA travel tra...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA January 7, 2006 - Dan Hitchings, Director of Task Force Hope for the US Corps of Engineers, shows photos of the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina to Patriarch Bartholomew, head of the Greek Orthodox Church, and Roman Catholic Archbishop Hughes, at the site of the levee breech. The Patriarch came to New Orleans for the first time ever to celebrate Greek Orthodox Christmas. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA January 7, 2006 - Dan Hitchings, ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- The light colored concrete is all that marks the spot of the breech three years ago in the 17th St Levee, that caused serious flooding in Jefferson Parrish by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Today it is back to normal and homeowners are returning. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- The light colored...

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Patent drawing - Drawing of Improvement in Breech Loading Firearms Public domain image

Patent drawing - Drawing of Improvement in Breech Loading Firearms Pub...

Utility Patent Drawings Public domain photograph of a patent diagram drawings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy personnel work with the loading mechanism and breech plug of a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret on the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62)

Navy personnel work with the loading mechanism and breech plug of a Ma...

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

Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3) Tracy Hess cleans the breech of a Mark 19, Mod 3 40 mm grenade launcher mounted on Patrol Boat 777. The patrol boat, part of Special Boat Unit 20, is on skids on the deck of the barge HERCULES in the Persian Gulf

Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3) Tracy Hess cleans the breech of a M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hercules Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1ST Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, move to secure a Breech after an explosion device was set off during a live fire exercise at Range 55, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

US Army Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1ST Br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Marshall Woods, USA Civilian Release Status: R... More

Marine Corps tanks, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, roll into position to fire at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance nal stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our...

Marine Corps tanks, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, roll int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine Corps tanks, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, roll into position to fire at designated targets on an Egyptian fi... More

From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) 7A1 launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops...

From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) 7A1 launches a Mine Clearing ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - Garfield Daniel Jr. helps prepare FEMA travel trailers at the Baton Rouge Airport 2 site. This temporary housing park is one of four being set-up at the edge of the airport. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - Garfield Daniel...

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On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th DIV from Forward Operating Base Independence conducted Mulhallah 637 Clearance Operations to deny insurgents the opportunity to freely operate in the region. Homes were searched and the area was cordoned. A team of Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to breech a home.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

Iraqi soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division prepare to breech open a house during cordone and search near Baghdad, Iraq, April 3, 2006 (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

Iraqi soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Divisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th DIV from Forward Operating Base Independence conducted Mulhallah 637 Clearance Operations to deny insurgents the opportunity to freely operate in the region. Homes were searched and the area was cordoned. A team of Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to breech a home.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

A member of the Combat Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, loads an M581 106 mm antipersonnel-tracer (APERS-T) round into the breech of an M40A2 106 mm recoilless rifle during an ammunition stockpile reliability test at the Army Tropic Test Center. The rifle is mounted on an M825 1/4-ton weapons carrier version of the M151 light utility vehicle

A member of the Combat Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry,...

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

Clips of ammunition fill the breech mechanism of a twin 40 mm Bofors gun mount installed on the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance. Actors are working on an SNJ Texan aircraft in the background

Clips of ammunition fill the breech mechanism of a twin 40 mm Bofors g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A staff sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division opens the breech of an M102 105 mm howitzer as he helps the gun's crew prepare it for a fire mission during Exercise SAND EAGLE '89

A staff sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division opens the breech of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '89 Base: Saint Mary'S State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown... More

Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) moves through the Breech that was set up on Red Beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99 held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) moves through the Breech that was s...

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

The Breech Element from the 326th Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, retreat to their security position after inserting a Bangalore Device (Not shown) to break the wire (Not shown) at Range 55, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

The Breech Element from the 326th Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Marshall Woods, USA Civilian Release Status: R... More

Sergeant Ed Holcombe, USMC, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, takes advantage of the shade provided by his vehicle on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt to catch-up on a little reading. Where Marines conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military...

Sergeant Ed Holcombe, USMC, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant Ed Holcombe, USMC, 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, takes advantage of the shade provided by his vehicle on an... More

Breech in an adobe wall made by Marine combat engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Breech in an adobe wall made by Marine combat engineers with 2d Combat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) breech a wire obstacle near a smoke screen, during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range, at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) breech a wire ob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Joey Chavez, Usmc Release St... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A chinook helicopter drops sandbags into the breech in the levee to try and stop the flow of water flowing into residential areas. Hurricane Katriana caused wide spread flooding when the storm damaged several levees in New Orleans. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A chinook he...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - This travel trailor site is being used to temporarily house hurricane Katrina victims and is near the Baton Rouge Airport. Public transportation has added this site to its regular route to accomodate the residents. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - This travel tra...

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GUNNER's Mate SEAMAN (GMGSN) Dale Mann wipes off grease from the breech of a 3-inch/.50 caliber twin mount on the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH 10)

GUNNER's Mate SEAMAN (GMGSN) Dale Mann wipes off grease from the breec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, lays down a line for other Marines to follow through the initial breech of a simulated mine field at range 400 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 at 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 at Element (GCE), Air...

Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, lays down a line for other Marines to follow through ... More

Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move through the canyon towards their objective at range 400, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. Range 400 is a reinforced mpany level training range, nsisting 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 (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being nducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The mmand element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many...

Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move through the canyon towards their objective at range 400, d... More

An AAV7A1, with a mine clearance system kit, prepares rocket launcher to breech minefield obstacles and a M1A1 Abrams provides cover while engineers setup. AAVs swim towards beachhead in preparation to cross breech lanes through minefields, during rehearsals for Kernel Blitz '99

An AAV7A1, with a mine clearance system kit, prepares rocket launcher ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams MBTs (Main Battle Tank) from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, fire at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and...

Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams MBTs (Main Battle Tank) from the 1ST Tank Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams MBTs (Main Battle Tank) from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, fire at designated targets o... More

Just after an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration, Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, prepare to demonstrate the capabilities of their M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) in front of military members from numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the , our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares...

Just after an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration, Marines from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Just after an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration, Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, prepare to de... More

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Gerald Murray, prepares to insert a 105mm shell into the Howitzers opened breech during a flight onboard a USAF AC-130U Hercules "Spooky" Gunship, 4th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Hurlburt Field (FLD), Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Ger...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AF Special Operations Scene Camera Operator: ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orlenas, LA. November 13, 2006. Mirabeau aparment complex flooded out due to a breech at the London Canal Levee caused by Hurricane Katrina . Alberto Pillot/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orlenas, LA. November 13, 2006. Mirabeau aparm...

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On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th DIV from Forward Operating Base Independence conducted Mulhallah 637 Clearance Operations to deny insurgents the opportunity to freely operate in the region. Homes were searched and the area was cordoned. A team of Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to breech a home.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 3, 2006, Iraqi Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA. August 15, 2006.--One year after the London Canal Breech this Gentilly community was cleared out to begin a new construction phase. Alberto Pillot/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA. August 15, 2006.--One year after ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008 -- A truck dumps a load of rock into a levee breech as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a road to improve access into Oakville, and at the same time contain the flow of the Iowa River, which breached it's levee in mid June. After the road is repaired, the Corps can begin repairing the levee which will bring relief to the town of Oakville, which is still partially underwater. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 200...

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Breech, James S - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

Breech, James S - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Miscellaneous Card Abst...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Engineers attached to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

Engineers attached to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

Engineers attached to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Iron Troop, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, place explosives on the ground to breach the entrance of the enemy battle area during a live fire exercis... More

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