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U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Anthony Baka mans a .50 caliber machine gun as he stands a force protection watch as his ship, the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), transits through the Strait of Messina, Italy, on Oct. 22, 2006. EISENHOWER is currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Anthony Baka mans a .50 caliber ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strait Of Messina Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Miguel Angel Contreras, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A round is fired from the No. 2 Mark 7, 16-inch ,50 caliber gun turret of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) during a live fire exercise

A round is fired from the No. 2 Mark 7, 16-inch ,50 caliber gun turret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Rick Sforza Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun is fired aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) as night shelling of Iraqi targets takes place along the northern Kuwaiti coast during Operation Desert Storm

A Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun is fired aboard the battleship USS MIS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Brad Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

GUNNER's Mates clear the snow off mount 31, the 3 inch/70 caliber twin gun mount forward of the island of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) even as additional snow continues to fall. The GUADALCANAL is taking part in NATO Exercise Teamwork '92

GUNNER's Mates clear the snow off mount 31, the 3 inch/70 caliber twin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Relea... More

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), hard shell, manning a pintle mounted .50 caliber M2HB machine gun. Scene is silhoutted by setting sun which is partially visable behind marine

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wh...

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

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), hard shell, manning a pintle mounted .50 caliber M2HB machine gun. Scene is silhoutted by setting sun which is partially visable behind marine

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wh...

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 Trainee takes aim with his M-15 .38 caliber revolver during practice for mobility tasking weapons qualification

A Trainee takes aim with his M-15 .38 caliber revolver during practice...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Elizabeth Weinberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A view of the automatic ammo (ammunition) feeding system below the AK-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun aboard the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. Named Rudolf Egelhofer in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990

A view of the automatic ammo (ammunition) feeding system below the AK-...

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

An informal portrait of ENSIGN Jorge Parra, Hispanic communications officer of the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57), taken on the forward deck of the ship with a Mark 45 inch/54 caliber gun in the background

An informal portrait of ENSIGN Jorge Parra, Hispanic communications of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M.C. Farrington Release Status: Released to ... More

Rear view of the Navy Ceremonial Honor Guard marching in formation towards the Tomb of the Unknowns during Veterans Day ceremonies. They are carrying M-14 .308 caliber rifles with attached bayonets

Rear view of the Navy Ceremonial Honor Guard marching in formation tow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Sokolowski Release Stat... More

The Naval Air Station Miramar honor guard, with M-14 .308 caliber rifles at their sides, stands at attention prior to a gun salute for LT. CDR. J. Stacy Bates and LT. Graham Alden Higgins outside AIRMAN Memorial Chapel during a memorial service for the aviators. Bates and Higgins, attached to Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), died when the F-14 Tomcat aircraft they were flying crashed near Nashville, Tennessee while returning from a cross-country flight on January 29, 1996

The Naval Air Station Miramar honor guard, with M-14 .308 caliber rifl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeff Viano Release Status... More

On the morning of April 22nd, 1996, CPL Patrick Sutphin, 1ST Platoon, A Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, provides rear guard with a 50 caliber machine gun on top of a CAT-V (carrier, ammunition, tracked, vehicle), during a two gun artillery raid near the town of Donje Ceparde (CQ 379 183) in the Zone of Separation during Operation Joint Endeavor

On the morning of April 22nd, 1996, CPL Patrick Sutphin, 1ST Platoon, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Donje Caparde Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Glenn W. Suggs Release... More

Specialists Blanco and Cortez fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun while defending their position against an assault by Marines from the 1ST Marine Division

Specialists Blanco and Cortez fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun while...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Light enhanced photography fish-eye lens view show an unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) firing a.50 caliber M2HB machine gun mounted atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), during training conducted at the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ), during Exercise PHOENIX READINESS 2002

Light enhanced photography fish-eye lens view show an unidentified US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment stand post at a checkpoint in the village of Zegra, Kosovo. The Marine on top of a 5 ton, 6X6 M813 series truck is armed with M-2 .50 caliber Browning machine gun and behind the sandbags is an 5.56mm M 249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

View of the aft Mark 7 16inch/50 caliber gun turret on board the memorial battleship USS Missouri (BB 63). The ship is moored at Fox no. 5 alongside Ford Islands battleship row and is open to the public

View of the aft Mark 7 16inch/50 caliber gun turret on board the memor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Rele... More

Sailors from the weapons department toss an inflatable target overboard during familiarization fire (FAMFIRE) training with the 50 caliber machine guns aboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 2000

Sailors from the weapons department toss an inflatable target overboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeff Russell, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Erin D. Parker stands watch at a starboard.50 caliber gun on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during its transit through the Suez Canal. Truman is on a scheduled six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Erin D. Parker stands watch a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Beeman, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

(from the left to right) US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Denver Foster, US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Antoni Daniels and US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Martin Gutierrez man a fifty caliber gun mount on a Close-In Weapons System (CWIS) on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during the aircraft carrier's transit through the Suez Canal. Truman is on its maiden deployment and is scheduled to return to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia

(from the left to right) US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Denver Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Christopher B. Stoltz, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Navy (USN) Fire Control Technician Second Class (FT2) William Tomlinson fires a .50 caliber machine gun onboard the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Yorktown (CG 48), part of the 43rd annual UNITAS live fire exercises. UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the Caribbean Sea, South and Central America and the USN. The exercises focus on building multinational coalition while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation

US Navy (USN) Fire Control Technician Second Class (FT2) William Tomli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 43-03 Base: Uss Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Mad... More

Armed with an M-2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (USMC) High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), leaves for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an M-2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (U...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN mans an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun while wearing his Mission-Oriented Protective Postures 3 (MOPP 3) at Osan Air Base, South Korea (ROK)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN mans an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun while we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base State: Kyonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Major Command Shown: PACIFIC AIR FORCES Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Corey... More

Aboard a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7.1 ton truck, armed with an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) move out in a convoy through southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aboard a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7.1 ton truck, arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030331-M-7371B-004 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Zachary A. Bathon,... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brandon Midthun, Aerial GUNNER, 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, on the rear ramp of a USAF MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter takes aim with a mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brandon Midthun, Aerial G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil State: Arbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to Lima/Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), aboard a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a roof-mounted M2 0.50 caliber machine gun, provide security as a United Nations (UN) IL-76 Candid aircraft, carrying humanitarian relief supplies, lands at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to Lima/Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) use M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles with M2HB .50 caliber machine guns mounted on top to guard a traffic control point in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air As...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG William Armstrong, USA Release Status: Released to ... More

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) TICONDEROGA CLASS: Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55), showing the MK 45 5-inch, 54 caliber lightweight gun being fired during a live fire exercise conducted while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) TICONDEROGA CLASS: Guided Missil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Leyte Gulf (DG 55) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 David K. Simmons, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kieth Shaw, a UH-1N Huey helicopter Crew CHIEF, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Three Six Nine (HMLA-369), Marine Aircraft Wing Three Six (MAW 36), mans a.50 caliber machine gun aboard his aircraft while enroute to a live fire mission at Crow Valley, Philippines, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kieth Shaw, a UH-1N Huey helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2004 Base: Crow Valley Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Cory Yenter, USMC Release Status: Re... More

A close-up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) being fired as Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company participate in a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

A close-up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, stand in a pile of brass and ammo belt links after firing over 700 rounds of ammunition from a M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) during a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Orin Backlund, a Machine GUNNER assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, loads belt fed ammunition into ammo can for the M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) before participating in a mechanized raid training exercise at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Orin Backlund, a Machine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Light enhanced, night vision photography showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), manning a vehicle mounted 12.7 mm M2 HB-QCB 0.50 caliber machine gun, while on patrol in the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. (SUBSTANDARD)

Light enhanced, night vision photography showing a US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A Polish Soldier checks the caliber of a rifle found in an Iraqi civilian's car. The vehicle was stopped during the Polish patrols check of the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The civilians had proper papers for the weapon and not charged

A Polish Soldier checks the caliber of a rifle found in an Iraqi civil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: N/A Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Blo... More

Mr. David Miller plays the role of a seriously disgruntled parent as he walks down a covered walkway at the Kubasaki High School (KHS), Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), carrying an aluminum baseball bat and an orange mock (plastic).45 caliber semiautomatic pistol during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) on Camp Butler. This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the school could practice what to do in case a real armed intruder showed up on the campus

Mr. David Miller plays the role of a seriously disgruntled parent as h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Scott A. Gilchrist, assigned to Troop D, 4th Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division, Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), conduct pre-combat check on a M2HB.50 caliber machine gun before departing on a mission at Junction City, Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Scott A. Gilchrist, assigned to Troop D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Junction City State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) James P. Douglas (foreground), a combat cameraman, clutches his M-16 assualt rifle while USMC Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, holds an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) James P. Douglas (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A US Navy (USN) Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) mans a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun, equipped with a Blank Firing Adapter (BFA), after donning Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during a simulated Chemical/Biological attack. NMCB-40 is participating in Exercise BEARING DUEL 2004, designed to provide the unit an opportunity to train in realistic field environments

A US Navy (USN) Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John P. Curtis, Usn Release Statu... More

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, manΘs an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun in support of COL. Gary S. Patton's security team, at a soccer field during Operation Hurricane 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jordan F. Sherwood) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson (foreground) scans the horizon for targets as CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Todd Baker, prepares to test fires the M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, while in flight over the target range just outside of Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Both Marines are assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774)

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) James Johnson (foregro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Releas... More

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1), mans a modified M2.50 caliber machine gun (with attached night vision scope) as he keeps watch on the perimeter of units camp while participating in Operation GULF MIST, which is a field training exercise being held at Camp Shelby, Mississippi (MS), in preparation for deployment to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Shelby State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert Mcrill, Usn Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Michael Stonemetz, of the 8th Security Forces Squadron, mans a .50 caliber machine gun while his unit conduct roving check points during exercise Beverly High 04-07 at Kunsan Air Base, Korea on Dec. 13, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Alan Port) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Michael Stonemetz, of the 8th Security Force...

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

The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class (Aegis) Guided Missile Cruiser, USS NORMANDY (CG 60) fires its Mark 45 (MK-45) 5-inch.54 caliber gun during a pre-aim calibration (PAC) live-fire exercise, while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class (Aegis) Guided Missile Cruiser, US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Normandy (CG 60) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert Mcrill, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The gun crew aboard the Armada Espanola (Spanish Navy) Santa Maria Class Frigate (FFG) SPS CANARIAS (F 86) fires the OTO Melara 76/62 (76 mm / 62 caliber) Compact Naval Gun Mount gun as it participates in a live-fire gun exercise during the Pacific Ocean (POC) phase of Exercise UNITS 2006, held on the Chilean coast. UNITAS 2006 is an annual exercise that involves naval forces from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the US training together in a number of maritime scenarios with each national force operating as a component of this multi-national force

The gun crew aboard the Armada Espanola (Spanish Navy) Santa Maria Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sps Canarias (F 86) Country: Chile (CHL) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Johnasen Laurel, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

U.S. Navy Storekeeper 1ST Class Ronilo Cortez, from Inshore Boat Unit (IBU) 52, mans a .50 caliber machine gun onboard his 27-foot SeaArk RAM Series Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during Exercise Seahawk 2006 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2006. Seahawk 2006 is a combined anti-terrorism and force protection training involving units under the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) on the West Coast and Sailors from commands based in California, Washington and Oregon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Rialyn C. Rodrigo) (Released)

U.S. Navy Storekeeper 1ST Class Ronilo Cortez, from Inshore Boat Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nab Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Rialyn C. Rodrigo, USN Release Status: R... More

Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons Systems

Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons Systems

Marine Corps Systems Command’s Infantry Weapons Systems conducted a market research caliber study July 13, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., to inform Marine Corps acquisition leaders about future Marine sniper weapon sy... More

A burst of flames spews from the barrels of an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the fantail aboard the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) on Jan. 17, 2007, during a U.S. Navy security team weapons qualification somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

A burst of flames spews from the barrels of an M2 .50 caliber machine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A Marine mans a .30 caliber Browning machine gun mounted in a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during Operation URGENT FURY

A Marine mans a .30 caliber Browning machine gun mounted in a CH-46 Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is prepared for installation onto the the gun system prior to being placed aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61) at the Ingalls shipyard

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is prepared for install...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT.CMDR. George Farrar Release Status: Release... More

A round is fired from the No. 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret during gunnery exercises aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The barrel is elevated to the 03 level to test the effects of 16-inch gun overpressure on the Tomahawk armored box launcher located on that level

A round is fired from the No. 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A soldier mans the M-2 .50 caliber machine gun atop an M-113 armored personnel carrier during Exercise Brim Frost '89

A soldier mans the M-2 .50 caliber machine gun atop an M-113 armored p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC J... More

A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I-class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. Named RUDOLF EGELHOFER in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990

A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of ...

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

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Keith Tourney (left) and USN Aviation Electronics Technician SENIOR CHIEF Duane Richey look on as USN Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Raymond Sudduth fires a .50 caliber machine gun from a window on a CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Support Squadron Eight (Detachment 1) during an aircrew gun shoot in the Red Sea

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Keith Tourney (left) an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LT. Dan Kneisler, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Troopers from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, equipped with M-16 rifles and a .50 caliber machine gun, conduct a patrol during the Partnership For Peace exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center

Troopers from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, equipped with M-16 rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

The Joint Tactical Electric Vehicle (JTEV), with a pintle mounted .50 caliber M2HB (heavy barrel) machine gun

The Joint Tactical Electric Vehicle (JTEV), with a pintle mounted .50 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC Kurt M. Smay, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy Sonar Technician 3rd Class Corwyn Smith fires a M-2 .50 caliber machine gun (Not shown) aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate, USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58). The ROBERTS is patrolling the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

US Navy Sonar Technician 3rd Class Corwyn Smith fires a M-2 .50 calibe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Four members of the Presidental Salute Guns Battery render a salute, using three-inch anti-tank guns (modified to 75mm caliber), during a funeral

Four members of the Presidental Salute Guns Battery render a salute, u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Pv2 Barry Peters Release Status:... More

Corporal Adam Pogorzelski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, Weapons Platoon and CPL Jeremy Fell of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company, Weapons Platoon, load their M2, 50 Caliber Machine Gun during weapons training

Corporal Adam Pogorzelski of the 2nd Tank Battalion, Weapons Platoon a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Empire Range Complex Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Timothy A. Pope Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

An inflatable target called a "Killer Tomato" floats after it was launched from USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) as part of a .50 caliber gun exercise off the coast of Chile during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99

An inflatable target called a "Killer Tomato" floats after it was laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A crewman aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) prepares to fire his .50 caliber machine gun at an inflatable target called a "Killer Tomato" as part of a gunnery exercise. Reuben James is taking part in Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 off the coast of Chile

A crewman aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) prepares to fire his .50 ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment dig in after arriving at Camp Montieth near Cernica, Kosovo. This fighting hole is being dug around the M2 .50 caliber Browning machine gun. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment dig in af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Monteith State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtiona... More

United States Coast Guard photo - Firing rounds

United States Coast Guard photo - Firing rounds

Coast Guard members fire rounds from their cutter during training of a .50 caliber machine gun.

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Erin D. Parker stands watch at a starboard .50 caliber gun on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during its transit through the Suez Canal. Truman is on a scheduled six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Erin D. Parker stands watch a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Beeman, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Private First Class David Lewellyn sits in the ready position for firing his .50 caliber machine gun, while deployed with Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery's artillery unit. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan

Private First Class David Lewellyn sits in the ready position for firi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tiffany S. Mansfield, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Lionel Degand, 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AK, mans an M2, 50 caliber machine gun during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise

SENIOR AIRMAN Lionel Degand, 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Valerie J. Weaver, USAF Release ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Tate, USAF, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), lines up the crosshairs of the Barrett M82A1 .50 caliber semi-automatic rifle on a simulated explosive device, during training with Technical Sergeant David Ashcraft, USAFA, 99th CES, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). The team is training while deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Barrett M82A1 rifle is one of the many ways EOD team members can destroy explosive devices from a safe distance. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade...

SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Tate, USAF, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Tate, USAF, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), lines up the crosshairs of the Barrett M82A1 .50 calib... More

With his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on his back and determination on his face, World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Jeremy Teela, USA, works his way around the course, on skis, at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, during the men's 20km individual Biathlon event at the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Teela finished in 14th place finish, the best in history during the Olympic Games for an American

With his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on his back and determin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Midway State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 P... More

With her .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on her back, World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Andrea Nahrgang, USA, leaves the shooting range after hitting all of her targets in the standing position portion of the women's 7.5 km Biathlon Sprint race at Soldier Hollow during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Nahrgang would finish the race 50th overall, 3:07.1 behind the leader

With her .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on her back, World Class...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Midway State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 P... More

With his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on his back, World Class Athlete Sergeant (SGT) Lawton Redman, USA, enters the shooting range at Soldier Hollow in the men's 10km Biathlon Sprint race during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SGT Redman would finish the race in 54th; 2:51.1 behind the leader, with two missed shots in the range

With his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on his back, World Class...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Midway State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 P... More

Competing in the Biathlon event, World class athlete Sergeant Kristina Sabasteanski, USA, keeps limber, with her .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle slung on her back, before her leg of the women's 4 X 7.5km Relay competition the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. The Relay competition consists of four team members; each must ski 7.5 km, with two firing bouts, one prone and one standing, each bout with unsupported rifle. Team USA would finish the race in 15th place, 13:21.0 behind the leader

Competing in the Biathlon event, World class athlete Sergeant Kristina...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Members of the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars, 5th District Rifle Squad, stand at ease with their .30 caliber M-1 rifles, during a Veterans Day Ceremony held at Veterans Field of Honor, Claremore, Oklahoma (OK)

Members of the Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars, 5th District Rifle S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Preston Chasteen, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

CGC ROANOKE ISLAND - U.S. Coast guard photo

CGC ROANOKE ISLAND - U.S. Coast guard photo

KODIAK, Ak (Feb. 17, 2003)--A crewman from the Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island, homeported in Homer, prepares a mounted 50-caliber rifle during a general quaters drill. USCG photo by TC2 Dan Raymer

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a class on the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun in a vehicle storage area aboard the USS NASSAU (LHA-4), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alexander J. Whitney, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mathew Breed, a Machine GUNNER assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, loads a new belt of ammunition into his M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) during a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mathew Breed, a Machine GUNNER a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Orin Backlund, a Machine GUNNER assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, fires the M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) during a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Orin Backlund, a Machine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Mr. David Miller, playing the role of a seriously disgruntled parent, stands in the reception area of the Principals office at the Kubasaki High School (KHS), Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), looks through a window as he wields an orange mock (plastic).45 caliber semiautomatic pistol during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) on Camp Butler. This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the school could practice what to do in case a real armed intruder showed up on the campus

Mr. David Miller, playing the role of a seriously disgruntled parent, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors onboard the Nimitz Class; Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), man a M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a General Quarters (GQ) drill, while the ship undergoes a Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Pictured left-to-right are; Fireman (FN) Joseph Redhair; GUNNER's Mate Second Class (GM2) Erik Richards; and MASTER-At-Arms Third Class (MA3) Michael Brown

US Navy (USN) Sailors onboard the Nimitz Class; Aircraft Carrier, USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John L. Beeman, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, aboard a MK-23, 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck, equipped with a roof mounted M2.50 caliber machine gun, react to a simulated blown bridge, during a convoy operation exercise held aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty-Nine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC David V. Arauz, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman (AOC) Scott Kuczynski fires a twin M2.50 caliber machine gun, from onboard the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), at the decommissioned USN (former) Robert D. Conrad Class Oceanographic Research Ship, (now) Unclassified Miscellaneous (IX) Research Vessel, R/V GOSPORT (IX 517) in a live-fire Sink Exercise conducted 300 miles off the eastern seaboard of the United States. The R/V GOSPORT, other decommissioned vessels that were used as targets, were completely inspected by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before being sunk and will now serve as an artificial reef for deep-sea marine life

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman (AOC) Scott Kuczynski fires a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latrice Ames, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Navy (USN) Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) Weapons Department personnel live-fire a M2.50 caliber machine gun from the fantail of the KITTY HAWK, while on station in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)

US Navy (USN) Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jason Landon, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Italian Army personnel depart Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, onboard an IVECO 40.10WM (4x4) 1,500 kg light truck armed with a Browning M2 0.50 caliber heavy machinegun, in the early morning for convoy escort duty. The Italian Army is an essential coalition partner in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Italian Army personnel depart Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, onboard an I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Bucher, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors fire an M2.50 Caliber Machine Gun (top) and an M60 7.62 mm Machine Gun, during a weapons Familiarization Fire (Fam-Fire) on the fantail of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), in the Pacific Ocean

US Navy (USN) Sailors fire an M2.50 Caliber Machine Gun (top) and an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jordon R. Beesley, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A view from onboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter as it flies over the countryside in Djibouti, Africa. The aircrafts door mounted M3 50 caliber machine gun is visible in the foreground and a second MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter, reportedly carrying US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, flies in the background

A view from onboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Djibouti (DJI) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe an 7.62mm M240 machine gun and a 50 caliber machine gun firepower demonstration. The USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) is currently conducting training evolutions off the coast of Va. Aug. 27, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Tanner Lange) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Tanner Lange, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe an 7.62mm M240 machine gun and a 50 caliber machine gun firepower demonstration. The USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) is currently conducting training evolutions off the coast of Va. Aug. 27, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Tanner Lange) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Tanner Lange, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 22, 2018)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 22, 2018)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 22, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Christian Jack, from Buckeye, Az., removes the barrel of a 50-caliber machine gun on the port-side gallery deck following a live-fi... More

View looking down on the portside of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) showing the foundation of the casemate for the 5/51 caliber guns. The ARIZONA was sunk in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

View looking down on the portside of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Rele... More

PH1 Ted Salois Tinian, Marianas Islands....Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 kick up a cloud of smoke and dust as they fire an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun during exercise Kennel Bear '89. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH1 Ted Salois Tinian, Marianas Islands....Seabees from Naval Mobile C...

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

A projectile is fired from the center barrel of the No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A projectile is fired from the center barrel of the No. 2 Mark 7 16-in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Copy image of an aerial bow view of the Iowa Class USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) firing its nine 16-inch/50 caliber guns simultaneously

Copy image of an aerial bow view of the Iowa Class USS NEW JERSEY (BB ...

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

Engineman Third Class (EN3) Danny Zwiebel and Torpedoman's Mate Gregory Morrison test fire an M2 .50 caliber machine gun from the deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG 47) during a target practice session in the Persian Gulf

Engineman Third Class (EN3) Danny Zwiebel and Torpedoman's Mate Gregor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Terry Mitchell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Weapons and equipment used by a Marine reconnaissance team during Operation Desert Shield include, from left: an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) on top and an M998 with an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun. In front of the hard-roofed M998 is a Marine armed with an M-249 SAW. A Marine armed with an M16 rifle, equipped with M-209 grenade launcher, is beside the M998. In front is an M-19 automatic grenade launcher equipped with Starlight scope, center, flanked by an M-60E3, left, and a SAW. Modular universal laser equipment and radio equipment complete with display.

Weapons and equipment used by a Marine reconnaissance team during Oper...

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

A puff of black smoke billows from behind a white build at frame right. Approximately eight US Marines take cover to the left side of two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) parked at the side of the road. One Marine mans the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the top of the HMMWV closest to the camera. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A puff of black smoke billows from behind a white build at frame right...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carmen Yebba Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Low angle view of three US Marines in the back of a M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck. The Marine closest to the camera holds in his arms a M60 Machine gun. The Marines in the middle points a M16 machine gun toward the ground and the Marine at far left mans a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the front stack rack of the truck. They are on alert as the unit has surrounded the weapons cantonment area of Somali Warlord General Aideed. Their mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Low angle view of three US Marines in the back of a M54 Series 5-ton C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), hard shell, manning a pintle mounted .50 caliber M2HB machine gun. Scene is silhoutted by setting sun which is partially visable behind marine

MLS, RSV, US Marine sitting atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wh...

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

Marine CPL. Greg Camp, far left, and CPL. Joe Cooper of Scout Sniper Platoon 2/2, survey with field glasses, the outskirts of Cap Haitien. In the foreground is a 7.62mm sniper rifle, and next to it is a 50 caliber sniper rifle

Marine CPL. Greg Camp, far left, and CPL. Joe Cooper of Scout Sniper P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Sokolowski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Marine LT. Chris Tavuchis, who is the XO for Bravo Co. 1/10, is standing atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) along with Lance CPL Chris Neely who is manning a 50 caliber machine gun while providing security for the airstrip as Marine Corps colors are displayed on pole near camouflaged nets during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marine LT. Chris Tavuchis, who is the XO for Bravo Co. 1/10, is standi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cape Haitian Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CWO R.D. Smith Release Status: Released to P... More

PFC Glenn Garrity mans a 50 caliber machine gun on an M-109A3 155mm self propelled howitzer at McGill Base (Grid 171726) were his unit, A Battery of the 2-3 Field Artillery, is deployed. A Battery supports units in the 1ST Brigade, 1ST Armor Division area which is part of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR), in Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 9, 1996 during Operation Joint Endeavor

PFC Glenn Garrity mans a 50 caliber machine gun on an M-109A3 155mm se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jon E. Long (USA) Release Status: Released ... More

US Army Soldiers from Fort Dix, New Jersey prepare for the "MAD Minute" practice and fire demonstration as part of the International Infantry and Small Arms Symposium. A MAD Minute is an excessive display of firepower, when all involved fire their weapons. It's usually done more for show than effect. Soldiers fire M60 machine guns, 50 caliber machines and M16 rifles. In the background are two M113A3 Armored Personnel Carriers

US Army Soldiers from Fort Dix, New Jersey prepare for the "MAD Minute...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Keith Dillon Release Status: Released to Public C... More

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