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With the days light drawing to a close, the Marines of 2d Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion still are not yet finished showing off their equipment and it's capabilities at this quarters FireEx. The Avenger air defense weapon system is mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Chassis. The gunner's seat is sandwiched between two Stinger missile pods, each holding four missiles, and an MP-3 .50 caliber machine gun sits on a turrent below the right pod

With the days light drawing to a close, the Marines of 2d Low Altitude...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Leujune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Br... More

Lance Corporal Richard Colletta performs weapons maintenance on 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

Lance Corporal Richard Colletta performs weapons maintenance on his .5...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marvin Best, Vehicle Command Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, wears Mission Oriented Protective Posture response Level-4 (MOPP-4) gear, as he mans the .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marvin Best, Vehicle Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, (MWSS-171), wait in line with 7.62mm ammunition while waiting to train on the .50 Caliber Machine Gun at Camp Fuji, Japan, during Exercise Cloud Warrior 02. Cloud Warrior is an annual training exercise that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Scene Camera Operato... More

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) trooper mans a defensive position for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) tro...

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

Armed with an M-2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, aboard a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Payton and LCPL Allen L. Hayes, keep an eye on the horizon during 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, aboard a High Mobility Mult...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Salvatore Lopiccolo, 1ST Marine Division, Headquarters Battalion, Truck Company, mans a M2HB .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop his vehicle as he departs Camp Matilda, Kuwait, after a desensitization exercise, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Salvatore Lopiccolo, 1ST Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Patrick G. Pressdee, USMC Release Stat... More

A joint service security force made up of US Army (USA) Military Police (MP) and US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with a M2HB .50 caliber machine gun mounted on top, provide security at a forward deployed air base in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A joint service security force made up of US Army (USA) Military Polic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun as he scans the surrounding area for enemy personnel

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Ronoldson Slim, Usmc Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Zach Campbell, S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, mans a M2HB .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop a cargo truck, while providing security at Gun Position 10, Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Zach Campbell, S/Battery,...

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

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles position an M985 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) (8x8) cargo truck equipped with a roof mounted M2.50 caliber machine gun equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, to respond by an attack by mock protesters, while conducting training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), in Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA). The JRTC provides realistic combat training, supporting light/mechanized forces in a low-intensity to mid-intensity conflict. The JRTC environment replicates the realism and challenges of operating in a Joint/Combined operational arena

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jorge A. Rodriguez, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Bravo Company (B Co.), 1ST Tanks, High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier, with a mounted M2.50 caliber machine gun, acts as the lead vehicle for a convoy passing through a simulated village during convoy training operations being conducted on Delta Prospect Range (Range 400), which is aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Bravo Company (B Co.), 1ST Tanks, High-Mobili...

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 Patrick Green, USMC Release ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), aboard High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), equipped with M2.50 caliber machine gun, a MK-19 Mod 3 gernade machine gun, and a Tubed-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Missile, prepare to brake camp and begin the search of the village of Zamburay, Afghanistan, during Operation Thunder Road. The Operation is the last combat operation undertaken by the MEU during its four-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: ... More

A Marine inspects an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun

A Marine inspects an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun

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

Corporal C.A. Fleck mans the starboard .50 caliber machine gun of a Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH 466 during a live-fire gun shoot at Camp Pendleton, California, as part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Corporal C.A. Fleck mans the starboard .50 caliber machine gun of a Ma...

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

Marines from Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group-26 (MSSG-26) fire a .50 caliber machine gun

Marines from Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group-26 (MSSG-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MOUNTED LIVE FIRE Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Officer (CO) of Headquarter Company (HQC) and Lieutenant (LT) Granville, kneeling, establish firing limits for the M2 50. Caliber Machine Gun manned by Private (PVT) Juan M. Valdez, while PVT Bruce K. Garcia, digs at a security perimeter for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Office...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to D/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 5th Marines, man a M2HB .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMVW) as he arrives in Northern Iraq, during a sandstorm. USMC personnel are in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to D/Company, 1ST Light Armor...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Edward M. Hursh, Floodwood, 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) Private First Class (PFC) Edward M. Hursh, Floodwood, as...

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

U.S. Marine Corps Marines familiarize themselves with the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, in the hangar bay aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 21, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Christopher L. Clark) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines familiarize themselves with the M2 .50 calib...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Christopher L. Clark, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Lance Corporal Joseph Lloyd mans the port window.50 caliber machine gun of a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter prior to a live-fire gun shoot at Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lance Corporal Joseph Lloyd mans the port window.50 caliber machine gu...

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

Actor Bruce Willis accompanied by CHIEF Warrant Officers Johnston and Reiltmacher, USMC, (right) fires the M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at the Individual Simulated Marksmanship Training (ISMT) facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, for his upcoming movie about Navy SEALS

Actor Bruce Willis accompanied by CHIEF Warrant Officers Johnston and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcbh State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gilbert, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Malaysian 151 Jeep armed with an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, drives by a beached Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), in support of Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

A Malaysian 151 Jeep armed with an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, drives ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (USMC) High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), guards the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) during displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (US...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephan Lohmeyer, assigned to the Armory Section for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), performs a function check on a M2HB .50 Caliber machine gun at Camp Workhorse, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A 40mm Mark 19 Automatic Grenade Machine Gun is also on the stand

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephan Lohmeyer, assigned to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard W. Court, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Zach Campbell, assigned to Sierra/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, mans an M2HB 0.50 caliber machine gun, mounted atop a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTRV) 7-ton cargo truck, while providing security during a live fire exercise at Gun Position 10, Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Operation COBRA GOLD. The exercise is an annual multi-national training exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Zach Campbell, assigned t...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mathew Breed (foreground), a Machine Gunners Assistant assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company, feeds belt fed ammunition into his gunners 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 (foreground), a Mac...

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

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

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols the city of Jabella, Iraq, with an M2 .50 Caliber machine gun, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Sept. 21, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance Corporal Zachary R. Frank) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jabella State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A U.S. Marine Corps Combat Service Support Company 115 (CSSC-115), 3rd Battlion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine stays alert with his M2 .50 caliber machine gun while traveling to collect a group of Iraqi detainees apprehended at a vehicle checkpoint, near the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 2, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Samantha L. Jones) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Combat Service Support Company 115 (CSSC-115), 3rd...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Security Battalion, prepare their weapons before boarding High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), equipped with a M2.50 caliber machine gun, as they prepare for a perimeter patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Win...

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

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Christopher C. Turner (left), stationed with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, explains the operation scenario of an GAU 21 50 caliber machine gun to GEN. Michael W. Hagee (center), Commandant of the Marine Corps., in Al Asad, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Dec. 13, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. William Dubose) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Christopher C. Turner (left), stationed with Ma...

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

An Army corporal with the 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, US Army National Guard, aims his M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a Bradley fighting vehicle

An Army corporal with the 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, US A...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, 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) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assig...

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

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