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US Army soldiers armed with M16A1 rifles wait inside a helicopter during an exercise. The second soldier from the right has an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached to his M16A1

US Army soldiers armed with M16A1 rifles wait inside a helicopter duri...

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

Four combat ready Marines from Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, are in the prone position with their M-16A1 rifles and an M-203 40mm grenade launcher attacked to the first rifle. The Marines are assaulting their objective during Operation CAX-1-2-82

Four combat ready Marines from Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 8th Mar...

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

Members of the 26th Marine Amphibious Unit practice firing the M-203 40mm grenade launcher that is mounted on a M-16A1 rifle. They are here participating in Exercise Alpine Warrior '82

Members of the 26th Marine Amphibious Unit practice firing the M-203 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALPINE WARRIOR '82 Base: Camp Ripley State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CP... More

A Marine from Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, takes a break in the turret of an LVTP7A1 tracked landing vehicle. The turret, equipped with an 40 mm grenade launcher and a.50-caliber machine gun, is being tested at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

A Marine from Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, take...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mojove Desert State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Edwin V. Bautista Release Status: Releas... More

A member of the 1ST Cavalry Division, armed with an M-203 grenade launcher equipped M-16A1 rifle, stays alert during exercise Granadero 1

A member of the 1ST Cavalry Division, armed with an M-203 grenade laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRANADERO 1 Base: Cucuyagua Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: Released t... More

A US Air Force security policeman participates in Exercise VOLANT SCORPION 85. His M16 rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES)

A US Air Force security policeman participates in Exercise VOLANT SCOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

U.S. Marine officer of Co. H, Basic School, prepares to fire a round from the M-203 40mm grenade launcher mounted on his M-16A2 rifle during a live fire exercise at Range 11

U.S. Marine officer of Co. H, Basic School, prepares to fire a round f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Michael G. Lindee Release S... More

A Navy ROTC midshipman fires an M-203 grenade launcher mounted on an M-16A2 rifle during training at the basic school

A Navy ROTC midshipman fires an M-203 grenade launcher mounted on an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bellios Release Status: Released... More

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry, 9th Infantry Division (Light), stand by in their fast attack vehicle near Ipo during the joint US and South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '86. The vehicle is armed with a Mark 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry, 9th Infantry Division (Lig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Arnold W. Kalmanson Release Status: Released to ... More

A security policeman stands guard with an M16 rifle equipped with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher while a munitions convoy delivers weapons to a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A security policeman stands guard with an M16 rifle equipped with an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten Release Status... More

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45-caliber revolver during handgun competition, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Training Command in the military working dog event, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Traini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A Marine mans the gunner's turret aboard an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the National Victory Celebration parade. The turret is equipped with an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun, left, and a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

A Marine mans the gunner's turret aboard an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A Marine inspects the Mark 19, Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher mounted in the turrett of his AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during a live fire exercise at Camp Schwab

A Marine inspects the Mark 19, Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher m...

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

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, California, disperse a crowd of Somalis after a riot on a street in Mogadishu. The Marine at the left carries a M16 rifle with a M209 Grenade Launcher attached. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, Californi...

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

Recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, fire the M-203 grenade launcher (attached to an M16A2 rifle) at Alpha Range on Edson Range. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0001234 or search 940303M6123N005)

Recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, fire the M-203 gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Donald E. Nelson, Usmc... More

A US Navy SEALS, from SEAL Team 8, shoots a Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine rifle on a firing range in Kuwait as part of the Southwest Asia buildup. Some of the M4s have a M203 Grenade Launcher attached

A US Navy SEALS, from SEAL Team 8, shoots a Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry instructs a Royal Thai Army Soldier on the proper techniques used to aline the sights on a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, with an 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during combined live fire exercises held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry...

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

A Marine attacking the objective, with an M16 A-2 Service Rifle with M-203 grenade launcher, during the 50th Anniversary of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign, aboard Camp Pendleton, California

A Marine attacking the objective, with an M16 A-2 Service Rifle with M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stuart Burns (foreground) and USAF A1C Robert Robinson, both assigned to the 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and both armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles with M203 40mm grenade launcher and equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear practice Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) tactics during the tactics-training portion of Exercise BURNING CREEK 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stuart Burns (foreground)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BURNING CREEK Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AIC Meghan E. Geis, USAF Re... More

Sergeant (SGT) Gregory Hughes, USMC, Charlie Company 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher, leads Marines in a four-count push up at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant (SGT) Gregory Hughes, USMC, Charlie Company 1ST Combat Engine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST CEB Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L.... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, deployed to Osan Air Base, Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE, check their gear as they prepare for a mission. The AIRMAN on the left is armed with a 9 mm M9 Pistol and the AIRMAN on the right is armed with an M-4 Carbine with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. In the background is their HH-60G Pave Hawk

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Terry Cree, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rilfe/M203 40 mm grenade launcher, escorts civilian and dependent evacuees to a landing zone during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) at US Naval Forces Marianas Support Activity, Guam. The simulated NEO is part of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003, a joint military endeavor including forces from the United States, Canada and Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Terry Cree, 2nd Battalion, 11th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Cline, USAF Release Status:... More

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, along with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Charlie Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), talk to locals after an assault on a house enemy rifle fire originated. The joint team came under fire during a joint foot patrol. These Marines are armed with M16A2 rifles, one (right) with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, along with US Marine Corp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Luke Huisenga, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out candy while patrolling the streets of Karabilah, Iraq (IRQ), as part of humanitarian operations in the area. LCPL Huisenga carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Luke Huisenga, 2nd Platoo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karabilah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: K/03/7 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael R. Mcmaugh, USMC Release St... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Kimball (right), 341st Missile Security Forces Squadron, armed with 5.56 mm M4A1 rifle with a red dot sight, covered by a member of the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 with a M203 40 mm grenade launcher attach, conducts a detailed search of a Minuteman III Launch Facility near Conrad, Mont., after recapturing it from a simulated terrorist cell during an exercise on Sept. 24, 2004. The 341st MSFS works in concert with the 741st MSFS to provide a combined response to any threats to the missiles of the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roger Dey, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Kimball (right), 341st Missile Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malmstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Roger Dey, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (1/8), holds his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, equipped with a 40 mm M203 grenade launcher, at the ready while searching for insurgents and weapon caches during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted as part of Operation AL FAJR, which is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy insurgents in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regime...

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

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, one armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher (left), the other with a 5.56mm M4 carbine equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), post security while on patrol in search for insurgents in the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W. Ferguson, USMC Relea... More

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Jesse Isaac (left) gives the final intructions on how to fire the M203 (40mm Grenade Launcher) to 1ST LT. Matt Rivera from Combined Joint Task Force 76, Afghanistan during a Joint Heavy Weapons Range outside of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Oct. 16, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Jesse Isaac (left) gives the final intruction...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army SPEC. Dennis Gafoor, Black Hawk Company, 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, stands guard armed with an M4 Carbine assault rifle with 40 mm M203 grenade launcher attached on Feb. 17, 2007, in Shaab, Baghdad Province, Iraq, during a joint cordon and search mission with the Iraqi National Police.  (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Tierney P. Nowland) (Released)

U.S. Army SPEC. Dennis Gafoor, Black Hawk Company, 1ST Battalion, 23rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaab State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Tierney P Nowland, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and drill sergeant units receive their morning brief from the Army Reserve Marksmanship Team before firing rifles at a known-distance range during a multi-day tra... More

Marine Cpl. Donevan Mysilwiec, a reconnaissance Marine

Marine Cpl. Donevan Mysilwiec, a reconnaissance Marine

Marine Cpl. Donevan Mysilwiec, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, prepares for a M32 grenade launcher during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 1-21 aboard Marine ... More

California Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters

California Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters

California Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, fire the MK-19 Grenade Launcher and the M320 Grenade Launcher Module during their pre-mobilizati... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leo Palmer, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leo Palmer, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Leo Palmer, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, fires at simulated enemy targets w... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472,

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472,

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing fire an Mk 19 on Range 106 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cente... More

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,

U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct amphibious assault vehicle crew-served weapons training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 20, 2019. The company traversed more than 22 kilo... More

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance

Marine Sgt. Skyler Sion, a breacher with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, prepares for a M32 grenade launcher range during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 1-21 aboard Marine Corps Air Gro... More

Firing range participants watch a target at the Udairi

Firing range participants watch a target at the Udairi

Firing range participants watch a target at the Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait, Oct. 12, 2020. Joint Special Operation Forces Support Detachment-Kuwait mission partners were given the opportunity to learn safe SO... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from military police and drill sergeant units run to their next obstacle for a confidence course during a multi-day training event at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6. The 384th Military ... More

A U.S. Army Reserve military police officer runs the

A U.S. Army Reserve military police officer runs the

A U.S. Army Reserve military police officer runs the command tower for a MK19 machine grenade launcher range at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 7. The 384th Military Police Battalion, headquartered at Fort Wayne, In... More

A member of the Enlisted Instructor Company, armed with an M16A1 rifle/M203 grenade launcher, moves through a wooded area during an exercise at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command

A member of the Enlisted Instructor Company, armed with an M16A1 rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Esparra Release Status:... More

A Marine from Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, stands in the turret of an LVTP7A1 tracked landing vehicle. The turret, equipped with an 40 mm grenade launcher and a.50-caliber machine gun, is being tested at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

A Marine from Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mojove Desert State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Edwin V. Bautista Release Status: Releas... More

Two soldiers wearing camouflage, armed with an M16A1 rifles, participate in the joint US/Honduras field Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). The soldier on the left has an M-203 grenade launcher mounted on his M16A1

Two soldiers wearing camouflage, armed with an M16A1 rifles, participa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Two members of the 3700th Security Police Squadron participate in an air base ground defense exercise during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86.  The Soldier in the foreground is armed with an M16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher.  The other is armed with a standard M16 rifle

Two members of the 3700th Security Police Squadron participate in an a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

A member of the 193rd Brigade Special Forces unit instructs an Ecuadoran commando in the use of an M16A1 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher during the joint US/Ecuadoran Exercise BLUE HORIZON '86

A member of the 193rd Brigade Special Forces unit instructs an Ecuador...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUE HORIZON '86 Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Gus Garcia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) McTique from the 435th Security Police Squadron fires an M203 grenade launcher attached to an M16 rifle during the weapons competition phase of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87.  The competition offers security police squadrons from Military A

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) McTique from the 435th Security Police Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A 40 mm practice round is loaded into an M203 grenade launcher mounted on an M16A1 rifle during the DEFENDER CHALLENGE '88

A 40 mm practice round is loaded into an M203 grenade launcher mounted...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '88 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

Members of a fire team take aim on the combat rifle course during exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

Members of a fire team take aim on the combat rifle course during exer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A1C Johnny Moseley, 475th Security Police Squadron, sights in with his M-16 rifle during the ground base defense exercise Foal Eagle '91. The rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and a blank firing device.

A1C Johnny Moseley, 475th Security Police Squadron, sights in with his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '91 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Baker Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train for close quarters combat with M16A2s equipped with an M203 grenade launcher on the flight deck of the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

1LT Glenn Drysdale (USA), 2 Plt, B Co., 9th Engineers, holds a 5.56mm M16a2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher and crouches beside a bunker, located outside of Plesheim, Republic of Srpska, that his troops are about to destroy. The US forces are in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

1LT Glenn Drysdale (USA), 2 Plt, B Co., 9th Engineers, holds a 5.56mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Plesheim Country: Republic Of Srpska Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gerald James Release Status: Released to P... More

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and Corporal Jason Greer, with an M16A2 with attached M203 40mm Grenade Launcher, from 2nd Platoon, "C" Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, provide security for the northern section of the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy SEALS, from SEAL Team 8, shoot Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine rifles on a firing range in Kuwait as part of the Southwest Asia buildup. The M-4 in the foreground has a M203 Grenade Launcher attached

US Navy SEALS, from SEAL Team 8, shoot Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine rifles ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, US Marine Corps, shows a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) how to load the M203 grenade launcher. The launcher is attached to a 5.56 mm M16 assault rifle. Kirishima Training Area, Kyushu Island, Japan

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT Base: Kirishima Training Area State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brenda C. Romo, Us... More

AIRMAN Mathew Rizzo, a 30th Security Forces team member wears eye protection, canteen belt and a field vest, as he kneels holding his M16A2 rifle and M203 Grenade Launcher, while he oversees a firing range competition during GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99

AIRMAN Mathew Rizzo, a 30th Security Forces team member wears eye prot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

A US Marine from Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, lays in the prone position and takes a security position while aiming his M16A Rifle, with M203 Grenade Launcher attached, down range. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sea Horse Wind at Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon, California

A US Marine from Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, lays in the prone po...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA HORSE WIND Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Right side, rear view of a US Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division lying in the prone position and firing his M16 Rifle, with a M203 Grenade Launcher attached, downrange while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999

Right side, rear view of a US Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1ST of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Byerly Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

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

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

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

Marine Sergant Drew Baldock trains Private First Class Joseph Westover, 3rd Battaloin, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) platoon, Camp Pendleton, on the assembly of the Mark-19, 40 mm grenade launcher, while underway onboard the USS ANCHORAGE LSD-36 during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. KERNEL BLITZ is a large-scale amphibious landing exercise taking place in the vicinity of Camp Pendleton, California. Approximately 25 ships, 75 aircraft and 15,000 Sailor, Marines, solders, airman and Coast Guardsmen representing four nations are participating in the exercise

Marine Sergant Drew Baldock trains Private First Class Joseph Westover...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Co... More

Awaiting possible "enemy terrorists" in the area, AIRMAN First Class Doty, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN Hadeka, USAF, 28th Security Forces, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, join together to make a line of defense in the prone position during Ellsworth's Operational Readiness Inspection. Both are using Colt 5.56 mm M16A2s with SRA Hadeka has an additional M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached to his M16

Awaiting possible "enemy terrorists" in the area, AIRMAN First Class D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii loads his M2O3 Grenade Launcher attached to his Colt M16A2 5.56mm Assault Rifle during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 40mm Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian ...

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii loads his M2... More

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, a Marine Corps Base Camp Buttler, Okinawa, Japan, Marine is completely encapsulated. Seen here is a closeup of the Chemical Protective Footware Cover (CPFC) which has an unsupported butyl rubber sole and butyl rubber uppers with long laces, which fasten a front eyelet with side and rear eyelets. The weapon is an M16A2 rifle with a M-203 grenade launcher attatched

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Recon BN Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Hew... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jasen Rodriguez (left) armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher, listens to the instruction of his team chief, USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Tim McCarty (center) as STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Ball (background), and A1C Brad Terry, look on. They are member of the 45th Space Wing (SW) Security Forces Squadron (SFS), preparing to participate the marksmanship competition at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command...

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jasen Rodriguez (left) ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jasen Rodriguez (left) armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade lau... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Cameron L. Darland, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attach leads a combat patrol during the Battle Skills Training (BST) portion of Exercise Cloud Warrior 02, at Camp Fuji, Japan. Cloud Warrior is an annual training exercise that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Cameron L. Darland, ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), move through an outline of a building as they practice urban warfare techniques at Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is using a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine provides cover with his 5.56 mm M16A2 with attached M203 40 mm grenade launcher, as his squad, the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), moves through the grounds of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad. They are taking over the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine provides cover with his 5.56 mm M16A2...

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

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special erations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization...

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forc... More

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, provides security for the inspection of a hydroelectric plant near Samarra, Iraq, on Sept. 22, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Soldier is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Lee Harshman) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier of the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1ST ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Harshman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn at firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher (RPG) on a training range near Camp Fallujah, Iraq.  Marines from the 1ST Marine Division train the Iraqi National Guard Recruits before they send them to fight in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn at firing a Rocket Prop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MARDIV Scene Camera Operator: COL Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher (RPG) on a training range near Camp Fallujah, Iraq.  Marines from the 1ST Marine Division train the Iraqi National Guard Recruits before they send them to fight in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn firing a Rocket Propell...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MARDIV Scene Camera Operator: COL Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER at Arms SEAMAN (MASN) Matthew Ramer (left) and MASN Abraham Lopez, Mobile Security Detachment 24, Norfolk, Virginia (VA), pose for a photo aboard the Henry J. Kaiser Class Underway Replenishment Oiler USNS WALTER S. DIEHL (T-AO 193) while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) as the ship heads towards the Strait of Hormuz during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. MASN Ramer is armed with an M4A1 Special Operations Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) and MASN Lopez carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached

US Navy (USN) MASTER at Arms SEAMAN (MASN) Matthew Ramer (left) and MA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) Scene Major Command Shown: USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Aaron Ansarov, Usn Rele... More

U.S. Navy GUNNER's Mate Second Class Justin Shea fires a Mark-19 .40 mm grenade launcher from the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS HOPPER (DDG 70), during a familiarization firing on Sep. 6, 2006. The HOPPER is on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War On Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class John L. Beeman) (Released)

U.S. Navy GUNNER's Mate Second Class Justin Shea fires a Mark-19 .40 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Hopper (DDG 70) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 John L. Beeman, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two Soldiers, equipped with Interceptor Alpha outer tactical vests, and LBE, stand behind an MK19 automatic grenade launcher, preparing to perform live fire training at the Joint Multinational Training Center.   The Soldiers are from HHC, 173rd Airborne Battalion Combat Team.  The 173rd Airborne Battalion Combat Team are training together for the first time since their transformation into a BCT and in preparation for deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Gary l. Kieffer) (Released)

Two Soldiers, equipped with Interceptor Alpha outer tactical vests, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grafenwoehr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUROPE Scene Camera Operator: Gary L. Kieffer, USA, CIV Release Stat... More

Australian Army soldiers PTE Steven Cunningham and

Australian Army soldiers PTE Steven Cunningham and

Australian Army soldiers PTE Steven Cunningham and PTE Joshua Jeffery fire the MK19 40mm automatic grenade launcher as U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Glen Rager observes during a bilateral qualification course May 27 d... More

Captain Richard Pfrogner, a native of Alpharetta, Ga.,

Captain Richard Pfrogner, a native of Alpharetta, Ga.,

Captain Richard Pfrogner, a native of Alpharetta, Ga., a fire support officer with Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, based in Rukla, Lithuania, travels down the field during a soccer tournament held in Kauna... More

Army Cpl. Gary Maestas, a financial management technician

Army Cpl. Gary Maestas, a financial management technician

Army Cpl. Gary Maestas, a financial management technician with the 160th Financial Management Support Detachment, prepares his M320 grenade launcher prior to qualification at the Florence Military Reservation f... More

U.S. Soldiers with 2-104th General Support Aviation

U.S. Soldiers with 2-104th General Support Aviation

U.S. Soldiers with 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade fire M320 grenade launchers during a familiarization fire and qualification event. (U.S. Army photo by S... More

A U.S. Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d

A U.S. Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d

A U.S. Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, fires a M32 grenade launcher range during Service Level Training Exercise 1-21 during Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, ... More

Lance Cpl. Austin Cable loads ammunition into an MK19

Lance Cpl. Austin Cable loads ammunition into an MK19

Lance Cpl. Austin Cable loads ammunition into an MK19 during a grenade and MK19 Grenade Launcher range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 28, 2015. More than 70 Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defe... More

A left rear view of a fast attack vehicle (FAV) prototype parked on the test driving range. The FAV is equipped with an M60 machine gun in front of the passengers seat and a Mark 19 Mod 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher on the roll cage

A left rear view of a fast attack vehicle (FAV) prototype parked on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Gene D. Tackett Release Status: Released t... More

A member of the 3rd Bn., 327th Inf., 101st Abn. Div., wears a protective mask and carries an M-203 grenade launcher while participating in the combined U.S./Canadian NATO Exercise Rendezvous '83

A member of the 3rd Bn., 327th Inf., 101st Abn. Div., wears a protecti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. 5 Vince E. Warne... More

Ground crewmen of F Company, 25th Combat Aviation Battalion, examine a grenade launcher mounted on a helicopter prior to a live fire exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area during Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84

Ground crewmen of F Company, 25th Combat Aviation Battalion, examine a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC John May Releas... More

A member of the Hampton Roads Navy ROTC fires an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher during a visit to the Marine Corps Development and Education Command

A member of the Hampton Roads Navy ROTC fires an M-16A1 rifle equipped...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. T. K. Burch Release Status:... More

A US Air Force security policeman fires an M16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher as another stands ready with an M60 machine gun during Exercise VOLANT SCORPION 85. Both weapons are equipped with multiple integrated laser engagement systems (MILES)

A US Air Force security policeman fires an M16 rifle equipped with an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

U.S. Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) members emerge from the water during tactical warfare training. The SEAL member in the foreground is armed with an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher. The SEAL member on the right is armed with an HK-33KA1 rifle

U.S. Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) members emerge from the water during tac...

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 front view of a Mark 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher on a Mark 64 Mod 4 machine gun mount

A front view of a Mark 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher on a Mark 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Ordnance Station, Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rudolph Spencer Release Sta... More

A member of 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), returns fire with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89

A member of 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), returns fire w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Yoju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A Marine grenadier carries his gear during Team Spirit '89. He is armed with an M-16A2 5.56mm rifle fitted with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher. The rifle has a blank firing device attached to the muzzle

A Marine grenadier carries his gear during Team Spirit '89. He is arme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade l...

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

CPL. Richar Roumimper, left, and CPL. Martin Price man a Mark 19 grenade launcher as they guard the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Regiment during Operation Desert Shield. The launcher is equipped with a night vision scope.

CPL. Richar Roumimper, left, and CPL. Martin Price man a Mark 19 grena...

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

A US Marine standing behind and manning a Mark-19 Grenade Launcher mounted on a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Only the very top of the HMMWV is seen. Somali civilians are seen in the background. He stays alert for snipers in the Bakara Market as the unit sweeps the crowded Bakara, Mogadishu market for arms and ammunition. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine standing behind and manning a Mark-19 Grenade Launcher mou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sharie Derrickson Release Status: Released to... More

Four soldiers of A Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, armed with an M-16A2 rifle with grenade launcher and M-249 squad automatic weapons (SAW), sit on an outside staircase to provide security for other soldiers descending above them after a raid of the building in Cap Haitian. The facility was suspected of containing a cache of weapons. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government

Four soldiers of A Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, arme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jean-Marc Schaible (USA) Release Status: ... More

A US Navy SEAL, from SEAL Team 8, shoots a Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine rifle on a firing range in Kuwait as part of the Southwest Asia buildup. The M-4 has a M203 Grenade Launcher attached

A US Navy SEAL, from SEAL Team 8, shoots a Colt 5.56mm M-4 Carbine rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine with 2nd Battalion 5th Marines sighting in during Kernel Blitz '99 that was being held on Camp Pendleton, California. The Marine's weapon is a M16A with a M203 grenade launcher attached

US Marine with 2nd Battalion 5th Marines sighting in during Kernel Bli...

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

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry instructs a Royal Thai Army Soldier on the proper techniques used to fire the 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, with an 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during combined live fire exercises held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000. A box of 40mm practice grenades are pictured in the foreground

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry...

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

US Air Force Captain Steve Sugiyama fires his M16A2 rifle down range as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Corey E. Morgan, from the 11th Wing team and armed with an M16A2 rifle with grenade launcher, watches his accuracy during the combat rifle event at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force Captain Steve Sugiyama fires his M16A2 rifle down range a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1... More

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2O3 40mm Grenade Launcher attached to his Colt M16A2 5.56mm Assault Rifle during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 40mm Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian...

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2... More

Rescue force member, holding an M-4 carbine with an M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, stands guard as rescue forces attempt to secure a hostile national at the perimeter of the embassy compound in Combat Town during the Non-Combatant Evacuation exercise at DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Rescue force member, holding an M-4 carbine with an M203 40mm grenade ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, adjust the Reflex Quadrant Sight on an M-203 grenade launcher attached to the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. Weapons training, one of the categories judged during the US Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge. Members of the 39th Security Forces Squadron will compete against other security forces for a slot on the eight-member USAFE team to compete in an Air Force-wide competition in late October

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Dawn Bolen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A US Army (USA) 25th Infantry Division (Light) Soldier checks his 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA). Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and 2nd Infantry Division soldiers are wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear while training

A US Army (USA) 25th Infantry Division (Light) Soldier checks his 5.56...

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

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