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Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)

Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)

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 Gwenn Adams, Usmc Release St... More

Marines unload a 100KW Dummy Load Bank at the Bjugn Cave acility, Norway. This item is used to simulate a load, while perorming a Limited Technical Inspection on the MEP-005 generators shown in the background. This equipment is being prepared or movement to Estonia or BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a partnership or Peace exercise (PP). The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part o the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days o supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government o Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance...

Marines unload a 100KW Dummy Load Bank at the Bjugn Cave acility, Norw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines unload a 100KW Dummy Load Bank at the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway. This item is used to simulate a load, while performin... More

Rear view medium close up shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 Hercules Cargo aircraft at US Marines from Company A, 5th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, as they jump from the plane with their MC5 Static Line Square Parachutes and 100-pound All Purpose, Light, Weight, Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) packs to the ground after performing a 6-thousand foot combat jump during Force Reconnaissance Exercises over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

Rear view medium close up shot from the rear entrance of a USAF C-130 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron... More

US Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice the suspension traverse, a system of ropes used to lower gear and personnel from high ground such as Bryers Rock at the Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, California. Mountain warfare training is designed to develop individual and team skills in the areas of ropes skills, mountain patrolling, cliff assaults, and mountain survival

US Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mwtc, Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II Marine Expeditionary Force Scene C... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Robert Dawson, USMC, Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Cherry Point, NC, measures ground under construction at Tado Paraguay during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Under Combined Task Force Guarani Springs, joint service personnel are conducting engineering and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling required joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructures of four schools and water well and also conduct three Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETS), as agreed to by the government of Paraguay

Lance Corporal (LCPL), Robert Dawson, USMC, Marine Wing Support Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Tadeo Country: Paraguay (PRY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worell, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, Sergeant (SGT) Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (left) secure the ground ramp extensions to the inside of the KC-130/R before take-off. They completed the delivery of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Marines and supplies to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SGT Lujick is has her crew weapon strapped to her, a 9 mm Beretta M9 Semiautomatic Pistol

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene C... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18D Hornet aircraft sits on the ramp at Manas International Airport (IAP), Kyrgyzstan, as ground crews conduct operational checks during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18D Hornet aircraft sits on the ramp at M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manas International Airport Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Arrowood. USAF... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edwinn Clark, with the ground combat element, landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), watches over young Marines, during an all hands formation aboard the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36)

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edwinn Clark, with the g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Bean (left) and an unidentified Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Army Soldier examines a ground control station for a Dragon Eye, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), during a demonstration held at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), (formerly George Air Force Base), during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Bean (left) and an uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Houghton, USAF ... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron772 (HMH-772) attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Aviation Combat Element (ACE), sits on the ground, engines running in support of Marines from the Battalion Landing Team during a long-range raid to Fort Benning, Georgia

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

On patrol during a helo-assault, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Wynett, Platoon Sergeant, Echo Company (E CO) 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through the fields of Jizobaru training area Kyushu, Japan, as part of Forest Light/Sunrise 02. This is a bilateral training exercise between the USMC 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines and the JGSDF (Japan Ground Self Defense Force) 41st Regiment, 4th Division Western Army

On patrol during a helo-assault, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hijudai Maneuvering Area State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

During Media Day, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) visually inspects the M137 Panoramic Sight of an M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, demonstrated the operational cycle of fire that takes place during the current artillery relocation exercise on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) ground crews assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One Two Two (VMFA-122), scramble to launch their F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during exercise Jungle Shield, at Anderson Air Force Base (AFB) Guam

US Marine Corps (USMC) ground crews assigned to Marine Fighter Attack ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua P. Strang, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Marie Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Allen Hughes, Ejection Seat Mechanic, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), Death Jesters, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), signals his ground crew from the rear cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marie Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Allen Hughes, Ejection Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

With a US Marine Corps (USMC) FV 430 Command Post Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Vehicle in place behind him, Captain (CAPT) John Tinning, picks the rock hard ground as First Lieutenant (1LT) Jason Morrison, shovels the lose sand, while Corporal (CPL) Christopher Allen waits his turn, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

With a US Marine Corps (USMC) FV 430 Command Post Armored Personnel Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT... More

The ground shakes as a US Marine Corps (USMC) M198 155mm Towed Howitzer fires in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The ground shakes as a US Marine Corps (USMC) M198 155mm Towed Howitze...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian... More

Iraqi refugees are stopped gathered on the ground at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 6 by advancing US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi refugees are stopped gathered on the ground at the intersection ...

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

An Infantry Officers Course (IOC) instructor glances down range at Marine students assaulting an enemy position, during an assault on the Delta Prospect range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

An Infantry Officers Course (IOC) instructor glances down range at Mar...

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

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) live fire an M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) during an assault on the Delta Prospect range, at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area.Submitted By Twenty-Nine Palms in April 2003

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) live fire an M22...

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

An Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAV7A1) from the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) waits for Marine trainees to finish conducting an assault at Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Command area

An Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAV7A1) from the Infantry Offi...

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

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student at the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) shouts orders to his fire team, during an assault on the Delta Prospect range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Area

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student at the Infantry Offic...

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

A student in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) aims his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at a simulated human target during an assault on the Delta Prospect range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

A student in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) aims his Colt 5.56 mm ...

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

A Marine instructor with the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) instructs a student on the proper way to fire a Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW), just before an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

A Marine instructor with the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) instructs ...

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

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) wait for orders in an Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAV7A1), during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) wait for orders ...

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

US Navy (USN), Religious Programs SPECIALIST Second Class (RP2) George Herrera sits on top of a jungle gym with David (Ekarat) an orphan while US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Charles Chapman from Atlanta, Georgia waves from the ground at the El Shaddai Orphanage in Thailand, during a regional community relations effort in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Navy (USN), Religious Programs SPECIALIST Second Class (RP2) George...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Camp Red Horse, Utapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amanda L. Rothweiler, USMC ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264) attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), delivers a sling load of supplies to Marines on the ground country at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to ...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Vasquez, leads Kilo Company 2nd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, through Yankee Wash, an intersecting trail towards their 3rd objective on Range 400, part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) grounds, at Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Vasquez, leads Kilo Company 2nd ...

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

Distinguished guests at the head table during the Marine Air Ground Force-14 (MAG-14), US Marine Corps (USMC) Birthday Ball, at Cherry Point, North Carolina

Distinguished guests at the head table during the Marine Air Ground Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point Scene Camera ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Color Guard escorts a three-layer cake during the Marine Air Ground Force-14 (MAG-14), US Marine Corps (USMC) Birthday Ball, at Cherry Point, North Carolina

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Color Guard escorts a three-layer cake during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point Scene Camera ... More

Patrol Leader, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Bruno Hogute, briefs members of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, on the patrol they are about to undertake, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

Patrol Leader, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Bruno Hogute, bri...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) members of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, disarm a simulated Iraqi who refused to give up his unlicensed weapon, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) members of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad Scene Came... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Fransisco Venegas, of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, moves towards simulated Iraqis and disarms them while on patrol, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Fransisco Venegas, of 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad Scene Came... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines (1/2), Bravo Company (B CO), 2nd Platoon (PLT), standby for their turn to go through a recently created breach. The 1/2 B CO is taking part in a live fire exercise as they test Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicles (TUGV) at Range 400 aboard Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTF-TC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines (1/2)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Patrick Green, USMC Release... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, conduct a mock patrol to demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, finishes the last leg of a ski march with a group of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, (dressed in white cold-weather gear), during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to F/Company, Second Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog, assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, (armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle) covers the movement of his fellow Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog, assigned to F/Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, act out a battlefield medical treatment scenario, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). Pictured left-to-right: USMC Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog (armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher); USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Burger; and US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM3)...

US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, act out a battlefi... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), practice fire and maneuver techniques, at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), fires a Panzerfaust 3-T 600 Light Anti-tank Weapon, during a live fire exercise conducted at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTAF), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, conducts a dismounted patrol through the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Marines are deployed to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping operation in that Nation

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Mar...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Stephen Clarke (left), (outgoing) Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ), and SGM James Ricker (right), (incoming) MCAGCC SGTMAJ, stand at attention as the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) Band performs during the Post, Relief, and Retirement Ceremony for USMC SGM Stephen Clarke, held aboard MAGTFTC Twenty-nine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Stephen Clarke (left), (ou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc, 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, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Company (Co.) B (Bravo), 1ST Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, provide suppressive fire to support 1ST PLT, Co. B, 1ST BN, 7th Marine Regiment, Marines as they move towards their target during a combined small arms training exercise on Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC) 29 Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Company (Co.) B (Br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Donavan Miskell Release Statu... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (standing), Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, provide cover as the rest of their team clears a room during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (standing), Special Reaction Team (...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, enters a building during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Mar...

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

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (standing), Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, cover three SRT PMO Marines who are role-playing dead and wounded enemy aggressors during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (standing), Special Reaction Team (...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Marine Palms, enters a building during a nighttime breaching exercise being conducted aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT), USMC Provost Mar...

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) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brian McClendon, Charlie Company (C Co.), 1ST Platoon (PLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (1/7th MARS), fires suppressive fire with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) while participating in a Company level live-fire assault training exercise being conducted on Range 400, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGGC) / Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) (MCAGCC/MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brian McClendon, Charlie ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Bravo Company (B Co.), 1ST Tanks, MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck, being used as a troop carrier, passes slowly 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, MK-23 Mediu...

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) Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Olson (left), Bravo Company (B Co.), 1ST Tanks, waits with other members of his unit onboard a USMC MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck at the start of 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)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Olson (left), ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marine Regiment (2/5th MARS), M1044 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier moves forward 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) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th ...

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) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marine Regiment (2/5th MARS), Marines care for simulated casualties 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)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Ma...

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) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marine Regiment (2/5th MARS), Marines help to offload simulated casualties from the back of a MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck 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)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Ma...

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

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), advance toward Taliban positions on a mountain near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ASBURY PARK and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), race toward their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) to move forward to engage Taliban insurgents near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wait in their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for the word to move toward a mountain where Taliban snipers are engaging their convoy, near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (center), Commanding Officer (CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (7th Marine Regiment), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC) 29 Palms, California (CA), listens to a Sheik and the head Sheik (right) of Anah, Iraq, discuss the future of the new city Police Department in Anah, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis, Jr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (left), Commanding Officer (CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (7th Marine Regiment), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC) 29 Palms, California (CA), receives a ceremonial sword as a gift from the Police CHIEF of Anah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (left), Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis, Jr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A Dragon Eye Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flies in orbit during training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The Dragon Eye is a five-lbs., back-packable, modular unmanned aerial vehicle guided by computers that provides real time video of the terrain below it. The equipment provides USMC small units surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities

A Dragon Eye Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flies in orbit during train...

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

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Michael Snody, a videographer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 documents a field exercise during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Michael Snody, a videographer with the Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Release Status: Released... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) is marshaled into position as it lands on the flight deck of the USN Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during training conducted in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2006. The Exercise is a joint combined field training exercise conducted by Combined Forces Command (CFC)/ US Forces Korea (USFK) components focused on ground maneuvers, air, naval, expeditionary and special operations under the command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2006 Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 (Sw) Brian P. Biller, USN Release Status: Release... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) a USN Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) is braced by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marine as they prepare for the landing of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, while conducting timing rehearsals in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2006. The Exercise is a joint and combined field training exercise conducted by Combined Forces Command / US Forces Korea components focused on ground maneuvers, air, naval, expeditionary and special operations. USN Ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF-76), and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in the 45th FOAL EAGLE Exercise together...

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) a USN Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) is braced by a US Mari... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 talk before the beginning of the Base 2 Base run here, March 16, 2013. The largest annual Morale, Welfare and Recreation Sigonella fitness eve... More

Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers form for a graduation

Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers form for a graduation

Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers form for a graduation ceremony at the Singo Peace Support Operations Training Center in Kakola, Uganda, March 27, 2013. UPDF members recently completed a 10-week logistics... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa stand in line during a live-fire range near Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Sept. 10, 2016. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF took ... More

Sgt. Robert Luther, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Sgt. Robert Luther, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Sgt. Robert Luther, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa armory chief from Sudbury, Mass., and U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. David Rodriguez laugh at a joke during the general's command visi... More

Danish soldiers, with the Danish Contingent International

Danish soldiers, with the Danish Contingent International

Danish soldiers, with the Danish Contingent International Security Assistance Force 17 (DANCON ISAF-17) to Afghanistan, participate in the Danish Flag Lowering ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province... More

Gunnery Sgt. Richard Gyabin and Staff Sgt. Frazier

Gunnery Sgt. Richard Gyabin and Staff Sgt. Frazier

Gunnery Sgt. Richard Gyabin and Staff Sgt. Frazier Beatty, both with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13, pose with Ghana navy noncommissioned officers during physical training at the Ghana N... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 demonstrate how to high lift a Combat Rubber Raid Craft, or Zodiac, to a group of Marines and sailors before a physical training s... More

1st Lt. Byron Luquez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

1st Lt. Byron Luquez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

1st Lt. Byron Luquez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 supply officer from North Miami Beach, Fla., is arrested during a jail and bail fundraiser here to support the Navy-Marine Corps Reli... More

Lt. Col. David Harshberger, Special-Purpose Marine

Lt. Col. David Harshberger, Special-Purpose Marine

Lt. Col. David Harshberger, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crises Response executive officer, answers questions from U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. David Rodriguez during the general's command... More

Marine Corps infantrymen of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, sit on the ground around a M60A1 tank. The crewmen of the tank, from the 1ST Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, conduct classes on the nomenclature of the tank

Marine Corps infantrymen of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zambolies Training Area Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Lange, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-46 Sea Knights that are on the ground at the Baledogle Landing Zone, Somalia. The Marines secured the area for arrivals of aircraft later that day. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A ground crewman marshals in a C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with supplies for the operational units. C-130s are landing every 30 minutes in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. A belt of barbed tape fence on the perimeter of the airfield can be seen in the foreground

A ground crewman marshals in a C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with sup...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CWO-2 R. D. Smith (Usmc) Release Status: Rele... More

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsman with Regimental Aid Station, Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment treat a Marine for heat exhaustion during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Constant hydration is a key to maintaining fluids during the hot months in this desert environment. The annual average temperature is 72 degrees, and during the summer months, temperatures can soar to aboue 110 degrees. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is...

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsm... More

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in preparation for movement to Estonia for use in BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the...

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purificat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in prep... More

Marines attack the beach in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) after debarking a Navy air-cushioned landing craft for a practice amphibious raid for the COBRA GOLD '98 combined arms live-fire exercise. The Marines are part of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, the ground combat element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. On the horizon, Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters ferry supplies and equipment from USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) (left) and USS DUBUQUE (LHA 3) to the beach

Marines attack the beach in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '98 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Eric C. Tausch, ... More

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

From left to right, Corporal (CPL) Todd R. Hezlitt, CPL Larry B. Curlin, Sergeant John T. Jordan and (far right) STAFF Sergeant Ted C. Thompson, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, search and clear two abandoned trailer homes representing an enemy satellite station during a helicopter raid exercise. These Marines armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle are part of their company's assault element. (Substandard image)

From left to right, Corporal (CPL) Todd R. Hezlitt, CPL Larry B. Curli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udairi Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Tourge, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into their assigned positions on board the USS Anchorage (LSD-36) which can hold 12 AAVs in its enormous well deck. The AAVs would play a serious role in securing the beachhead during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of...

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into their assigned positions on board the USS Anchorage (LSD-... More

Lance Corporal Gregorio Alvarez, lying in the prone position, and unidentified Marines with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, the ground combat element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ensure that there is no avenue of approach uncovered during Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX) 99-2. The training is conducted to prepare 31st MEU Marines on the unique situations encountered when operating in urban environments and performing missions including non-combatant evacuations, humanitarian assistance and show-of-force operations

Lance Corporal Gregorio Alvarez, lying in the prone position, and unid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRUEX 99-2 State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J.J. Rodriguez, Usmc Release Stat... More

Low ground shot of the most Northern and active runway on Tinian Island. The US Marine Corps conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future

Low ground shot of the most Northern and active runway on Tinian Islan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Eugene E. Clarke, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS 373) Bulk Fuels, attach a hose to a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) F/A-18C Hornet. The Marines were conducting refueling exercises at Naval Air Field El Centro for operation "Kernel Blitz Experimental" (KBX). KERNEL BLITZ EXPERIMENTAL (KBX) is a series of demonstrations and experiments, focusing on two emerging concepts. The first concept covers network-centric warfare the use of voice and data networks to link platforms and units in support of time-critical operations. The second covers the use of new technologies to link sea and ground forces, and expand sea-based operations to locations far inland

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS 373) Bulk Fuels, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ EXPERIMENTAL (KBX) Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (US... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Tango Battery, are welcomed by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF), at the Hijudai Artillery Relocation site, located on the Hijudai Training Grounds, Oita, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, sit on the ground rigging their equipment tow snow sleds, during a class in preparation for their sub-zero cold weather deployment to northern Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, sit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) lay down covering fire with an M240 Medium Machine Gun, during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) lay down coverin...

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

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), move through the ground of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), move through the ground of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

Captain (CPT) Quinn an instructor with the Infantry Officers Course (IOC), instructs Lieutenant (LT) Parker what to do as a Forward Observer (FO), during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Captain (CPT) Quinn an instructor with the Infantry Officers Course (I...

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

An Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAV7A1) piloted by Marines from Quantico, Virginia, moves in to deploy Marines in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) completing an assault on Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training area

An Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAV7A1) piloted by Marines fro...

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

A Marine student and acting Squad Leader directs other students during the Infantry Officers Course (IOC), on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

A Marine student and acting Squad Leader directs other students during...

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

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Nicholas Hillebrand throws SSG Karl Moheiser, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, to the ground, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program combat conditioning drill

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Nicholas Hillebrand throws SSG Karl Moheiser, Hea...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Lima Company, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, breach a barrier using an M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo on Range 400 aboard Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Lima Company, Third Battalion, Fou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A round from an AT-4 small rocket launcher impacts on Range 400 at Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

A round from an AT-4 small rocket launcher impacts on Range 400 at Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Third Country National (TCN) releases the cable, from a crane (not shown) after a stake is pulled from the ground during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The stakes once held concertina wire in place within Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait

A Third Country National (TCN) releases the cable, from a crane (not s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with the Reserve Marines from Helicopter Marine Light Attack 773 (HMLA-773) deployed to Hurlburt Field, Florida (FL), receives the hover signal as it lifts off the ground

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with the Reserve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Marines Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Kilo Company 2nd Platoon, lays down suppression fire as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, moves towards their objective on Range 400, part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) grounds, at Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) Kilo Company 2nd Platoon, lays down suppression...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commanders for the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, moves towards their objective on Range 400, part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) grounds, at Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commanders for the 3rd Battalion, 4th M...

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

The Color Guard displays presents the colors at the Marine Air Ground Force-14 (MAG-14), US Marine Corps (USMC) Birthday Ball, at Cherry Point, North Carolina

The Color Guard displays presents the colors at the Marine Air Ground ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point Scene Camera ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, set up a 360 degree area of security at their patrol rally point, at the Twentynine Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Area (MAGTFTA), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) members of 1ST Squad, 1ST Platoon, India Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/7, India 1 plt, 1 squad Scene Came... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

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