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Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company,

Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company,

Rct. William A. Lassiter IV, Platoon 3064, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practices marksmanship fundamentals July 30, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits learn how to use the scope, what the ... More

Soldiers mark their shots in order to zero their M16

Soldiers mark their shots in order to zero their M16

Soldiers mark their shots in order to zero their M16 rifles for the M16 Qualification Event at the 2012 Regional Best Warrior Competition, here, June 5.

Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos and

Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos and

Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos and U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa gather for a graduation ceremony in Toubacouta, Senegal, May 9, 2013. Marin... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, rests next to his gear before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. Melendez, a nativ... More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force climb a caving ladder during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015. MIT prepares the... More

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Olson grabs a new magazine to reload his weapon during a short-range marksmanship qualification course aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). O... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Stevens, a Joint Fire Observer,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Stevens, a Joint Fire Observer,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Stevens, a Joint Fire Observer, leads his fire team during a simulated reconnaissance mission on Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 24, 2017. 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company is con... More

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Devin Davis, platoon

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Devin Davis, platoon

INDIAN OCEAN – U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Devin Davis, platoon commander with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), leads his Marines to an MH-60S helicopter to practice fast-... More

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment,

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment,

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, hikes towards an objective at Range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise 5-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Jensen, a member of Fort Bragg's

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Jensen, a member of Fort Bragg's

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Jensen, a member of Fort Bragg's Special Reaction Team (SRT), practices marksmanship techniques using a shooting aperture at range 75 in Fayetteville, N.C., March 5, 2013. The SRT has increa... More

Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and

Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and

Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island gathered to participate in the Parris Island Intramural Rifle and Pistol Competition at the Weapons and Field Training... More

U.S. Army recruit Katie Stone, of El Paso, Texas, holds

U.S. Army recruit Katie Stone, of El Paso, Texas, holds

U.S. Army recruit Katie Stone, of El Paso, Texas, holds up her battle buddy Paule Boglo, of Loganville, Ga., while demonstrating a buddy carry during a class in a company bay during white phase of basic combat ... More

150601-N-XG464-104 RED SEA (June 1, 2015) - Sailors

150601-N-XG464-104 RED SEA (June 1, 2015) - Sailors

150601-N-XG464-104 RED SEA (June 1, 2015) - Sailors participate in an M16 assault rifle qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is a part of the Iwo Jima A... More

EAST CHINA SEA (June 3, 2015) 
A U.S. Marine with Light

EAST CHINA SEA (June 3, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Light

EAST CHINA SEA (June 3, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices tactical and speed... More

U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat

U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat

U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before leaving Erbil, Iraq, July 25, 2015. The Soldiers were in Erbil to teach coalition tra... More

FORT DEVENS, Massachusetts – A soldier adjusts his

FORT DEVENS, Massachusetts – A soldier adjusts his

FORT DEVENS, Massachusetts – A soldier adjusts his M16-A2’s front sight post at the rifle range, here, during the 80th Training Command and 99th Regional Support Command’s Best Warrior Competition April 4, 2017.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emanuel Callender, a supply

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emanuel Callender, a supply

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emanuel Callender, a supply administration operation clerk with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, sets up a light during exercise Kamoshika Wrath in Haramura Maneuver Area, J... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 gather ammunition before a patrol during exercise Eagle Wrath 19 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, July 22, 2019. Eagle Wrath is... More

A student with Company D, Infantry Training Battalion

A student with Company D, Infantry Training Battalion

A student with Company D, Infantry Training Battalion - East gets into the kneeling position and prepares to engage targets downrange while firing the M27 Infantry Automatic Weapon aboard Marine Corps Base Camp... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with, 4th Tolay,

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with, 4th Tolay,

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with, 4th Tolay, 6th Kandak, 6th Brigade, 215th Corps and U.S. Marines with Tolay Liaison Team (TLT), conduct security patrols around the perimeter of Camp Leatherneck, Helma... More

Members of the Iraqi army celebrate their graduation

Members of the Iraqi army celebrate their graduation

Members of the Iraqi army celebrate their graduation from a two-week training exercise during at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 19, 2015. More than 9,000 Iraqi soldiers have received training from coalition ... More

KUWAIT (Aug. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company,

KUWAIT (Aug. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company,

KUWAIT (Aug. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear a simulated town by going house-to-house during military o... More

A Royal Marine with 45 Commando sights in on an American

A Royal Marine with 45 Commando sights in on an American

A Royal Marine with 45 Commando sights in on an American M16-A4 service rifle during exercise Trident Juncture 15 aboard HMS Ocean, Oct. 30, 2015. Trident Juncture is one of many exercises ensuring that NATO is... More

Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel carry supplies

Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel carry supplies

Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel carry supplies from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), in Hakus... More

Brig. Gen. Jose Burgos, Deputy Commanding General,

Brig. Gen. Jose Burgos, Deputy Commanding General,

Brig. Gen. Jose Burgos, Deputy Commanding General, 99th Regional Support Command (right) poses for a photo with Sgt. Shafer Burnett, after receiving an Army Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Fort Devens Ma... More

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marine

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marine

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia -- U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Williams, team leader, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, does a function c... More

Members of the Iraqi boarder guard force practice squad

Members of the Iraqi boarder guard force practice squad

Members of the Iraqi boarder guard force practice squad movement techniques at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international community will continue its suppor... More

Spanish soldiers train members of the Iraqi border

Spanish soldiers train members of the Iraqi border

Spanish soldiers train members of the Iraqi border guard forces on squad movement techniques at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international community will co... More

181117-N-UX013-4024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

181117-N-UX013-4024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

181117-N-UX013-4024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 17, 2018) Sailors aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) fire M16 service rifles during a qualification co... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Jenkins

U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Jenkins

U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Jenkins encourages Senior Airman Jermey Wolfe and Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron to "finish strong" while participating in a ruck march i... More

ADELPHI, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard members

ADELPHI, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard members

ADELPHI, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard members assigned to the 291st Digital Liaison Detachment fire an M16 rifle using the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, an indoor weapon simulator, on Camp Fretterd Mili... More

An Afghan National Army sergeant, assigned to 4th Infantry

An Afghan National Army sergeant, assigned to 4th Infantry

An Afghan National Army sergeant, assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps, shows a soldier how to properly hold his M-16 assault rifle at port arms at the Afghan National Army Compound, Forward Operating ... More

U.S. Soldiers participating in operation sustainment

U.S. Soldiers participating in operation sustainment

U.S. Soldiers participating in operation sustainment warrior detain an opponent during immersion lane training at the Joint Training and Training Development Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug.... More

Lance Cpl. Kevin Paul, combat engineer, Bravo Company,

Lance Cpl. Kevin Paul, combat engineer, Bravo Company,

Lance Cpl. Kevin Paul, combat engineer, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches a pile of dead vegetation for nefarious materials during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2... More

Spc. Daniel Gomez, an OH-58 Kiowa mechanic from 2nd

Spc. Daniel Gomez, an OH-58 Kiowa mechanic from 2nd

Spc. Daniel Gomez, an OH-58 Kiowa mechanic from 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, work day and night at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea.

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Trevor

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Trevor

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Trevor Adams checks for targets while flying in a CH-53E Super Stallion. Adams is a crew chief with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine E... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raphael Ramos, with the 152nd

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raphael Ramos, with the 152nd

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Raphael Ramos, with the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, waits to fire his M4 carbine during the SGT Henry Johnson Individual Combat Rifle Match as part of the ... More

Dr. John Cletus Paumier bandages the hand of one patient

Dr. John Cletus Paumier bandages the hand of one patient

Dr. John Cletus Paumier bandages the hand of one patient while a boy waits to be seen in the room next door at the Salem Regional Medical Center. In one morning, Paumier saw approximately 30 different patients,... More

An Iraqi army soldier moves away from a 120 mm mortar

An Iraqi army soldier moves away from a 120 mm mortar

An Iraqi army soldier moves away from a 120 mm mortar he fires during training at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 16, 2015. More than 9,000 Iraqi soldiers have received training from coalition advisers at one... More

A Portuguese army trainer hands a magazine to an Iraqi

A Portuguese army trainer hands a magazine to an Iraqi

A Portuguese army trainer hands a magazine to an Iraqi army soldier during basic marksmanship training at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 18, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task... More

CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Micheal Smith,

CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Micheal Smith,

CAIRNS, Australia – U.S. Marine Cpl. Micheal Smith, rifleman, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, receives a patch from Brigadier Neil Sweeney, Commander of Exercise K... More

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice assembling and disassembling their M-16 trainer weapon, May 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Airmen must know how to fix malfunctions in orde... More

Sgt. Matthew Wright, Public Affairs Specialist with

Sgt. Matthew Wright, Public Affairs Specialist with

Sgt. Matthew Wright, Public Affairs Specialist with the 100th MPAD, engages targets on the M249 at a machine gun range, May 3, 2019 at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas. Wright’s unit was training for a deployment... More

Sgt. Daniel Cardiel, a military policeman with Special

Sgt. Daniel Cardiel, a military policeman with Special

Sgt. Daniel Cardiel, a military policeman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, provides security during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 6, 2020. These trai... More

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk attached to Amphibious Squadron

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk attached to Amphibious Squadron

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk attached to Amphibious Squadron 8 hovers over a simulated merchant vessel as Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force drop a fast-rope during a Visit, Board, Se... More

Sgt. Christian Soto waits to give range instructions

Sgt. Christian Soto waits to give range instructions

Sgt. Christian Soto waits to give range instructions for the 416th Theater Engineer Command at the qualification range at the Joliet Training Center in Elwood, Ill., June 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt... More

CW3 Joseph Hayes, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned

CW3 Joseph Hayes, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned

CW3 Joseph Hayes, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned to G-3/3 operations, 335th Signal Command (Theater) and U.S. Army Reserve Competitive Marksmanship Program team member competed in the Hearst Doubles Match... More

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Turek, right, teaches Midshipman

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Turek, right, teaches Midshipman

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Turek, right, teaches Midshipman Jessica Gonzalez how to operate the 1911 pistol aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2015. Turek is with the 15th Marine Expedit... More

Four polished D-30 artillery casings with plaques attached

Four polished D-30 artillery casings with plaques attached

Four polished D-30 artillery casings with plaques attached are the trophies for the 4-man team who finishes first during Regional Corps Battle School’s March and Shoot Competition aboard Camps Bastion and Leath... More

U.S. Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors score targets during a qualification course at the indoor Federal Air Marshal range located at the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hu... More

KUWAIT (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas Skidmore,

KUWAIT (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas Skidmore,

KUWAIT (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas Skidmore, top, coordinates fields of fire with Lance Cpl. Raul Fosselman during mechanized squad attack training. Skidmore is a squad leader and Fosselman is a t... More

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 20, 2016) Machinist's

160820-N-WC455-021 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 20, 2016) Machinist's

160820-N-WC455-021 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 20, 2016) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Abnar Melendez, from Ventura County, Calif., prepares to clean an M16 rifle in the armory of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenho... More

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice clearing procedures during weapons familiarization training, May 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Basic military training is an eight-week co... More

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Prigge, assigned to the Joint

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Prigge, assigned to the Joint

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Prigge, assigned to the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, observes the finale to the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition 2011 night fire range on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 5, 201... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Horace Leonard an Assault

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Horace Leonard an Assault

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Horace Leonard an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Crewmember, with Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sits in the turret of an AAV at a live fi... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Chemical, Biological, Radiological

U.S. Marines assigned to Chemical, Biological, Radiological

U.S. Marines assigned to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense units across I Marine Expeditionary Force participate in a live-fire range utilizing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (M... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Pfc. Christopher Dizmang,

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Pfc. Christopher Dizmang,

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Pfc. Christopher Dizmang, 364th Engineer Battalion (Sapper), of Dodge City, Iowa, receives instruction on the operation of the M7 Spider Networked Munitions control unit from Mike Hen... More

M16 rifles are stacked together during a training exercise

M16 rifles are stacked together during a training exercise

M16 rifles are stacked together during a training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 18, 2016. The M16 is the primary rifle used by The U.S. Marine Corps during basic training. Recruits must compl... More

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 treat a simulated injured Sailor outside the lines during Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2017. FTX 2017 is a scena... More

Master Sgt. Stanley Emile (left), G-4 noncommissioned

Master Sgt. Stanley Emile (left), G-4 noncommissioned

Master Sgt. Stanley Emile (left), G-4 noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 335th Signal Command (Theater), looks at a shot group on a zero target with Army Reserve Pvt. Christopher Johnston, an intelligence analy... More

Captain Matthew S. Galadyk, platoon commander, U.S.

Captain Matthew S. Galadyk, platoon commander, U.S.

Captain Matthew S. Galadyk, platoon commander, U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, renders honors during the playing of the National Anthem at the annual Battle Color Detachment training evolution at Marine... More

A Marine with the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon

A Marine with the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon

A Marine with the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon executes precision rifle drill movements while being evaluated during the platoon’s “Challenge Day” at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Az., Feb. 26, 2018.... More

A U.S. Marine Corps infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Marine Corps infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Marine Corps infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, move towards a simulated target during Integrated Training Exercise 5-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Ce... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Larose, motor

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Larose, motor

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Noah Larose, motor transportation operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fires an M16A4 rifle during a rifle marksmanship qualification on Alpha Range a... More

CAIRNS, Australia – Lieutenant Melanie Fuller, a combat

CAIRNS, Australia – Lieutenant Melanie Fuller, a combat

CAIRNS, Australia – Lieutenant Melanie Fuller, a combat engineer officer with the Australian Army, jumps into a pool while participating in a canyon expedition during Exercise Kowari 2017 Aug. 26, 2017. During ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Steven P. Hulse, assistant chief

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Steven P. Hulse, assistant chief

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Steven P. Hulse, assistant chief of staff, aviation logistics department with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) shoots an M4 carbine rifle at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanis... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Mitchell, Headquarters and

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Mitchell, Headquarters and

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Mitchell, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 160th Signal Brigade, assembles a M240 rifle at the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Hua... More

A Peshmerga soldier provides suppressive fire during

A Peshmerga soldier provides suppressive fire during

A Peshmerga soldier provides suppressive fire during a live-fire-assault drill at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2016. Live-fire exercises are used to provide Peshmerga soldiers a more combat realistic training. This ... More

CAIRNS, Australia – A soldier from the Chinese People’s

CAIRNS, Australia – A soldier from the Chinese People’s

CAIRNS, Australia – A soldier from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army throws a spear using traditional Aboriginal techniques and tools during Indigenous Australian culture classes conducted as part of Exercis... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ammon Carter, a combat videographer

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ammon Carter, a combat videographer

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ammon Carter, a combat videographer and 23-year-old native of Payson, Ariz., executes a hammer pair drill during a combat marksmanship training evolution here, Feb. 3. Marines and sailors of RC... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, walks down a dirt road while participating in a patrol west of Gereshk, Helman... More

An Army Public Health Center officer checks his target

An Army Public Health Center officer checks his target

An Army Public Health Center officer checks his target at the range for annual qualification.

Marine Corps Cpl. Trevor Mayes, a combat engineer with

Marine Corps Cpl. Trevor Mayes, a combat engineer with

Marine Corps Cpl. Trevor Mayes, a combat engineer with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, applies camouflage paint to his face during counter mobility and survivability training aboard ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan M. Secor, Headquarters

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan M. Secor, Headquarters

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan M. Secor, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment Commanding Officer, talks to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (1/12) on the range aboard Po... More

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2017) - Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 descend a hill on patrol during Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2017. FTX 2017 is a scenario-based exercise designe... More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 sights in on a target during an aircraft egress training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 26, 2018. The exercise was conducted to enhance the M... More

A Nebraska National Guard Soldier sits ready in the

A Nebraska National Guard Soldier sits ready in the

A Nebraska National Guard Soldier sits ready in the kneeling position on the firing line during individual weapons qualification as part of the Nebraska National Guard's 2017 Best Warrior competition at Greenli... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Hunter Dollins, the intelligence chief

U.S. Marine Sgt. Hunter Dollins, the intelligence chief

U.S. Marine Sgt. Hunter Dollins, the intelligence chief with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attaches a warning sign to a 7-ton on its way to a live-f... More

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice clearing procedures during weapons familiarization training, May 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Basic military training is an eight-week co... More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Funk prepares to fire

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Funk prepares to fire

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Mitchell Funk prepares to fire an M16A4 rifle on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2019. Marines with the Tactical Readiness Training Platoon, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marin... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Nelson fires a M249 Light Machine

U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Nelson fires a M249 Light Machine

U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Nelson fires a M249 Light Machine Gun during the 2017 Army Materiel Command's Best Warrior Competition July 18, 2017, at a range in Camp Atterbury, Indiana. During the three-day competitio... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles M. Bates, maintenance

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles M. Bates, maintenance

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charles M. Bates, maintenance management officer with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) loads an M4 carbine rifle on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2012.... More

U.S. Army trainee Sipriano Solis, of Houston, cleans

U.S. Army trainee Sipriano Solis, of Houston, cleans

U.S. Army trainee Sipriano Solis, of Houston, cleans his M16 in his company bay during basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 15, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Calab Mills, a rifleman assigned

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Calab Mills, a rifleman assigned

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Calab Mills, a rifleman assigned to India Company, 3D Battalion, 3D Marine Regiment, provides security while Marines egress the area after a search and rescue mission at the Boondocker Tr... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman loads ammunition into a magazine

A U.S. Air Force Airman loads ammunition into a magazine

A U.S. Air Force Airman loads ammunition into a magazine during an Excellence in Competition shooting event, Sept. 19, 2019, at Kadena Air Base. During the four-day competition, participants fired either an M16... More

Sgt. Blaec Nelson, Special-Purpose Marine Air — Ground

Sgt. Blaec Nelson, Special-Purpose Marine Air — Ground

Sgt. Blaec Nelson, Special-Purpose Marine Air — Ground Task Force Africa 13 reconnaissance Marine from Kailua, Hawaii, instructs Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos how to accurately engage enemies... More

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2017) - Sailors attached

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2017) - Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 keep watch of their sectors during Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2017. FTX 2017 is a scenario-based exercise desi... More

An Iraqi Federal Police squad leader gives orders to

An Iraqi Federal Police squad leader gives orders to

An Iraqi Federal Police squad leader gives orders to advance on targets during a live fire exercise at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Oct. 22, 2018. The Global Coalition to defeat Daesh’s growth to 77 member... More

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command, Soldiers with the unit's Headquarters Detachment train at a military rifle range in Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, April 22, 2017. High individual ... More

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command, Soldiers with the unit's Headquarters Detachment train at a military rifle range in Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, April 22, 2017. High individual ... More

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command, Soldiers with the unit's Headquarters Detachment train at a military pistol range in Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, April 22, 2017. High individual... More

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command, Soldiers with the unit's Headquarters Detachment train at a military pistol range in Bastrop, Texas, Saturday, April 22, 2017. High individual... More

Practical fire training, South Padre Island, Texas

Practical fire training, South Padre Island, Texas

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas. (Aug .17, 2006)-- Petty Officer 3rd Class Samson Ferrell, of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, fires an M16 rifle during practical fire training. USCG photo by PA2 Adam Egger

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 412th Support Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 412th Support Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 412th Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct rifle marksmanship training at the Oberdachstetten Range Complex in Bavaria, Germany, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Army ... More

377th TSC Best Warrior Competition 2015

377th TSC Best Warrior Competition 2015

Spc. Donald Nicholson, an Army Reserve information technology specialist with the 310th Human Resources Sustainment Command at Fort Jackson, S.C., listens to commands from the tower at the 9mm range during the ... More

INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 22, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 22, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.

INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 22, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Clancy fires at his target during a marksmanship qualification course aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Clancy is an automatic mac... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Justus Q. Scichowski, with Task

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Justus Q. Scichowski, with Task

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Justus Q. Scichowski, with Task Force Koa Moana, inspects all M16/M4’s before rifles are fired with the M16/M4 gage kit, during Exercise Crocodilo 16-1, Metinaro 300 Meter Range, Timor-Le... More

Soldiers with the 1229th Transportation Company, Maryland

Soldiers with the 1229th Transportation Company, Maryland

Soldiers with the 1229th Transportation Company, Maryland Army National Guard get a safety briefing at the M16 range during the unit’s annual training at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, on June 11, 2016. Their 2016... More

Soldiers tackle weapon basics, look toward certification

Soldiers tackle weapon basics, look toward certification

CAMP SWIFT, Texas – US Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Francis Jaeger (right), an operations noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 980th Engineer Battalion, Austin, and Fort Worth, Tex... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, the commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, the commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, addresses members of The Nice Guys charity organization, during a weapons demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton... More

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