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Marines armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, foreground, and an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher aim at targets during the field training Exercise Solid Shield '87

Marines armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, foreground, and an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '87 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

With a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter in the background, SPEC. 4 Timothy W. Brown of the 1ST Bn., 504th Parachute Infantry Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., mans his M-249 squad automatic weapon after jumping into Drop Zone Ferruzi at the beginning of exercise Solid Shield '89. The exercise is being conducted on the East Coast of the United States by approximately 30,000 military personnel from all services

With a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter in the background, SPEC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW), LCPL Whidbee of Military Police (MP) Co., Headquarters Bn., 2nd Marine Division, stands guard at a checkpoint on an access road leading to the division combat operations center (COC) during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89

Armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW), LCPL Whidbee of Mili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A soldier from 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during a live-fire exercise

A soldier from 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., fires a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donald R. Smith Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Holding his M-249 squad automatic weapon, a member of the Army's 7th Infantry Division (Light) waits for the word to move out during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90

Holding his M-249 squad automatic weapon, a member of the Army's 7th I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Two soldiers on the crest of a hill guard an approach during an XVIII Airborne Corps exercise at the National Training Center. Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and 1ST Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, are particpating in the exercise. The soldier at left is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon, the soldier at right with an M16A2 rifle

Two soldiers on the crest of a hill guard an approach during an XVIII ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

South Korean President Roh Tae Woo views a display of infantry weapons while visiting members of 5th Bn., 14th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. On the ground at center is an M-224 60mm mortar. The soldier at left is holding and M-249 squad automatic weapon equipped with a night sight

South Korean President Roh Tae Woo views a display of infantry weapons...

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

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tommy Tallent, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, gives a thumbs-up as he operates his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on perimeter patrol at Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina, during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. His partner SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Partick Junge, mans the M249 Squad automatic weapon on top of the HMMWV

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tommy Tallent, 43rd Security Forces Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, prepares to fire an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) from a prone position during a live fire exercise at Range 11

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, prepares to fire an M2...

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

Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Division pause in their advance through the brush beside a road during Exercise BRIM FROST '89. The soldier at right carries an M249 squad automatic weapon

Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Division pause in their advance through t...

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

A soldier from 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., fires his M-249 squad automatic weapon during a live-fire exercise

A soldier from 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., fires h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donald R. Smith Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Marine officers of Co. H, Basic School, fall to the ground to form a defensive line during a live fire exercise at Range 11. They are armed with, from front to back, an M-16A2 rifle, an M-203 40mm grenade launcher-equipped M-16A2 rifle and an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW)

U.S. Marine officers of Co. H, Basic School, fall to the ground to for...

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

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, reloads an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a live fire exercise at Range 11

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, reloads an M249 squad ...

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

Two Marines wearing M-17A1 field protective masks man a fighting position on the perimeter of their camp while taking part in a training exercise during Operation Desert Shield. The Marine in the foreground is armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon

Two Marines wearing M-17A1 field protective masks man a fighting posit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of the Marine Security Force participate in a training exercise outside their barracks. The Marine in the center is armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon

Members of the Marine Security Force participate in a training exercis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A Participant in COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon stands ready to defend his post during Final Training Exercise (FTX) III. FTX III encompasses Airfield Security, Convoy Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance

A Participant in COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 armed with an M249 squad automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

SPEC. 4 Roger Sanberg from the 82nd Airborne Division Special Forces group, aims an M-249 squad automatic weapon while serving as perimeter guard during the reserve training Exercise Patriot Pearl. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

SPEC. 4 Roger Sanberg from the 82nd Airborne Division Special Forces g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEARL Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

SGT. Flora of 1ST Battalion, 64th Infantry, calls in a report on a field radio as he mans an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during an exercise. The SAW is equipped with a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) device

SGT. Flora of 1ST Battalion, 64th Infantry, calls in a report on a fie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. Harvey Cole Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A Marine corporal holds his M-249 squad automatic weapon while embarked aboard the dock landing ship USS FORT FISHER (LSD-40) prior to the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90

A Marine corporal holds his M-249 squad automatic weapon while embarke...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Lancas... More

Members of the 24th Infantry Division take a break while a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 436th Airlift Wing stands on the flight line in the background during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92. The men are armed with M-16 rifles and an M249 squad automatic weapon is in the foreground. They will be boarding the Galaxy for transportation to another area during the exercise

Members of the 24th Infantry Division take a break while a C-5A Galaxy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A member of a quick reaction force carrying an M249 squad automatic weapon lies in the grass near an aiming stake during a readiness exercise. The force was brought in to reinforce 2nd Platoon, Company B, Task Force 2-27, and an attached 81 mm mortar section that was conducting mortar drills within sight of a Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) barracks

A member of a quick reaction force carrying an M249 squad automatic we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Alan Elliott, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A machine gunner wears an M-17 gas mask as he mans an M-249 squad automatic weapon during a nuclear-biological-chemical warfare exercise, part of Operation Desert Shield

A machine gunner wears an M-17 gas mask as he mans an M-249 squad auto...

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

Soldiers of Co. B, 4th Bn., 325th Airborne Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborne Div., armed with M-249 squad automatic weapon, left, and an M-16A2 rifle, clear a four-room "house" made of tires during an urban terrain, live-fire exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Soldiers of Co. B, 4th Bn., 325th Airborne Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborn...

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

A Marine armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon charges up the beach after coming ashore in a mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault exercise. An AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle is already positioned on the beach

A Marine armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon charges up the bea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Elliott, Jeff/PHC(Sw) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, fires an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a live fire exercise at Range 11

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, fires an M249 squad au...

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

A Marine armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon peers from behind a tree during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

A Marine armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon peers from behind a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Two soldiers guard an approach from atop ahill during an XVIII Airborne Corps exercise at the National Training Center.  Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and 1ST Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, are particpating in the exercise.  The closer soldier is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon, the other with an M16A2 rifle

Two soldiers guard an approach from atop ahill during an XVIII Airborn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon leads members of his Stinger anti-aircraft missile unit on a patrol during an exercise at the National Training Center

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier armed with an M-249 squad automatic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Marine automatic rifleman mans his M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a joint services exercise

A Marine automatic rifleman mans his M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sergeant Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides security for a fallen comrade", while patrolling through the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility, during Situational Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, ...

A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides security for a fallen comrade", while patrolling through ... More

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, crouches behind an embankment with an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a live fire exercise at Range 11

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, crouches behind an emb...

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

A Marine treks through Norwegian woods during Operation COLD WINTER'87, a NATO-sponsored military exercise.  He is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon

A Marine treks through Norwegian woods during Operation COLD WINTER'87...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL J.D. Gonzales Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Marine fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon from a fighting position during the multinational, joint service Exercise Bright Star '87

A Marine fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon from a fighting positio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '87 Base: El Hammam Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Release... More

US Ambassador to Jordan Paul S. Boeker inspects the new M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during the capabilities exercise portion of Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87.  The exercise will evaluate procedures used to deploy US tactical and logistical forces

US Ambassador to Jordan Paul S. Boeker inspects the new M249 squad aut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Prince Hearns Release Status: Release... More

A Marine wearing an M-17A1 field protective mask stands ready with his M-249 squad automatic weapon during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90

A Marine wearing an M-17A1 field protective mask stands ready with his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A Marine aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) holds his M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) as he waits to go ashore during an amphibious landing exercise conducted as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries

A Marine aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: USS Barnstable County(LST 1197) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Johnny D. Bivera, USN Release Status: Released ... More

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, left, and another with an M-16A2 rifle, right, participate in Operation Red Reef III, an exercise to train Saudi Marines

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED REEF III Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael J. Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the field training Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

A Marine aims an M249 squad automatic weapon at a target during the fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

A member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry, disassembles and cleans an M249 squad automatic weapon in preparation for the joint service combined arms live fire Exercise CALFEX III at Yukon Range

A member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry, disassembles and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX III Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MS... More

Army troops equipped with M-16A2 rifles and the M-249 squad automatic weapon arrive for the joint service exercise Nimrod Dancer

Army troops equipped with M-16A2 rifles and the M-249 squad automatic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Herbert Cintron Release Status:... More

A 6th Infantry Division (Light) soldier carrying an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) is interviewed by a television reporter during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Members of the news media were invited to observe a live-fire demonstration conducted during the exercise

A 6th Infantry Division (Light) soldier carrying an M-249 squad automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF S... More

A soldier of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf. Reg., 101st Abn. Bde., uses a wall for cover as he takes part in an urban warfare training exercise in an abandoned town during Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon

A soldier of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf. Reg., 101st Abn. Bde., uses a ...

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

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, fires an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during a live fire exercise at Range 11

A US Marine officer of Company H, Basic School, fires an M249 squad au...

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

Two soldiers from the 1ST Bn., 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Div., cross a stagnant pool as they approach Atlantic Airfield, their unit's objective during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. The soldier at left is carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and the soldier at right is carrying an M-249 squad automatic weapon

Two soldiers from the 1ST Bn., 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Div., cro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Marine 1LT John Wills conducts a class on the M-249 squad automatic weapon for members of Co. C, 2nd Bn., 297th Infantry Group (Scout), Alaska National Guard, scans the area for aggressor forces during exercise Kernal Potlatch '89

Marine 1LT John Wills conducts a class on the M-249 squad automatic we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL POTLATCH '89 Base: Amchitka Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

SGT. Flora of 1ST Battalion, 64th Infantry, prepares to call in a report on a field radio as he mans an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) during an exercise. An M-47 Dragon anti-tank weapon is in the foreground at left and an M-60 machine gun is at right. The weapons are equipped with a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) devices

SGT. Flora of 1ST Battalion, 64th Infantry, prepares to call in a repo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. Harvey Cole Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the Marine Security Force charges forward with his M-249 squad automatic weapon while participating in a training exercise outside his barracks

A member of the Marine Security Force charges forward with his M-249 s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides cover fire for his platoon members during Situational Training Exercise 2, Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that is conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 ...

A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Canadian soldier armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon provides cover fire for his platoon members during Situational Tra... More

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