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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Smith, 384th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), prepares to change the magazine of his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while at the ready within his camouflaged post at the 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) camp perimeter during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Smith, 384th Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bridget Rapp, USAF Release St... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working house-to-house in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN guards the perimeter, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, of an exercise area during the Joint Service Media Orientation and Training exercise held at Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ)

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN guards the perimeter, with his 5.56 mm M1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Came... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Oda, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), fires a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle at the enemy during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Oda, Golf Company, 2nd Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. Rid... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Robert Rodriguez of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Utilities Shop, scans the New Mexico (NM) desert for hostile forces on the perimeter of the exercise area, during a Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), Phase II Exercise

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camer... More

A Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with Delta Company 1ST Battalion, 125th Infantry, fires his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at targets using close quarters battle techniques on the firing range at Fort Custer, Michigan (MI)

A Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with Delta Company 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Custer State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Relea... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Michigan (MI), Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, conducts a Presence Patrol during a training lane exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Todd Garner, checks the credentials of a contractor entering a heavily damaged area of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). SGT Garner is a member of the 345th Corps Support Battalion (CSB). (A3570)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Oklahoma Army National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, from the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) stands watch while USAF AIRMAN (AMN) Samantha Chevopulos radios in the casualties from a simulated attack during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN provides extensive training in preparation for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cristian Diaz, Alpha Company, 1ST Tanks, walks his post, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is carrying his gas mask and wearing body armor

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cristian Diaz, Alpha Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tanks Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Na... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kenny Bergain, Radioman, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on patrol outside the city of Qa dawi Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. CPL Bergain is wearing the USMC Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System Outer Tactical Vests (OTV) and armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, and the manpack radio

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kenny Bergain, Radioman, 1ST Ba...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Schultz, with the 50th Space Wing (SW), Schriever Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), verifies the sight clarity and precision of his 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle prior to beginning his shift with the Security Forces tactics exercise during Guardian Challenge. Guardian Challenge is the world's premier space and missile competition, a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Schultz, with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Roneal Lang with the 56th Fighter Wing (FW), Security Forces Squadron (SFS), from Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), leads a patrol during land navigation training at Auxillary Field One, near Luke AFB

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SEN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ange... More

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Joseph Wright, of Reydon, speaks with a Louisiana (LA), State Trooper at New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. SPC Wright, is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Jo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Megan Potter, of Tulsa, checks the credentials of a contractor entering one of the heavily damaged areas of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), at a checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. SPC Potter is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Four US Marines of Team One remain on alert while taking a break from patrolling through the woods at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg. During a training exercise for Reconnaissance Marines. One Marine is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

Four US Marines of Team One remain on alert while taking a break from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mackall, Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Leon Woods, Usmc Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL), Chris Castro, Forward Observer, assigned to C/Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during a field exercise, part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL), Chris Castro, Forward Ob...

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

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, a midshipman, practices field stripping the 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Dale Hatch (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Douglass Burndrett, with Detachment 1, 169th Military Police Company (MPC), ready their FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while on a convoy training mission in support of Exercise JOINT THUNDER. (A3581)

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Maine Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co Scene Camera Operator: Cw4 Mark D. Houdle... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working at a checkpoint in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Suffolk County, England. USAF STAFF Sergeant Danny Albert, a Security Forces augmentee from the 100th Logistics Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall checks the identification of visitors in commercial vehicles entering Gate 1 at RAF Mildenhall during Threat Condition Bravo. STAFF Sergeant Albert is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle. Security has been increased in response to terrorist attacks in Africa and the United States Retaliation to those attacks

Suffolk County, England. USAF STAFF Sergeant Danny Albert, a Security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Randy Mallard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, a midshipman, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, crawls toward barbed wire on the demolition course

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

A Marine, foreground, from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) along with Australian Service Members compete to disassemble their weapons while in their Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suits at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister and disassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask and disassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine

A Marine, foreground, from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) along ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldiers from the Wyoming, Michigan (MI), Headquarters Company 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, role-play as Iraqi nationals a training exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Here they play with kids using a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle as a prop. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldiers from the Wyoming, Michi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty at a checkpoint in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Erik Chism holding a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, sits and takes a brake at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands," Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Erik Chism holding a 5.56 mm M16...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, a midshipman, practices field stripping the 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

While visiting US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Parris Island, South Carolina, Marine leaders from 30 nations attending the 1ST Inaugural World Wide Commandants Conference, had the opportunity to watch two Martial Arts Instructors demonstrate rifle movements using the 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

While visiting US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Courtney L Turnag... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rory McMilton (right), a Security Forces Journeyman assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (AESFS), trains with an Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle near Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rory McMilton (right), a Secur...

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

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Elisha Yarbrough, of Shawnee, checks the credentials of a contractor entering one of the heavily damaged areas of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), at a checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery, in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. SPC Yarbrough, is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) El...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working, marking damaged homes in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy Reservists and active duty personnel march in formation during an Individual Augmentee Training Course at the McCrady Training Center. The Sailors are trained prior to deploying them in support of the global war on terrorism. Sailors train with a variety of weapons, including the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy Reservists and active du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Timm Duckworth, Usn Release Status: R... More

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy Reservists and active duty personnel train with a variety of weapons, including the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at the McCrady Training Center. The Sailors are trained prior to deploying them in support of the global war on terrorism

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), US Navy Reservists and active du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Timm Duckworth, Usn Release Status: R... More

A Marine, from the Combined Joint Task Force, dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing a Field Protective Hood and a M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister disassembles his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait. The testing occurred during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine, from the Combined Joint Task Force, dressed in his Joint Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Taneka Jackson (left), and USAF A1C Natalie Ortiz, 321st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, holding the 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, provide command and control of an entry control point (ECP) at a forward-deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Taneka Jackson (left), an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Pickard (left), Disaster Preparedness SPECIALIST Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Flight, demonstrates, with the help of USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Adrian Hampton, Construction Journeyman, the difficulty of shooting a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while looking through an MCU-2P gas mask

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Pickard (left), Disast...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sandston State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michele G. Misia... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) McGee, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), takes a moment, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle at rest, to regroup during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) McGee, Golf Company, 2nd Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Blayne Souza and SRA Steven Carlock carry AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Erin Gilmore on a litter from the 8th Communications Squadron (CS) transport vehicle to the Hospital

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SEN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Tussey, from 21st Space Wing (SW), Peterson Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), checks his sight on his 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle to verify the calibration of the Multi-Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear before heading out on a Security Forces Tactics Competition during Guardian Challenge. Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition and a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Tussey, from 21st Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Michigan (MI), Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, conducts a Presence Patrol during a training lane exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear a Marine gets assistance replacing the drinking tube from his Australian counterpart. The Marine is in a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle slung over his back. The Australian is in his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask and his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The evaluator Sergeant Robert T. Mawson observes the process. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, ...

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Missio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) g... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), takes cover behind a tree while engaging, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, unknown les attempting to infiltrate the base during a Silver Flag Alpha training at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada (NV). SRA Felix is wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) as part of the training. His unit is at Indian Springs going through a two-week course on ground air base defense taught by the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS). The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a...

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (... More

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), stands guard with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, next to a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Carver from the 130 Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG), Charleston, West Virginia (WV), reviews a target from a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during annual training in Savannah, Georgia (GA)

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Carver from the 130 A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Ang Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Heather E. Sharp... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gene Augustain and SSGT Edward Pena demonstrate handing off a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle prior to their actual training, during a three-day live fire intense training course that will prepare them for riding convoys throughout Iraq (IRQ) and Kuwait (KWT)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gene Augustain and SSGT Edwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Buehring Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather M. Norris, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christina Riffle from the 130 Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG), Charleston, West Virginia (WV), fires a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during annual training in Savannah, Georgia (GA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christina Riffle from the 13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Ang Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Heather E. Sharp... More

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Christopher Irish drives his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in a training convoy during Exercise JOINT THUNDER. SPC Irish's Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle is at the ready. (A3581)

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Christopher Irish ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co Scene Camera Operator: Cw4 Mark D. Houdle... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty at a checkpoint in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working at a checkpoint in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brent Jeffries, Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, takes aim with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while wearing his M40A1 Chemical-Biological mask at weapons firing drills at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brent Jeffries, Combined ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Jan Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Brian Cramer, Combined Anti-Armor Team [CAAT] Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, holding on to his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, gives the thumbs up after donning his M40A1 Chemical-Biological mask

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Brian Cramer, Combine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Jan Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jonathan Mansk, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3rd BN 7th MAR), watches over detained civilians while waiting for the Karbala City Police to arrive on the scene. Some forty-three individuals were arrested for stealing fuel from the pipeline outside the city. LCPL Mansk is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with a M203 40mm grenade launcher

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jonathan Mansk, 3rd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan Heusdens, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Saldivar, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, as part of a tactical column during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Saldivar, Golf Company, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd ... More

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Blaine Mahi, with Detachment 1, 169th Military Police Company (MPC), aims his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and assumes a hasty defensive position while on a convoy training exercise during Exercise JOINT THUNDER. (A3581)

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Blaine Mahi, with De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT THUNDER State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co ... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W.J. Welch, Leader Team One, carrying a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, on patrol in a wooded area on Fort Bragg. During a training exercises for Reconnaisance Marines

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W.J. Welch, Leader Team One, carrying a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Leon Woods, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, one with an 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, of G Company. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, under a cloud of smoke on a beach at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, one with an 5.56 mm M16A2 assault ...

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

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipman Travis Reed, with a blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, acts as a patrol team point man

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

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

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and an Australian Service Member race against each other in assembling their service rifles while in their Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suit at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, as he assembles his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. The Australian is wearing his MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask as he assembles his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and an Australian S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

Aiming with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marcus Reaves, 823rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), surveys the area from his concealed "hasty scrape," or temporary fighting position, he constructed during SAFE FLAG exercise at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida (FL)

Aiming with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAFE FLAG Base: Avon Park State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene ... More

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2), US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Samantha Chevopulos, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with an M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, scans her surroundings for enemy forces during a simulated attack during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN will prepare members of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2), US A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hunter (left) of the Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Unit, helps USAF SRA Jones re-assemble his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during a refresher course. The unit is preparing for a deployment to an undisclosed location

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hunter (left) of the Virginia ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sandston State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michele G. Misia... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Michigan (MI), Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, conducts a Presence Patrol during a training lane exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle a Michigan Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) SPECIALIST (SPC) Michael Love, with the Taylor, Michigan (MI), 1776th Military Police Company (MPC), attends a patrol briefing prior to his night patrol in Gulfport, Mississippi (MS). The 1776th MPC is deployed to Mississippi to augment local law enforcement agencies and provide humanitarian assistance in support of Operation KATRINA RELIEF. (A3596)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Michigan Army National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co Scene... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), the US Navy (USN) Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Operational Health Support Unit Bremerton, Lieutenant (LT) Joan Lerdahl, a Naval Reservist, field strips and cleans her Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle during an Individual Augmentee Training Course at the McCrady Training Center

At Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC), the US Navy (USN) Officer-In-Cha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Timm Duckworth, Usn Release Status: R... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jahar Williams sights over a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during an Amphibious Operational Training (AOT) exercise at Camp Pendleton, California. LCPL Williams is attached to 2nd Battalion 7th Marines Regiment, Marine Air Ground Task Force, Training Center (MAGTF TC)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jahar Williams sights over a 5.5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Adrian R. Pascual, Usm... More

After reassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, while in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, a Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, takes aim at a target during NBC training. The testing occurred during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

After reassembling his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, while in his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ryan Reynolds, 384th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), stands guard on the flightline, next to a USAF C-130 Hercules, ensuring no unauthorized personnel comes near our military planes during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. USAF SSGT Reynolds is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ryan Reynolds, 384th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bridget Rapp, USAF Release St... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on board 1ST Tank Battalion, Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) as they clear the streets of Qa dawi Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marine has a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Linarte, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), aims in his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle as he guards the perimeter during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Linarte, Golf Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Parker, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), aims in with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle after a close encounter with the enemy during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia. The USMC Marine in the background uses a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) to keep the enemy pinned

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Parker, Golf Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: GOLF 2ND BN 3RD ... More

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Bell gives instructions to STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Michael Peacock, who is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, as their convoy deploys in a hasty defensive posture during Exercise Operation Joint Thunder in South Dakota (SD). (A3581)

Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Bell ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT THUNDER State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co ... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty at a checkpoint in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Daniel Moore, of Duncan, stands guard at a New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), checkpoint operated by the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery. (A3570)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, Oklahoma Army National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

A USAF female security policeman stand guard on the flight line armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle. Today, active duty women in the entire Department of Defense comprise 11 percent of or the active duty force and 13 percent of the Reserve force. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue "Inside Front Cover" and article "Women in the Air Force: Completing the Evolution"

A USAF female security policeman stand guard on the flight line armed ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mike Reinhardt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Suffolk County, England. USAF STAFF Sergeant Danny Albert, a Security Forces augmentee from the 100th Logistics Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall checks identification cards and vehicle registration of persons entering Gate 1 at RAF Mildenhall during Threat Condition Bravo. STAFF Sergeant Albert is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle. Security has been increased in response to terrorist attacks in Africa and the United States Retaliation to those attacks

Suffolk County, England. USAF STAFF Sergeant Danny Albert, a Security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Randy Mallard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W. J. Welch. Leader Team One and USMC Corporal (CPL) Sandy are patrolling in a wooded area on Fort Bragg. During a training exercise for Reconnaissance Marines. SGT Welch is carrying a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle

US Marine Corps Sergeant (SGT) W. J. Welch. Leader Team One and USMC C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Leon Woods, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, a midshipman, with a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, crawls under barbed wire on the demolition course

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, disassembles his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle during NBC training. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister and Field Protective Hood. The training occurred during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine from the Combined Joint Task Force, Camp Doha, Kuwait, disass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

A Marine successfully gets a drink of water from his canteen while in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle slung over his back. His Australian counterpart, who helped him, stands by in his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask and his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The evaluator Sergeant Robert T. Mawson observes the process. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, Kuwait, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine successfully gets a drink of water from his canteen while in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D Crow, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric A. Schrumpf, Headquarters Company (HQ CO) 5th Marines, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), assumes the kneeing position with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle as part of a security watch during an unexpected stop on a convoy enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area. The M16A2 is equipped with a Vertical Foregrip and optical scope. In the background is a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) part of the convoy. The US Marines along with members of the US Army (USA), US Navy (USN), US Air Force (USAF) and National Guard are arriving in Kuwait in preparation for a possible conflict with Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric A. Schrumpf, Headquarters C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5th Marines) Scene Camera Operato... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Canionero, with the 15th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), maintains flightline security while USAF personnel from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) from Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), refuel one of their F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighters at Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI)

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 15 AW Scene Camera Operator: CIV Jer... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Charlie Troop, 10th Cavalry Brigade Reconnaissance Team (BRT), 1ST Cavalry Division (1CD), armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, performs cordon and searches in Sadr City, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Charlie Troop, 10th Cavalry Brigade Recon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH CAVALRY BRT Scene Camera O... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 940th Military Police (MP) Company out of Walton, Kentucky (KY), search a building during a joint patrol in Al Hillah, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Army (USA) Soldiers ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Charlie, Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Michigan (MI), Delta Company 1ST Battalion, 126th Armor, engages the enemy with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while on a Presence Patrol during a training lane exercise at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Armed participants are wearing the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

A Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG) Soldier with the Dowagiac, Mic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Grayling State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng Release Status: Rel... More

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