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Two UH-1 Iroquois helicopters of the 3rd Platoon, 507th Medical Co., 36th Medical Battalion, stand by during an exercise. (SUBSTANDARD)

Two UH-1 Iroquois helicopters of the 3rd Platoon, 507th Medical Co., 3...

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

A close view of two combat-ready Marine officer candidates wearing field protective masks as they get ready to send a field radio message. One man is the operator and the other is the platoon leader. These men are students of The Basic School for Marine Officers Combat Training

A close view of two combat-ready Marine officer candidates wearing fie...

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

The Marines of the 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, participate in a live fire training exercise at the Zambolies Training Area

The Marines of the 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kaeter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

These Marine recruits are part of the first all-Navajo Indian platoon since World War II. They are going through the infiltration course at the Infantry Training School. The smoke is from smoke hand grenades (AN-M8 HC)

These Marine recruits are part of the first all-Navajo Indian platoon ...

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

Marines from the Maintenance and Handling Equipment Platoon, 2nd Force Service Group, stack 8x12 inch wooden planks using a forklift. These planks are used as safety blocks for equipment being loaded aboard railroad flatcars

Marines from the Maintenance and Handling Equipment Platoon, 2nd Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Authority, Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M.E. Weatherington Rele... More

Marines from Company K,1ST Platoon, 8th Marine Division, offload from a truck during Exercise SOLID SHIELD '83. They are armed with M16A1 rifles, some of which are equipped with M203 grenade launchers, foreground

Marines from Company K,1ST Platoon, 8th Marine Division, offload from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '83 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A platoon leader from Company B, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry, 193rd Brigade Task Force from Panama, wearing camouflage, points out the direction for his men to take during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE)

A platoon leader from Company B, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry, 193rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Base: Aguacate Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose L. Hernandez Release Status... More

Members of the Response Force, 4th Platoon, 295th Military Police Co., grab their equipment from an M880 1/4-ton cargo truck while participating in a security sweep exercise in the Seneca Army Depot Exclusion Area

Members of the Response Force, 4th Platoon, 295th Military Police Co.,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Romulus State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Carlo Frappolli Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Members of the 1ST Scout Platoon, 19th Infantry, aboard an M151 jeep wih an M60 machine gun mount, search for opposing forces near Lava Ridge during Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84

Members of the 1ST Scout Platoon, 19th Infantry, aboard an M151 jeep w...

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

A member of Weapons Platoon, Co. C, 1ST Bn., 5th Marines, runs for cover during an amphibious assault training exercise at Delmar Beach. In the background are LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles from Co. C, 1ST Amphibious Bn

A member of Weapons Platoon, Co. C, 1ST Bn., 5th Marines, runs for cov...

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: M. J. Snipes, Usmc Releas... More

A platoon of female recruits performs a set of side-straddle hops during physical training on the circuit course

A platoon of female recruits performs a set of side-straddle hops duri...

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: SGT R. Klika Release ... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon performs a close order drill. They are carrying M-16A1 rifles

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon performs a close order ...

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. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

CPL. Scott C. Anderson, Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marines, 5th Mar. Div., takes aim on a target with a sniper rifle during a cold weather training exercise

CPL. Scott C. Anderson, Scout Sniper Platoon, 23rd Marines, 5th Mar. D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. D. G. Bieber Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The platoon sergeant and radio-telephone operator of the 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf Div., move out from the landing zone while participating in an air assault during the joint U.S./Korean Exercise Team Spirit '86

The platoon sergeant and radio-telephone operator of the 1ST Bn., 35th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Yongpyong Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Robert E. Cleary, speaks with a member of the crash crew platoon at Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Robert E. Cleary, speaks wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT E. Alicea Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Soldiers from Company D, 3rd Platoon, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor, lift a case of ammunition for their M1A1 Abrams main battle tank 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 Soldiers from Company D, 3rd Platoon, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor, li...

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

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Richard Armstrong, Co. G, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Platoon, 8th Marines, uses camouflage to evade opposing forces during Exercise TEAMWORK'88

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Richard Armstrong, Co. G, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A Marine of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Company, descends from the upper level of a rappelling tower

A Marine of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Laird Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Led by a man carrying a Panamanian flag, supporters of General Manuel Noriega march to confront a reinforced platoon of Marines from Company B, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, on patrol between Rodman Naval Station and Howard Air Force Base. When nearby Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) soldiers refused to disperse the crowd, the Marines took another route to complete their patrol

Led by a man carrying a Panamanian flag, supporters of General Manuel ...

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

CPL S.A. Murray of Communications Platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), checks the headset on a broken TA-312 field telephone in the platoon's repair shop

CPL S.A. Murray of Communications Platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Maynard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A Marine from the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon checks over a Pioneer RPV as it sits at the end of its launch rail prior to a flight during Operation Desert Shield.

A Marine from the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon checks ov...

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

A round from an M-72 light anti-tank weapon (LAW) destroys a target at Abu Hydra Range as Marines from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, and British soldiers from the Queen's Dragoon Guards conduct weapons training during Operation Desert Shield

A round from an M-72 light anti-tank weapon (LAW) destroys a target at...

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

A soldier of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) asks a question about the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun during an informal class held by his platoon sergeant. The soldiers are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

A soldier of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) asks a question a...

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

SPECIALIST 1ST Class Brian R. Anderson, platoon sergeant with Co. B, 1ST Plt., 4th Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), communicates with his unit as he prepares them for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm

SPECIALIST 1ST Class Brian R. Anderson, platoon sergeant with Co. B, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

Members of a platoon from the 82nd Airborne Division set out on a physical tranining run with their rifles and gas masks during Operation DESERT SHIELD

Members of a platoon from the 82nd Airborne Division set out on a phys...

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

Practice Inaugural Parade. CPT Brian Whalen and SPECIALIST Octavis Smiley, "Caisson Platoon" march on while band controller SMA William (Boyd) Saratt looks on

Practice Inaugural Parade. CPT Brian Whalen and SPECIALIST Octavis Smi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mamie Burke Release Status: Rele... More

SGT Goss of the Anti-Tank Platoon 1-87, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, mans his M16A2 rifle in a prone position to secure the area around the helicopter that delivered his platoon to the area. Other members of the platoon can be seen in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown

SGT Goss of the Anti-Tank Platoon 1-87, 10th Mountain Division, Fort D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Tortue Island Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Andrew Mcgalliard (USA) Release Status:... More

During Operation Uphold Democracy, SPC Andy Greenlee of the 2nd Platoon, 511th Military Police Company, aggressively questions a Haitian man about having a military map in his possession. Local Haitians look on. Exact Date Shot Unknown

During Operation Uphold Democracy, SPC Andy Greenlee of the 2nd Platoo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Andrew Mcgalliard (USA) Release Status... More

PVT. Jason Walton, Delta 1/12 Infantry Company, 3rd Platoon, Fort Carson, Colorado conducts a security check on the Haitians boarding the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter THETIS (WMEC-910). The Cutter will transport the Haitians who are voluntary repatriating to Port-au-Prince, Haiti

PVT. Jason Walton, Delta 1/12 Infantry Company, 3rd Platoon, Fort Cars...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 Wendy Hamme Release Status: ... More

Russian soldiers a US Army soldier from Camp Dobol (1ST Infantry Division TF1-26 Headquarters, Headquarters Company Scout Platoon) leave on their mission 'Joint Patrol' in the town of Karakaj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions...

Russian soldiers a US Army soldier from Camp Dobol (1ST Infantry Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Russian soldiers and a US Army soldier from Camp Dobol (1ST Infantry Division TF1-26 Headquarters, Headquarters Company Scout Pl... More

SPC Matthew Bacon, 2nd Platoon, B Co. 40th Engineers, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany, sets up a 40 pound shape charge to blow up the Serbian bunker in the Zone of Separation.(CP 2537196027-grid square)

SPC Matthew Bacon, 2nd Platoon, B Co. 40th Engineers, 2nd Brigade, 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Glenn W. Suggs Release Status: Released to ... More

On the afternoon of May 24th, 1996, an IFOR (Implementation Force) M-109A2, 155mm, self propelled Howitzer, belonging to 1ST Platoon, B Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, fires a round during a live fire exercise near Glamoc, Bosnia-Herzegovina (XJ 5282), in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

On the afternoon of May 24th, 1996, an IFOR (Implementation Force) M-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Glenn W. Suggs Release Status... More

(from left to right) US Army Brigadier General Stanley F. Cherrie, Assistant Division Commander-maneuver, Task Force Eagle, talks with USA STAFF Sergeant John Iacono, 4th Platoon, B-Troop, 1/4 Cavalry scout platoon sergeant, and another soldier about the force protection measures being emplaced on remote signal site Hill 425 in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

(from left to right) US Army Brigadier General Stanley F. Cherrie, Ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Teresa H. Hawkins, USA Release Status: Rele... More

Soldiers from the Baltic Platoon, Latvia, fill out paperwork for the Joint Reception Center at the Aerial Port Of Entry, Marine Corps Air Station. Under the Partnership for Peace program this exercise will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis in individual and collective skills

Soldiers from the Baltic Platoon, Latvia, fill out paperwork for the J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Members of the US Navy's elite Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) Team Eight, Echo Platoon, make their way to the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), after practicing an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Enterprise is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf

Members of the US Navy's elite Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) Team Eight, Ec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Pha Gary S. Amerine, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

United States Army soldiers from 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company, 864th Engineers out of Fort Lewis, Washington, help to construct school buildings for Haitian children at Isidore School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here US Army SPECIALIST Manuel Garces stops to take a break during the construction during Exercise FAIRWINDS '96

United States Army soldiers from 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company, 864th Eng...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FAIRWINDS '96 Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tracey Hall-Leahy, USA Release Status: Re... More

A Marine from Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, stand guard on Chinese migrants. This operation was a United States Atlantic Command operation which deployed the Air Contingency Force of II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), to process over 100 Chinese migrants

A Marine from Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PFC. E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

Marines of 1ST Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, watch over 17 hostile Chinese migrants on the ferry ride to Camp Bravo. This operation deployed the Air Contingency Force of II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), to process over 100 Chinese migrants

Marines of 1ST Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, watc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PFC. E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

A newly formed "Civilian Platoon", made up of representatives from the base work force, stands at parade rest during the change of command ceremony

A newly formed "Civilian Platoon", made up of representatives from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph D. Bonet, Dac Release Stat... More

SGT Carmen Centennial (USA), C Co., TF 1-26 Scout Platoon and armed with an M16A2 Rifle, observes SGT Christopher Curry (USA), C Co., TF 1-26 Scout Platoon and standing on a frozen river, as he inspects the underside of a snow-covered outside of Celic, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Both soldiers are in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

SGT Carmen Centennial (USA), C Co., TF 1-26 Scout Platoon and armed wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Celic Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

Lance Corporal Binh Tran, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) maintains his watch at post alongside the embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Lance Corporal Binh Tran, 3rd Platoon, "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team...

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

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on target with his M240G Medium Machine Gun at range 400 during COMBIND ARMS xercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MF (Marine xpeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat lement (GC), Air Combat...

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on ... More

HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class) Scott, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, rappels into the Sandhill Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat...

HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class) Scott, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class) Scott, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, rappels into the Sandhi... More

Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move through the canyon towards their objective at range 400, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. Range 400 is a reinforced mpany level training range, nsisting of an initial breech (simulated mine field), overhead live firing from "Machine-Gun Hill", and a platoon traversing through a canyon to reach the objective. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being nducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The mmand element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many...

Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, tactically move through the canyon towards their objective at range 400, d... More

Corporal Duda and Lance Corporal Taylor, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Battalion, rappel from a UH-1 "Huey" at the Sandhill Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat...

Corporal Duda and Lance Corporal Taylor, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Duda and Lance Corporal Taylor, with 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Recon Battalion, rappel from a UH-1 "Huey" at the S... More

Marines from 2d Squad, 3d Platoon, Charlie Company 1/4, 1ST Marine Division, rehearse a beach assault prior to D-Day during Exercise Kernel Blitz 97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines from 2d Squad, 3d Platoon, Charlie Company 1/4, 1ST Marine Div...

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

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV-7A1) from 1ST Platoon, Bravo Company, 3d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, rolls down the beach while LCAC's (Landing Craft, Air Cushioned) from ACU-5 return to shore during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV-7A1) from 1ST Platoon, Bravo Compan...

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

United States Army SPECIALIST Olga Roemer (center) a Linguist, helps communicate a conversation between United States Army Private First Class Jeff Lee (right) from the 3-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Uzbekistan Army Captain Almas Djumakeev (left), at the 504th Headquarters building at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The Task Force 3-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment will host the military platoon during CENTRAZBAT. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants and Task Force 3-504 and to set the conditions...

United States Army SPECIALIST Olga Roemer (center) a Linguist, helps c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Army SPECIALIST Olga Roemer (center) a Linguist, helps communicate a conversation between United States Army Priva... More

CPL Duvall from the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, tapes two pieces of string onto the front of the main gun muzzle of the M1A1 Abrams battle tank during the alignment of the tanks sights. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE

CPL Duvall from the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Fun Defeat Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera For some field entertainment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers convinced their largest platoon member to challenge his U.S. Marine equivalent. Immediately defeated, his only reaction was a humorous face for photographers

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Fun Defeat Catego...

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

The first platoon from Alpha Company 135 of the 1ST Armored Division practices platoon (volley) fire at Glamoc Range

The first platoon from Alpha Company 135 of the 1ST Armored Division p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: R. Alan Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

The Lithuanian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98's closing ceremony, which took place on WPT Hill field, Camp Lejeune. COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 is a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise conducted at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 1-20, 1998

The Lithuanian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

The Moldovian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98's closing ceremony, which took place on WPT Hill field, Camp Lejeune. COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 is a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise conducted at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 1-20, 1998

The Moldovian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exercis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

SSGT Meegan, United Nations Command Security Battalion/Joint Security Area (UNSCB/JSA), Scout Platoon, briefs his team before a patrol of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Oct. 20, 1998. Scout Platoon conducts patrols of the DMZ on a regular basis

SSGT Meegan, United Nations Command Security Battalion/Joint Security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release Status: ... More

A soldier assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea, stands by on a floating pontoon bridge section as a Bridge Erection Boat pushes it into position on the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in todays exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery

A soldier assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Lag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

Soldiers assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea, and elements of the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, ROK, carry a raft to the edge of the Imjin River, ROK, for a simulated river crossing assault on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the rafts crew members are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery

Soldiers assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Lagu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

Two M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles assigned to the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea (ROK), sit atop a partially assembled pontoon bridge built by the 50th Engineers, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, ROK, as they cross the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery

Two M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles assigned to the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

A soldier assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), looks on as a pontoon bridge section unloaded from an M945 Bridge Transporter, splashes into the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery.eased)

A soldier assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Lag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

1LT Thomas Nelson briefs the platoon commander's of Task Force 123 of his platoon's mission during a Rock Drill at Tactical Assembly Area Santa Barbara outside Wonapsan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. Nelson is the Scout Platoon Commander for the 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. A Rock Drill is the use of a terrain model to walk step-by-step discussing an operation in a small group forum. The 3rd Brigade is in Korea as part of Foal Eagle '98, a combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces

1LT Thomas Nelson briefs the platoon commander's of Task Force 123 of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Wonapsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Christina Ann Horne Releas... More

Marine with 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Company, 1ST platoon eat chow aboard the USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ'99. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine with 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Mcb Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Sho... More

Marines from TOW platoon, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion perform last minute vehicle and equipment checks prior to embarking on an evening patrol at Camp Montieth. The BGM-71 TOWs (tub-launched, optically-tracked, and wire-guided missile) are mounted on top of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). The Marines are part of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN and are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from TOW platoon, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera... More

USMC Corporal J. Dillion and Lance Corporal A. Danielson, gunners from 3rd Battalion 1ST Marines Anti-Armor Platoon, Javelin Section (Foreground), fire the first Javelin missile, in the Marine Corps inventory. Target is an M60 Tank (Not shown), at 15-hundred meters was sited in by the Enhanced Thermal Signature created by charcoal on the tank's engine block and tracks. Marines from 3rd of the 1ST Anti-Armor Javelin section get a close look at the missile and sounds of a Tactical round in flight. The Javelin Round was fired at Range 407 live fire range, Camp Pendleton, California 19 June 1999

USMC Corporal J. Dillion and Lance Corporal A. Danielson, gunners from...

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 Joshua R. Delay, Usmc... More

Left side profile medium shot from a low angle at a US Marine with First LAR (Light Armored Reconnaissance) Wolfpack Platoon, Camp Pendleton, California, as he prepares to drop a mortar down the tube during Brightstar 1999-2000 held in October and November in Egypt

Left side profile medium shot from a low angle at a US Marine with Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHTSTAR 1999-2000 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher Vallee Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Mount Fuji, Japan poses a contrasting background for Operation Cloud Warrior, a annual training operation that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

Mount Fuji, Japan poses a contrasting background for Operation Cloud W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Cloud Warrior Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Herrera ... More

US Army Sergeant First Class Michael Grinston, platoon Sergeant for Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Division, Vicenza, Italy, briefs his platoon prior to their training jump at the Maniago air drop zone near Aviano Air Base, Italy

US Army Sergeant First Class Michael Grinston, platoon Sergeant for De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jennifer C Wallis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

First Lieutenant Aladin Alaeldin, an Egyptian platoon commander, (center), talks with Marines at the small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Numerous nations participating in BRIGHT STAR 01-02 gathered at the small arms firing range to shoot and learn about each countries' weapons systems as part of the affiliation training phase of the exercise. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to...

First Lieutenant Aladin Alaeldin, an Egyptian platoon commander, (cent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: First Lieutenant Aladin Alaeldin, an Egyptian platoon commander, (center), talks with Marines at the small arms firing range jus... More

WIth his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

WIth his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, both members of Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), work at their laptops in a combat operations center located at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

Sergeant Kevin Kearny, USMC, (left), and Corporal Emeterio M. Arredond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

A member of the US Army's 101st Military Police (MP) Company, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher, prepares to mount up at Haji Mohammadshah Kelay, outside Kandahar Airport, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Military Police provide escorts as well as added protection to the Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during their visits to local villages and towns promoting Afghanistan and American coalition cooperation and gather intelligence

A member of the US Army's 101st Military Police (MP) Company, 3rd Plat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

The Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld performs an informal review and chats with the soldiers of the 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, shortly after their participation in a live-fire exercise

The Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld performs an informal revie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Mike Cullum,... More

Armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Julio Herandez and PFC Patrick Altwasser, with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Platoon, from Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, guard Charleston Harbor, during Charleston South Carolina's largest anti-terrorism exercise, Harbor Shield 2002

Armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, United States Marine Corps (USMC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dominic Hauser, USAF Release St... More

United States Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) David J. Knapek, with the Battalion Aid Station Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company (HSC), Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is frocked to the rank of Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3), aboard the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

United States Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) David J. Knapek, with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

Marines from Section 2, weapons platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) pose for a group photograph on the flight deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

Marines from Section 2, weapons platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

Marines of Headquarters platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) pose for a group photograph on the flight deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

Marines of Headquarters platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

Marines from Section 1, weapons platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) pose for a group photograph on the flight deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

Marines from Section 1, weapons platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mejia, Wire CHIEF, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Richardson, Communications CHIEF, First Lieutenant (1LT) Rojas, Communications Officer and Sergeant (SGT) Martinez, Communications Platoon Sergeant, all with the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Headquarters Battery, brief upcoming events on the basketball courts of Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN)

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mejia, Wire CHIEF, MASTER...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M. Wil... More

Sergeant (SGT) Patrick J. Ezel from the Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTB), Field Training Company (FTC), Field Training Platoon (FTP), repels off the Parris Island Rappel Tower at Page Field, at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina

Sergeant (SGT) Patrick J. Ezel from the Weapons Field Training Battali...

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 Jose O. Mediavill... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Harold Crawley and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Shawn Williams, man an MK-19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, Mod 3, in a protective position for a Communications Platoon during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Harold Crawley and Lance Corpora...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, practice squad drills on the outskirts of camp at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, 1ST ...

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) Eric Bonnema and US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Randall Lantrip, both assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, install the all-weather tarp on their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) at Camp Grizzly, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Bonnema and US Navy ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: ... More

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of a weapons platoon from Bravo Company, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, enjoy some lunch at Camp Coyote, in Kuwait (KWT), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5-Jan Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Squad, 2nd Platoon, F/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), equipped with riot shields and batons, practiced snatch team drills, during non-lethal crowd control technique training being conducted aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Squad, 2nd Platoon, F/C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ronald Hawkins, Communications Platoon, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, pounds in a stake for the camouflaged netting covering his vehicle at Camp Grizzly, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ronald Hawkins, Communications P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Zachary, with the 4th Marine Division, Headquarters Battalion (HB), Communications Platoon, stabilizes Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jario Gonzales head during litter carrying training, at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Zachary, with the ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), Truck Company (CO), 3rd Platoon (PLT), is a "Guardian Angel" manning the Browning M2 HB 0.50-caliber heavy machine gun atop a camouflage netted Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), watching the perimeter in Northern Kuwait in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) weapons platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, 1ST Marine Division, pose for a photograph next to their Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1)

US Marine Corps (USMC) weapons platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

On top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop with weapons platoon Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, prepares to fire an M-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW), during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

On top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), a US M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, board Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1), belonging to the 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion in order to attack during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide security for Marines from a Combat Engineer Platoon who are placing explosives on a Ba'ath Party Regime symbol outside the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-005 Scene Came... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Combat Engineer Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) tear down a picture of Saddam Hussein near the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Combat Engineer Platoon, Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-004 Scene Came... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Clarke, a Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, hands out 5.56 mm M-16 A2 Service Rifle rounds to female recruits of the 4th Battalion's November Company, Platoon 4034

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Clarke, a Primary Marksmanship I...

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 Major Command Shown: MCRD PI Scene Cam... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeremy Carter 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Weapons Platoon, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on patrol outside the city of Qa dawi Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeremy Carter 1ST Battal...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Scouts assigned to White/ Platoon, Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines, M16A2 rifles and a 7.62mm M240G machine gun open fire Iraqi soldiers hiding under a road overpass, during a firefight in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Scouts assigned to White/ Platoon, Delta/Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Edgar Hernandez (center) and USA SPC Joseph Hudson both assigned to the 507th Maintenance Battalion, climb down from an M997A2 ambulance truck at Logistical Support Area Chesty, 65-miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. SPC Hernandez and Hudson are two of seven America Prisoners of War (POW's) recovered safely by US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Edgar Hernandez (center) and USA SPC J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistical Support Area Chesty Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Camilo Kafie, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 3rd Civil Affairs Group (CAG), Psychological Operations Platoon (PSYOPS PLT), is a "Guarding Angel" in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the background, a mosque is under construction

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Camilo Kafie, 1ST Marine Divisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1/7 C/Company 1ST Platoon, drive their Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) pass a large painted over billboard of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1/7 C/Company 1ST Pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Micheal J. Glowacki, USMC Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher Wills (second from left), Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (MAR RGT), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), briefs his Marines prior to a training mission. The Marines are conducting urban terrain combat training in a former US Air Force (USAF) housing area near Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during joint Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher Wills (second from le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd BN, 4th Marine Regiment Scene Camera O... More

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade launchers and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), the US Marine Corps (USMC) assault element of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, engage a simulated enemy marked by targets during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgrober, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security for his element with an Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LAH-4), USN and US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), watch as a USMC M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) craft, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

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NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive

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

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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