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An M754 8-inch projectile on display. This is the practice round version of the M753 8-inch atomic projectile

An M754 8-inch projectile on display. This is the practice round versi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Sill State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Dennis G. Wilson Release Status: Released to P... More

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile strikes the target, an M47 medium tank

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile strikes the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Moore Release Status: R... More

A cut-away diagram of an M-718/M-741 155 mm remote anti-armor mine system (RAAMS) artillery projectile

A cut-away diagram of an M-718/M-741 155 mm remote anti-armor mine sys...

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

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) firing a 2,700-pound projectile from the barrel of a forward 16-inch gun during sea trials off the coast of Mississippi. The IOWA is scheduled to be recommissioned into the fleet on April 28, 1984, after completion of modernization/reactivation construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) firing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A projectile is fired at an Iraqi shore target from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship US WISCONSIN (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm

A projectile is fired at an Iraqi shore target from one of the Mark 7 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Clare Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Gunners Mate Guns Third Class (GMG3) Brian Hoch stands ready with a projectile and shot line adapter attached to an M-14 Springfield rifle in preparation to fire a line over to a replenishment ship as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) prepares for an underway replenishment exercise off the Virginia Capes

Gunners Mate Guns Third Class (GMG3) Brian Hoch stands ready with a pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeffrey O. Landenberger Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Left rear view, camera under camouflage netting. An M198 155 mm Howitzer. Gun crewmen in foreground, two crewmen are holding a 155mm projectile on a loading rack

Left rear view, camera under camouflage netting. An M198 155 mm Howitz...

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

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment prepares 155 milimeter rounds to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment make adjustments to a M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Gary Delawyer (left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Zachary R. Parker, both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, wear Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and Simunition gear, while participating in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection. CPL Delwayer carries a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and LCPL Parker is armed with a M16A3 rifle, equipped to fire simunition rounds

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Gary Delawyer (left) and Lance C...

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

An M753 8-inch atomic projectile on display

An M753 8-inch atomic projectile on display

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Sill State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Dennis G. Wilson Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, set the detonator fuse on a 155mm projectile for an M-198 medium towed howitzer during Exercise Cold Winter '83

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, set the detonator ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER '83 Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.H. Coffey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A cut-away diagram of an M-121A1 155 mm gas artillery projectile

A cut-away diagram of an M-121A1 155 mm gas artillery projectile

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

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch gun aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during sea trials off the coast of Mississippi. The battleship is scheduled to be recommissioned into the fleet on April 28, 1984, after completion of modernization/reactivation construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman prepares to lower a 16-inch projectile into a magazine aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A crewman prepares to lower a 16-inch projectile into a magazine aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA David Carreras Release Status: ... More

A projectile is fired off the port side from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 1 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during a gunnery exercise. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired off the port side from one of the Mark 7 16-inch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bruce Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment wait for the next stage of fire for a M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

An M107 155mm High Explosive Projectile with an M739A1 Point Detonating (PD) Fuse in place, used by Marines from 5th Battalion 10th Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a Unit Deployment Program [UDP] to 3D Battalion 12th Marine Regiment, when firing the M198 155mm Medium Howitzer. The 95-pound projectile rests on two man carrier used to move it to the Howitzer

An M107 155mm High Explosive Projectile with an M739A1 Point Detonatin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d Battalion 12th Marine Regimen Scene Camera Operator: LC... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), load a High Explosive (HE) projectile into M198 155mm Towed Howitzer, during a training exercise conducted in the US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Battery, Battalion Land...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carries a 5.56mm M16A3 rifles equipped to fire simunition rounds, encounter 1ST Battalion Marines posing as protesters during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Weipert, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8) Lima (L) Company (CO), 2nd Platoon (PLT), cuts the wrapping off a Yugoslav Projectile, 120-mm, Hera, Frag, M77 he found buried in the dirt along with various mortar rounds and projectiles. The Marines with 3/8 are conducting security and stabilization operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Weipert, 3rd Battalion (B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 8-Mar Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Isaac Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

Romanian Maj. Gen. Cătălin Tomescu (right), 1st Infantry

Romanian Maj. Gen. Cătălin Tomescu (right), 1st Infantry

Romanian Maj. Gen. Cătălin Tomescu (right), 1st Infantry Division commanding general, pulled his personal unit patches from his uniform to give to U.S. Marines Sgt. Justin .E. Higgins and Lance Cpl. Christopher... More

A left side view of an 8-inch projectile assembled with fins open, mounted on a cart prior to firing

A left side view of an 8-inch projectile assembled with fins open, mou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rel... More

Two Mark 7 Gator all-altitude spin projectile (ASP) anti-tank weapons attached to the wing pylon of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft parked on the flight line

Two Mark 7 Gator all-altitude spin projectile (ASP) anti-tank weapons ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectile is hoisted up to the spanning tray of the center Mark 7 15-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). This particular projectile will be the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship's recommissioning

A 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectile is hoisted up to the spann...

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

A civilian worker inspects the fuze of a 16-inch projectile on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

A civilian worker inspects the fuze of a 16-inch projectile on the dec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

During an underway replenishment aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64), GUNNER's Mate 1ST Class William Dokman, left, and GUNNER's Mate 2nd Class Terodney Russell attach lifting cables to a 16-inch/50-caliber projectile to move it below to the projectile flats for storage. The WISCONSIN is on station in the gulf during Operation Desert Shield

During an underway replenishment aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Nac) John Kristoffersen Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment fire a M198 Howitzer with a rocket assist projectile in connection with a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Washington, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Fire Department, yells "fire in the hole" before the disposal of a five-inch projectile round that was found at a construction site at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Washington, 52nd C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ka... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), load a High Explosive (HE) projectile into M198 155mm Towed Howitzer, during Exercise Iron Magic 03, a training exercise conducted in the US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Battery, Battalion Land...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, takes up a cover position after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Hogan is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Compa...

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

A cut-away diagram of an M-650 8-inch rocket-assisted artillery projectile

A cut-away diagram of an M-650 8-inch rocket-assisted artillery projec...

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

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 2 turret. The projectile is the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship was recommissioned

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal...

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

A projectile is fired off the starboard side from one of the Mark 38 5-inch/38-caliber guns aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during a gunnery exercise. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired off the starboard side from one of the Mark 38 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bruce Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A projectile is fired from a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 1 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) as gunnery exercises are conducted during Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired from a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment load a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer with a High Explosive (HE) round in connection with a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Douglas C. Martin, Alpha/Company, 1ST Battalion 7th Marines, keys the handset on his field radio, at a Simunition gear check station, as Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, complete a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Douglas C. Martin, Alpha/Company...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, runs for cover after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Hogan is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Compa...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is conducted using Simunition rounds, simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile, and includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battal...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose, Assistant Squad Leader, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, runs for cover after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Rose is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose, Assistant S...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is conducted using Simunition rounds, simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile, and includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battal...

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

Arkansas' Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Mark H. Berry,

Arkansas' Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Mark H. Berry,

Arkansas' Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Mark H. Berry, visits Arkansas Soldiers at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming during a multi-state field artillery training exercise named Operation Western Strike. Various elements fr... More

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile nears the target, an M47 medium tank

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile nears the t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Warren Weaver, Dac Release ... More

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile is fired from a modified 155 mm M198 howitzer

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile is fired fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Moore Dac Release Statu... More

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch gun aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during sea trials off the coast of Mississippi. The battleship is scheduled to be recommissioned into the fleet on April 28, 1984, after completion of modernization/reactivation construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

A petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is drawn across the deck onto the rotating projectile ring in a handling room beneath one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is draw...

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

A projectile is fired off the port side from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64). The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired off the port side from one of the Mark 7 16-inch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bruce Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Crewmen secure a hoist used to lower a 16-inch projectile to a pallet on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen secure a hoist used to lower a 16-inch projectile to a pallet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment make adjustments to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise on. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment is positioned with the aid of a M923 5-Ton Truck during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, fire the M198 155mm Howitzer, and launch a projectile towards its target, during a live fire exercise at Gun Position 10, Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Segovia (foreground left), Gun CHIEF; assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, checks the projectile before it is loaded into the 155 mm Howitzer M198, at gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Segovia (foreground left), Gun C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A view of the M687 155 mm nerve agent projectile developed by Chemical Systems Laboratory

A view of the M687 155 mm nerve agent projectile developed by Chemical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

A member of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force displays a Soviet made 82 mm mortar projectile seized during Operation URGENT FURY

A member of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force displays a Soviet made...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch gun aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during sea trials off the coast of Mississippi. The battleship is scheduled to be recommissioned into the fleet on April 28, 1984, after completion of modernization/reactivation construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen position a 16-inch projectile on a pallet on the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen position a 16-inch projectile on a pallet on the battleship US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

CPL. Mario Walker (left) and SGT. Anthony Morris (right), of the 1ST Battery, 41st Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division practice loading procedures (M107 projectile) in the M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV)

CPL. Mario Walker (left) and SGT. Anthony Morris (right), of the 1ST B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Moses M. Mlasko Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Left rear view, camera under camouflage netting. An M198 155 mm Howitzer. Gun crewmen in foreground, two crewmen are bending over to pick up a 155mm projectile

Left rear view, camera under camouflage netting. An M198 155 mm Howitz...

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

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment awaits the next stage of fire with the breach open on a M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A marine from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Released to... More

A M198 155mm Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment from Marine Corp Base Hawaii is ready for the start of the combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A M198 155mm Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment position a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps Corporal (CPL), Donathn Johnson and Lance Corporal (LCPL), Jeffrey McMichael from 3rd Marine Regiment, 12th Battalion, are ready to load the M107 155mm Projectile during Operation Fire Dragon. The goals of the operation is to enhance unit cohesion, improve speed of operation, and give Marines training in realistic combat environments

US Marine Corps Corporal (CPL), Donathn Johnson and Lance Corporal (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Fire Dragon 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Carl F. S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (center), Assistant Squad Leader, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, speaks with 1ST Battalion Marines posing as Iraqi Police Officers, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection. The training is designed to simulate conditions in Iraq and give Marines valuable training using crowd control techniques

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (center), As...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, mans a position carrying a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is conducted using Simunition rounds, simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile, and includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) David A. Bleu, 3rd Battal...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brian A. Bilderback, Infantryman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, wears Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carries a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds as he participates in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brian A. Bilderback, Infa...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, runs for cover after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Hogan is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew Hogan, Lima/Compa...

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

A view of the M687 155 mm nerve agent projectile developed by Chemical Systems Laboratory

A view of the M687 155 mm nerve agent projectile developed by Chemical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

Members of the civilian press record a projectile being fired from the No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Members of the civilian press record a projectile being fired from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CPT Larry Seaquist, left, commanding officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), turret captain GUNNER's Mate (Guns) 1ST Class Mortenson, center, and MASTER CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Hill stand beside what will be the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship's recommissioning. The round is a 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectile

CPT Larry Seaquist, left, commanding officer of the battleship USS IOW...

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

Marines of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Company, familiarize themselves with a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon (SMAW) before a firing exercise. A projectile launch tube is not attached to the launcher unit

Marines of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Comp...

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

An M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher lies in the grass near some of the types of 40 mm ammunition available for use with the M203. The cartidges are, from left to right, multiple projectile, practice, green star flare, white star flare, red star flare and high explosive

An M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher lies in the gras...

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

A 16-inch projectile lands just short of the target ship being fired at by the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) and USS MISSOURI (BB-63) during Fleet Exericse '89

A 16-inch projectile lands just short of the target ship being fired a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment attach the lanyard to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer to prepare for fire during a combined arms live fire exercise on. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

A High Explosive (HE) M107 155mm Projectile sits ready for loading as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (left) and a Royal Thai Marines conduct an artillery exercise at Utapao Royal Thai Navy Base, Thailand, during the Exercise COBRA GOLD 2002

A High Explosive (HE) M107 155mm Projectile sits ready for loading as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry A. Simmons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, fire the M198 155mm Howitzer, and launch a projectile towards its target, during a live fire exercise at Gun Position 10, Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, provide cover as a US Navy (USN) Corpsman lends medical assistance to an injured Marine, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is conducted using Simunition rounds, simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile, and includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Duc La, an Infantryman assigned to Lima/Company,3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, readies his 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds, as he emerges from a building during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection. The training is designed to simulate conditions in Iraq and give Marines valuable training using crowd control techniques

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Duc La, an Infantryman as...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Duc La (foreground left), an Infantryman assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, observes as 1st Battalion Marines posing as Iraqi Police Officers, attempt crowd control, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The training is being conducted using Simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection. The training is designed to simulate conditions in Iraq and give Marines valuable training using crowd control techniques

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Duc La (foreground left),...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carries a 5.56mm M16A3 rifles equipped to fire simunition rounds, encounter 1ST Battalion Marines posing as protesters during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,...

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

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile is fired from a modified 155 mm M198 howitzer

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile is fired fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Moore Dac Release Statu... More

A petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is drawn across the deck onto the rotating projectile ring in a handling room beneath one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is draw...

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

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment is moved into position during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with M4A1Carbines equipped with Simunition gear run for cover during an urban warfare fighting demonstration held at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), (formerly George Air Force Base), part of the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fires a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes a facemask and eye protection. Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with M4A1Carbines equipped wi...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose, Assistant Squad Leader, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, takes a cover position after encountering sniper fire, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). LCPL Rose is armed with a 5.56mm M16A3 rifle equipped to fire simunition rounds. Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose, Assistant S...

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

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG), partially buries a 105mm Mortar Projectile during a metal armor ballistics resistance test demonstration for military vehicles floor plating at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (A3588)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

A U.S. Marine explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) assigned

A U.S. Marine explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) assigned

A U.S. Marine explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, lubricates the M889 Mortar propelling charge d... More

Two crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) discuss how to move a 16-inch projectile

Two crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) discuss how to move...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

As seen from above, a 2,700-pound dummy projectile travels up a hoist from a handling room in one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

As seen from above, a 2,700-pound dummy projectile travels up a hoist ...

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

A 16-inch projectile lands amidships of the target ship being fired at by the battleships USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) and USS MISSOURI (BB-63) during Fleet Exercise '89

A 16-inch projectile lands amidships of the target ship being fired at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public ... More

During a test of the effects of Kinetic Energy Weapons (KEW) at the General Motors-Delco test facility, a seven gram Lexan projectile was fired from a light gas gun at a velocity of 23,000 feet per second at this cast aluminum block. The KEW technologies are part of the Strategic Defense Initiative research program to determine the feasibility of implementing a multi-layered defense against ballistic missiles

During a test of the effects of Kinetic Energy Weapons (KEW) at the Ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Barbara State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: R. D. Ward Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls the lanyard for the M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer while another Marine anticipates the earth shattering sound of the projectile leaving the tube during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5-6/97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air nd Task Force) level exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air nd 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 II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the...

A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls the lanyard for the M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer while ... More

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment make adjustments to a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, Usmc Release Status: Releas... More

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment is positioned with the aid of a M923 5-Ton Truck during a combined arms live fire exercise. The M198 is constructed of aluminum and steel, and is air transportable by CH-53E helicopter and C-130 or larger fixed-wing aircraft. Maximum effective range with conventional ammunition is 22,400 meters (13.92 miles) and with a rocket-assisted projectile, 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)

A M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcb, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Dustin W. Senger Usmc Release Status: Release... More

An unidentified female member of the civilian media prepares to fire a simunition round from a US Marine Corps (USMC) M4A1Carbine as USMC Lance Corporal Albert Petronzio, 3 Battalion, 7 Marines, stand by to assist, during an urban warfare fighting demonstration held at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), (formerly George Air Force Base), part of the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fires a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes a facemask and eye protection. Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based...

An unidentified female member of the civilian media prepares to fire a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An unidentified female member of the civilian media prepares to fire a simunition round from a US Marine Corps (USMC) M4A1Carbin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (foreground) and LCPL Matthew Hogan, both assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, get their Simunition gear checked by USMC Corporal (CPL) Douglas C. Martin, Alpha/Company, 1ST Battalion 7th Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (foreground)...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, wear Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carries a 5.56mm M16A3 rifles equipped to fire simunition rounds as they participate in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,...

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

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG), prepares a 105mm Mortar Projectile for use in a metal armor ballistics resistance test demonstration for military vehicles floor plating at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (A3588)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Adam Whitman, 789th Explosive Ordna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

U.S. Sgt. Justin E. Higgins, missile man with Black

U.S. Sgt. Justin E. Higgins, missile man with Black

U.S. Sgt. Justin E. Higgins, missile man with Black Sea Rotational Force, sights in on a Command Launch Unit before the FGM-148 Javelin projectile live-fire portion of Platinum Eagle, May 19 at Babadag Training... More

Three U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules

Three U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules

Three U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa flew to Babadag Training Area, Romania, as part of an integration exercise desi... More

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