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US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Daniel Wickersham watches a USN SH-60 Seahawk helicopter passing by as he stands by at a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun located on the fantail on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). At his side is a Saco 7.62 M60 general purpose machine gun on the deck. The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are performing combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Daniel Wickersham...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tyler J. Clements, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special Attack Vehicle (Dune Buggy), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted on top and a 7.62mm M60E light machine gun mounted for the front seat passenger, in the Armed Forces Day Parade Celebration, held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special ...

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: Marcos Orengo, CIV Release Status... More

Poster for Exercise NEON SPARK '98. Photos include a Bahrain sailor manning a 7.62 mm MAG general purpose machine gun

Poster for Exercise NEON SPARK '98. Photos include a Bahrain sailor ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEON SPARK '98 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey S. Viano, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Army soldiers assigned to C/Company, 224th Engineer Battalion wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear takes up defensive positions near an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). One soldier mans a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun as a second soldier throws a grappling hook towards the obstacle, on the Multiple Purpose Training Range, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

US Army soldiers assigned to C/Company, 224th Engineer Battalion weari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Anita Johnson... More

An Aviation Ordnanceman, Weapons Department, G-2 division examines a disassembled Saco 7.62 M60 general purpose machine gun in the GUNNERY Department on board the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An Aviation Ordnanceman, Weapons Department, G-2 division examines a d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: CV-63 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latunya Howard, USN... More

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Security Forces Corporal (CPL), Ben Pedersen (left), armed with a 5.56mm AUG assault rifle, walks beside a US Air Force (USAF) M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun, from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), during a sand storm at a forward deployed base, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Security Forces Corporal (CPL), Ben...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Donovan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Randal Prinster guards the Entry Control Point (ECP) to the 131st Civil Engineering Squadron containment area with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) exercise

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Randal Prinster guards the Ent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lambert Iap, Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Albert K. Schulte, USAF Relea... More

A US Navy (USN) Sailors from weapons department, G-2 division and weapons department G-3 division, fire the 7.62mm M 60 general purpose machine gun, during weapons qualification training aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

A US Navy (USN) Sailors from weapons department, G-2 division and weap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latunya Howard, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Specialist Fourth Class (SPC) defends the Seward docks with an M60 general purpose machine gun during Exercise BRIM FROST'87

Specialist Fourth Class (SPC) defends the Seward docks with an M60 gen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Seward State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Jimmie T. Duga... More

Colonel (COL) John R. Dallas, USAF, Commander, 188th Fighter Wing (FW), as he fires the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during the Wings Security Forces Training at Arkansas Air National Guard (AANG), Fort Smith, Arkansas

Colonel (COL) John R. Dallas, USAF, Commander, 188th Fighter Wing (FW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew F. Ham... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey Connor, Instructor, Air Base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS), Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field (AAF), Nevada (NV), returns fire while posing as a hostile attempting to infiltrate a forward deployed air base during a Silver Flag Alpha training. SSGT Connor wears a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES); it detects if the defenders hit him. He is also armed with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun with MILES attachments. The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a hostile environment, and is the oldest school on ground air base defense...

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey Connor, Instructor, Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey Connor, Instructor, Air Base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadro... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) from the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun at a Vehicle Search Area (VSA) during Exercise RUGGED ARCH

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) from the 410th Air Expediti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RUGGED ARCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a British L7A2 general purpose machine gun during weapons training with British soldiers of the Queen's Dragoon Guards at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a B...

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

Army National Guard Soldier, with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun and wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, mans a perimeter defensive position in a tree line, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Army National Guard Soldier, with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuette, ... More

Taking up a defensive position, security personnel, 127th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) man a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun atop a M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). This is an extra defensive measure to help secure the Main gate of Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) since the start of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. (Names withheld by request)

Taking up a defensive position, security personnel, 127th Security For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

A US Military Modified Special Attack Vehicle (Dune Buggy), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted on top and a 7.62mm M60E light machine gun mounted for the front seat passenger, on display during the Armed Forces Day Parade, held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

A US Military Modified Special Attack Vehicle (Dune Buggy), equipped w...

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: Marcos Orengo, CIV Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Holmes, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3rd BN 7th MAR), stands his post, with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, while two Iraqi men sit behind Concertina Razor wire. The two were arrested for waving around assault rifles in public in Karbala City, Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Holmes, 3rd Battali...

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

A US Army (USA) 39th Infantry Brigade Soldier uses a hand held communication device, while resting his other hand on a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, as he performs security for a foot patrol through the village of Al Asyria, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) 39th Infantry Brigade Soldier uses a hand held communi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asyria State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley Brokop, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN 7.62mm MAG general purpose machine gun disembark from a USN Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Technical Sergeant Ivan Herrera, USAF, 150th Air National Guard, New Mexico, checks his "field of fire" of his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun. He is using his HMMWV (High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) for support during his deployment at a base in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Technical Sergeant Ivan Herrera, USAF, 150th Air National Guard, New M...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Houston, 27th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun, mounted atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), during heightened threat condition in place during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) exercise at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Houston, 27th Securi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Angelique M. Perez, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), use a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun to patrol the flight line during a sand storm, at a forward deployed base during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the 379th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Donovan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Using a Mercedes G Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) as a shield, Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) watch for armed civilians during a raid on the Baath (Ba'th) Party Headquarters in Qalat Sukar, Iraq. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a pintle-mounted C6 general purpose machine gun (GPMG)

Using a Mercedes G Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) as a shield, Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Stat... More

Army Sergeant Gerry D. Latham, a member of the "Opposing Forces," briefs pilots on a Soviet SA-7 surface-to-air missile launcher during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. The Soviet machine guns displayed on the table are, left to right, an RPD 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RPK 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RP-46 7.62 mm company machine gun and a PK 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun

Army Sergeant Gerry D. Latham, a member of the "Opposing Forces," brie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul... More

A British soldier of the Queen's Dragoon Guards watches as a Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a British L7A2 general purpose machine gun during weapons training at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield

A British soldier of the Queen's Dragoon Guards watches as a Marine fr...

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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) William Speck, 18th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), loads a disintegrating link belt into a 7.62 mm M-60 general purpose machine gun during the Combat Rifle Range competition, which is part of the overall USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) William Speck, 18th Security F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Featherston, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Bader, 48th Security Forces Squadron, mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun during a Force on Force exercise at Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Bader, 48th Security For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

With his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at his side, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Hugo Guerro, USAF, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), lays prone while defending the base perimeter with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. SSGT Guerro is wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 1 (MOPP-1) gear as part of the exercise

With his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at his side, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Hugo G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator:... More

A CH-47 Chinook gunner, B Company "Hercules," 159th Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, mans his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun as he provides cover while another Chinook lands to extract the last members of a recovery team at a site northeast of Kandahar. The Apache helicopter crash landed while on mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A CH-47 Chinook gunner, B Company "Hercules," 159th Aviation Regiment,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF ... More

British personnel arrive in a Land Rover Truck Utility Light (TUL), with a Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (WMIK) carries a FNMI 7.62mm M240G general purpose machine gun, at Living Support Area 5 (LSA-5). They arrived at camp for a combined British forces and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines briefing as they prepare to carry out a battle plan for a possible war with Iraq during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

British personnel arrive in a Land Rover Truck Utility Light (TUL), wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Living Support Area 5 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Relea... More

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a Saco 7.72 mm M60 gereral purpose machine gun, ride in a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVE) enroute to secure the Ba'th Party Headquarters building in Qalat Sukar, Iraq

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Stat... More

US Army soldiers assigned to1st Platoon, C/Company, 224th Engineer Battalion wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear takes up defensive positions near an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). One soldier carries a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun as they conduct obstacle training, on the Multiple Purpose Training Range, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

US Army soldiers assigned to1st Platoon, C/Company, 224th Engineer Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Anita Johnson... More

A STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) with the 127th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) mans his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun on top of an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). This is an extra defensive measure to help secure the Main gate of Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) since the start of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. (Name withheld by request)

A STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) with the 127th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Raymond King, USAF, 366th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, provides cover with his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun. SRA King is one of many guardsmen deployed from the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Michigan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Raymond King, USAF, 366th Expeditionary Security F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SR... More

Tactical vehicles of Bravo-One stick, 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM), assume a defensive posture during a stoppage while convoying through Southern Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A stick is a five to six-man team. Visible are the teams MK28 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) (rear) with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun and an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Tactical vehicles of Bravo-One stick, 1ST Marine Division (MD), Divisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Basra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Steve Rider, 485 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), mans the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted to the top of the mobile patrol M1043 Armament Carrier High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A1C Rider is part of a roaming patrol ensuring base security and checks fellow Security Forces members posted in non-mobile posts during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Steve Rider, 485 Expediti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Centaf Scene Camera Operator: SRA Manuel J. Martinez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

The door gun, a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, of an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, 3rd Infantry Division (ID), Ft. Lewis, Texas (TX), prior to flying a mission over Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The door gun, a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, of an UH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

From inside a protective enclosure, SENIOR AIRMAN Thomas Cruws, USAF, 52nd Security Forces, 52nd Support Group, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, mans a Saco 7.64 mm M60 general purpose machine gun as he keeps a close eye on all vehicles that enter the Main Gate 18 September 01. The base is now operating on heightened alert in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

From inside a protective enclosure, SENIOR AIRMAN Thomas Cruws, USAF, ...

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: SRA Kar... More

A US Navy (USN) Torpedomans Mate Third Class (TM3) from weapons department, G-2 division instructs an Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) from weapons department G-3 division, on the proper way to load the 7.62mm M 60 general purpose machine gun, during weapons qualification training aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

A US Navy (USN) Torpedomans Mate Third Class (TM3) from weapons depart...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: CV-63 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latunya Howard, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Marvin Duren, USAF, instructing and acting assistant gunner for Colonel (COL) John R. Dallas, USAF, Commander, 188th Fighter Wing (FW), as he fires the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during the Wings Security Forces Training at Arkansas Air National Guard (AANG), Fort Smith, Arkansas

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Marvin Duren, USAF, instructing and acting assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew F. Ham... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Darby, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun as A1C Samantha Shieh, 51st Communications Squadron (CS), backs him up with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as they guard an Entry Control Point (ECP) during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG at Osan Air Base

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Darby, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Howell, 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a 7.62mm M60D general purpose machine gun equipped with a blank firing device, from inside a building, during a security forces exercise held at Bodney Camp Training Grounds, United Kingdom (UK), during Exercise BURNING CREEK 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Howell, 48th Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BURNING CREEK 2002 Base: Bodney Camp Training Grounds Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Colette M. Ho... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the 438th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), uses a pair of binoculars to scan the perimeter for atop a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun while providing security for a forward deployed location supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the 438th Exped...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Duncan, Combat Arms instructor, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), reaches for the tripod for his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). The security forces are preparing for a nighttime live fire exercise to maintain their security force readiness during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Duncan, Combat Arms ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert Wieland, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy (USN) GUNNER's Mate Second Class (GM2) Benjamin Clark (background), observes as USN Photographer's Mate Second Class (PH2) Herbert Banks, fires a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, during weapons qualifications aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), while the ship is underway conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean

US Navy (USN) GUNNER's Mate Second Class (GM2) Benjamin Clark (backgro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Steven J. Weber, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Army National Guard Soldier, with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun and wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, mans a perimeter defensive position, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Army National Guard Soldier, with a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuette, ... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Asa Carter, USAF, changing the barrel on the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during Security Forces Training at the 188th Fighter Wing (FW), Arkansas Air National Guard (AANG), Fort Smith, Arkansas

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Asa Carter, USAF, changing the barrel o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew F. Ham... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Mallory Jones, 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a 7.62mm M60D general purpose machine gun equipped with a blank firing device, from inside a concealed bunker position, during a security forces exercise held at Bodney Camp Training Grounds, United Kingdom (UK), during Exercise BURNING CREEK 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Mallory Jones, 100th Security Forces ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BURNING CREEK 2002 Base: Bodney Camp Training Grounds Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Colette M. Ho... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Sherife Davis, Security Forces Journeyman, 438th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), mans his 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun as he watches over the front gate from a defensive fighting position (DFP) while providing security for a forward deployed location supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Sherife Davis, Security F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A door gunners view from onboard a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in flight over the mountains of Afghanistan, enroute to Bagram Air Base (AB), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun is visible in the foreground

A door gunners view from onboard a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special Attack Vehicle (Dune Buggy), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted on top and a 7.62mm M60E light machine gun mounted for the front seat passenger, in the Armed Forces Day Parade Celebration, held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special ...

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: Marcos Orengo, CIV Release Status... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special Attack Vehicle (Dune Buggy), equipped with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted on top and a 7.62mm M60E light machine gun mounted for the front seat passenger, in the Armed Forces Day Parade Celebration, held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

US Army (USA) Soldiers Military Police (MP), drive a Modified Special ...

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: Marcos Orengo, CIV Release Statu... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER-at-Arms SEAMAN (MASN) Ray Cowan, Naval Station (NS) Pearl Harbor Security, mans an Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun aboard a 28-foot Sea Ark patrol boat in the West Loch area of Pearl Harbor. The heavily armed security patrol boats keep a constant vigil in all areas of Pearl Harbor against a variety of threats and also escort arriving and departing ships and submarines

US Navy (USN) MASTER-at-Arms SEAMAN (MASN) Ray Cowan, Naval Station (N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 William R. Goodwin, Usn Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Josh Rance, 52nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), keeps a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun trained as he watches the entry control point (ECP) and surrounding areas at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), during a Local Salty Nation exercise, Harley Saber

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Josh Rance, 52nd Security...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Karen Z. Silcott, USAF Release Stat... More

A Soviet 7.62 mm PK general purpose machine gun

A Soviet 7.62 mm PK general purpose machine gun

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

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Joe Krut (left), 514th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), directs a team member to move forward as USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mitch Richardson, 514th SFS, keeps over-watch with a 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun during the Combat Tactics competition, which is part of the overall USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Joe Krut (left), 514th Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Featherston, USAF Rele... More

An Aviation Ordnanceman, Weapons Department, G-2 division examines a disassembled Saco 7.62 M60 general purpose machine gun in the GUNNERY Department on board the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An Aviation Ordnanceman, Weapons Department, G-2 division examines a d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latunya Howard... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Holly Hinton, USAF, 51st Security Forces Squadron, armed with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, watches out for any suspicious activity at the entry control point (ECP) to the Hardened Theater Air Control Center (HTACC) area during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG at Osan Air Base

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Holly Hinton, USAF, 51st Security Forces Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), fires a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, while participating in Ground Combat Training (GCT) at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the Security Forces at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun equipped with an NVS-800 night vision system, while on vehicle patrol in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the Security Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Melissa Sanscrai... More

An Exercise Evaluator inspects US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the 341st Space Wing (SW) armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle and a 7.62mm M-60 general purpose machine gun, as they provide fire line protection outside of location Hotel 2, during the Launch Facility (LF) Recapture portion of the Nuclear Surety Inspection (NSI) Exercise, at Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), Montana (MT)

An Exercise Evaluator inspects US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeanette Copeland, USAF Release... More

Three members, 31st Security Forces Squadron, one with a Saco 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and two with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, low crawl through a field performing an encircling maneuver against the enemy during a simulated attack from the Southlands during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. The LSN will prepare members of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

Three members, 31st Security Forces Squadron, one with a Saco 7.62mm M...

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

A US Navy (USN) Gunners Mate (GM), onboard the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, USS BENFOLD (DDG 65) live-fires a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during a training exercise while the BENFOLD is on station in the Pacific Ocean participating in a Surge Role exercise, which is part of the USN CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Fleet Response Plan (FRP)

A US Navy (USN) Gunners Mate (GM), onboard the USN Arleigh Burke Class...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Benfold (DDG 65) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jordon R Beesley, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, assault the beach after landing in an USMC AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle at Marine Base Ternate, while conducting amphibious assault training, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

A US Air Force Security Policeman stands watch with the 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun during the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, part of Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events held over six days

A US Air Force Security Policeman stands watch with the 7.62mm M60 gen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A Soldier assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Separate Brigade), (eSB), Georgia Army National Guard (GANG) mans an M60 general purpose machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the entrance to Camp McGovern, Fort Polk, Louisiana. A Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle II (CUCV II) is parked to the side

A Soldier assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade (enhanced Separate Bri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

A New York Air National Guard Security Forces STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) prepares blank ammunition and instructs a young participant awaiting his turn to fire the 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, during Family Day at the 174th Fighter Wing, NY ANG, Syracuse, New York

A New York Air National Guard Security Forces STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Michael Dickson, Nyang Release Status: Released... More

US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Kourtney Renner fires an 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun, during small arms familiarization training, onboard guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47)

US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Kourtney Renner fires an 7.62mm M60 general...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Ticonderoga (CG 47) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ramon De Jesus, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class from Weapons Department, G-2 Division, reassembles a Saco 7.62 mm M-60 general purpose machine gun following a post firing maintenance requirement. Conducting maintenance directly after firing ensures equipment readiness when it is needed

USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class from Weapons Dep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Latunya Ho... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Bader, 48th Security Forces Squadron, prepares to clean a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun prior to a Force on Force exercise at Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Bader, 48th Security For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ben Howard (standing), USAF, overlooks SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ron Ray, USAF, inserting a rod to ensure the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun is cleared, during 188th Fighter Wing (FW), Arkansas Air National Guard (AANG), Fort Smith, Arkansas, Security Forces Training

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ben Howard (standing), USAF, overlooks SENIO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew F. Ham... More

Security personnel from the 127th Security Forces Squadron man an armed M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as an extra defensive measure to help secure the Main gate of Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) since the start of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. (Names withheld by request) Security personnel are armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun on the HMMWV

Security personnel from the 127th Security Forces Squadron man an arme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jack Gladd, 86th Security Forces Group, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, explains the specifics of the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun to National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) celebrity Brendan Gaughan, driver for the Orleans Casino. NASCAR celebrities are touring Europe as part of a joint venture with the Department of Defense and the Employers Support of Guard and Reserve to boost morale and show employers back home what Guard troops are accomplishing

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jack Gladd, 86th Security Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Duncan, Combat Arms instructor, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), fires his Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). The 506th ESFS is conducting a nighttime live fire exercise to maintain their security force readiness during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Duncan, Combat Arms ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert Wieland, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER-at-Arms Third Class (MA3) Alejandro Maldonado, mans a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun on the bow of a 36-foot patrol boat, while providing security for the USN Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN 750), as the ship departs the harbor at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece following a port visit

US Navy (USN) MASTER-at-Arms Third Class (MA3) Alejandro Maldonado, ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Third Class (MA3) Matthew Kaczynski, assigned to Inshore Boat Unit 42 (IBU-42), Navy Coastal Warfare Squadron 4 (NCWS-4), mans a 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun aboard a USN 28-foot Dauntless Sea-Ark high-speed patrol boat, during a maneuverability demonstration in the harbor at Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek, Virginia (VA). NCWS-4 primary mission is conducting anti-terrorism and force protection in harbors and coastal waterways overseas

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Third Class (MA3) Matthew Kaczynski, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Matthew D. Leistikow, USN... More

Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Henninger, 121st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Ohio (OH), aims his 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun while he waits for the approach of enemy opposition force (OPFORS) aggressors during the combat tactics course competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Henninger, 121st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Featherston, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Eaker, 434th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Grissom Air Force Base (AFB), Indiana (IN), carries his 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun and ammunition box from one firing position to another as he engages targets down range during the combat rifle course competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Eaker, 434th Security Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Featherston, USAF Rele... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Ricardo Flores, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System), covers his advancing fire team with an Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, as part of Ground Combat Skills (GCS) training. The mission scenario is to move in and occupy a mock village, restore order and allow for peaceful elections. GCS is a weeklong training regiment consisting of three days of classroom work and two days in the field where trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills

SENIOR AIRMAN Ricardo Flores, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Avi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

A 20th Security Forces Squadron member sits in the turret of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun pintle-mounted as he monitors vehicles entering through the main gate at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The base is now operating in Force Protection Condition Delta (FP CON Delta) in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon on the morning of 11 September 2001

A 20th Security Forces Squadron member sits in the turret of a M998 Hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, simulate laying down a base of fire using a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun mounted atop a M1038 High-Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, during a Force on Force exercise at Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Canadian Forces Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (3PPCLI) man a 7.62mm L7A2 general purpose machine gun on a ridge line located in the Shinkay Valley, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Canadian Forces Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion Princess Patri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Shinkay Valley Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Morales, takes aim with his Saco 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun at intruders attempting to enter the front gate. USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mary Long, calls in for backup during a Silver Flag Alpha training exercise at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada (NV). Both are with the, 116th Security Forces (SFS), Air National Guard (ANG), Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA) and are wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) as part of the training. The unit is at Indian Springs going through a two-week course on ground air base defense taught by the 99th Ground Combat Training...

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Morales, takes aim w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Morales, takes aim with his Saco 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun at int... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Miner, 410th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESPS), 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), keeps a vigilant eye over the front gate during a heavy sandstorm with a Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun at a forward undisclosed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people and eliminate, Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Miner, 410th Expeditionary S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lindsey M. Slocum, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) jump out of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) during a raid on the Ba'th Party Headquarters in Qalat Sukar, Iraq. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a Saco 7.72 mm M60 general purpose machine gun

Marines from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Stat... More

US Coast Guard (USCG) Sailors aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun, provide a security escort for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Commercial Tanker, MATTHEW in Boston Harbor. Escort of LNG Tankers are a multi-agency priority, consisting of Coast Guard, local and state police, and Massachusetts Environmental Patrol

US Coast Guard (USCG) Sailors aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Boston Harbor State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PA3 Kelly Newlin, Usn Release Status: Rel... More

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