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Colonel Thomas J. Tredici (left) explains the mechanics of the AN/PVS-5A night vision goggles to Major Miller. The goggles are being tested by the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine's Clinical Services Division for possible use in combat

Colonel Thomas J. Tredici (left) explains the mechanics of the AN/PVS-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Maurice Hamilton Release Status: Rel... More

A soldier aims an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an AN/PVS-4 individual-served weapon sight

A soldier aims an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an AN/PVS-4 individual-se...

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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, security forces team leader directs the exit from a facility during the tactics event of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. TSGT Winfree and his crew carry Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and...

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Pete...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, security forces team leader... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, in the mist of the Combat Tactics part of the Security Forces competition during GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. A1C Overcash uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, wears MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. Combat Tactics tests security forces in realistic scenario that any unit might encounter. The scenario tests their ability to defend/recapture resources and personnel while engaged in direct combat with enemy forces. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB,...

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, in the mist of the Combat T... More

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) for the 4th Air Support Operations Group (ASOG) Detachment 1, using his AN/PVS-7 night vision binocular system, during a close air support exercise at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) Non-Commissione...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee A Osberry Jr, USAF Release Status: R... More

Night vision light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Backus, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Security Battalion, using his AN/PVS-7 night vision binocular system to scan the horizon, form atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), while conducting a perimeter patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

Night vision light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Releas... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, charges in the mist of the Combat Tactics part of the Security Forces competition during GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. A1C Overcash uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, wears MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. Combat Tactics tests security forces in realistic scenario that any unit might encounter. The scenario tests their ability to defend/recapture resources and personnel while engaged in direct combat with enemy forces. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at...

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, charges in the mist of the ... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kenneth Conkright, USAF, 21st Space Wing "Knights," from Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, stands watch with his security forces team as they participate in the tactics portion of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A1C Conkright and his teammates carry Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews;...

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kenneth Conkright, USAF, 21st Space Wing "Kni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kenneth Conkright, USAF, 21st Space Wing "Knights," from Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, stands watc... More

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ahi (WPB 87364), homeported

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ahi (WPB 87364), homeported

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ahi (WPB 87364), homeported in Honolulu, follows in the fleet of boats welcoming home the Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, back to Magic Island, Oahu, June 17, 20... More

An AN/PVS-7 Cyclops 3rd generation goggle. The system is in the final stage of development

An AN/PVS-7 Cyclops 3rd generation goggle. The system is in the final ...

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 Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Chantha Bun (foreground) armed with a Accuracy Engineering tactical sniper rifle, equipped with an AN/PVS-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scope, and USA Sergeant Anthony Davis (background), armed with a 7.62mm M21 sniper rifle, scan for enemy activity at 4 West, an Iraqi Police station located in Mosul, Iraq, following an attack by insurgents. Both Soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company snipers, 1ST Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), and are deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Chantha Bun (foreground) armed with a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: 4 West Police Station, Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jeremiah Johnson, USA Relea... More

U.S. Army SGT. Jason Weaver from Echo Company, 1ST Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, scans his sector using his Night Vision goggles, PVS-14, Monocular Night Vision device, for insurgents during a night patrol.   The 125th Infantry Regiment is on a combined patrol with members of the 1ST Brigade, 1ST Iraqi National Police Division, to ensure the safety and security of the Salman Pak area.  (U.S. Army PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Jason Weaver from Echo Company, 1ST Battalion, 125th In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salman Pak State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzuki, USA Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Blackson, Operations Officer, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, sites through an AN/PVS-17 scope, mounted to a suppressed 5.56mm M4A1 carbine, onboard USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Blackson, Operations Officer, 1ST F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Uss Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force Scene Camera O... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Sniper, 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (1/8), stands at the ready besides his 7.62 mm Harris sniper rifle, equipped with an AN/PVS-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scope, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted as part of Operation AL FAJR, which is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy insurgents in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Sniper, 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Joel A. Chaverri, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Steven Schoeppach (right), shows SPECIALIST (SPC) Sean Cook how to attach a head band mount to a AN/PVS-4 Individual Weapon Night Sight scope during checkpoint operations in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). SGT Schoeppach and SPC Cook, are both Artillerymen with Battery B, 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery. OKARNG Soldiers are armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles. (A3570)

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Steven Schoeppach...

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

An infantryman armed with an M16A1 rifle and an AN/PVS-2 Starlight scope for use at night

An infantryman armed with an M16A1 rifle and an AN/PVS-2 Starlight sco...

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

Members of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 21st Infantry Division, equipped with Multiple Intergrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, wait for an attack by opposing forces during the training Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83. The soldier on the left has an  AN/PVS-2 Starlight scope mounted on his M-16 rifle. (SUBSTANDARD)

Members of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 21st Infantry Division, equipped ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83 Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A member of the Response Force, 4th Platoon, 295th Military Police Co., demonstrates the use of An/PVS-5A night vision goggles (with the lens caps in place) while patrolling the fence line in the Seneca Army Depot Exclusion Area. He is participating in a security sweep exercise

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

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

A soldier demonstrates a pair of AN/PVS-7 Cyclops 3rd generation goggles. The system is in the final stage of development

A soldier demonstrates a pair of AN/PVS-7 Cyclops 3rd generation goggl...

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 Soldier demonstrates the AN/PVS-6 mini-eyesafe-laser-infrared-observation set (MELIOS).  The system is in the final stage of development

A Soldier demonstrates the AN/PVS-6 mini-eyesafe-laser-infrared-observ...

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 Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ivey, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (3/23), sites through the AN/PVS-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scope atop his 7,62mm Harris M-86 sniper rifle, following a shots fired incident near Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ivey, Surveillan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ivey, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (3/23), sites through the AN/PVS-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scope atop his 7,62mm Harris M-86 sniper rifle, while standing next to a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) following a shots fired incident near Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ivey, Surveillan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Lester (left), firing range trainer, 66th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Massachusetts (MA), assists SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Caskey with his AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles (NVG) during the Specialized Pistol Course

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Lester (left), f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mrs. Linda Labonte Britt, CIV Re... More

040820-F-5789F-015 (Aug. 20, 2004)US Army (USA) Soldier, Bravo Company (B CO), 1ST Battalion (BN), 185th Armor Regiment (RGT), 81st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Heavy (HVY), 40th Infantry Division (ID) Unit of Employment (UEx), California Army National Guard (CAARNG), provides security cover while members of his unit search a home of suspected insurgents living near Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ).  The soldier is carrying the M16A2 rifle with red dot sight and has USNV PVS-7 Com-SPEC Night Vision Goggles (NVG) attached to his helmet.U.S. Air Force official photo by TECH SGT. Steve Faulisi  (RELEASED)

040820-F-5789F-015 (Aug. 20, 2004)US Army (USA) Soldier, Bravo Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A U.S. soldier from 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment looks through his helmet mounted PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision while flying on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Operation Katrina, Feburary 27, 2006.   U.S. soldiers from 3rd Battalion and Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Iraqi Division participated in a combined-joint operation to detain or eliminate insurgent activity southwest Samarra, Iraq.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

A U.S. soldier from 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment looks through...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION KATRINA/IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown:... More

A soldier wearing AN/PVS-5 night vision goggles aims an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher and an AN/PAQ-4 infrared aiming light

A soldier wearing AN/PVS-5 night vision goggles aims an M-16A1 rifle e...

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 Soldier aims an M16A1 rifle equipped with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher and an AN/PVS-2 individual-served weapon sight

A Soldier aims an M16A1 rifle equipped with an M203 40 mm grenade laun...

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

Airm First Class (A1C) Ry S. Overcash, USAF, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Monta, hauls away the recaptured resource during the Combat Tactics part of the Security Forces competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. A1C Overcash uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, wears MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear d AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. Combat Tactics tests security forces in realistic scenario that y unit might encounter. The scenario tests their ability to defend/recapture resources d personnel while engaged in direct combat with enemy forces. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space d missile competition, is a four-day event hosted...

Airm First Class (A1C) Ry S. Overcash, USAF, 341st Security Forces, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan S. Overcash, USAF, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, hauls away the recapt... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, security forces team leader, checks the area for opposition forces during the tactics portion of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. TSGT Winfree and his crew carry Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and...

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Pete...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Winfree, USAF, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, security forces team leader, checks t... More

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Alex Castillo, a Forward Air Controller assigned to the 4th Air Support Operations Group (ASOG) Detachment 1, performing a functional check on his AN/PVS-7 night vision binocular system, during a close air support exercise at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee A Osberry Jr, USAF Release Status: R... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Irvin Osores, USAF, 45th Space Wing Security Forces team member, takes aim of a sniper while taking cover behind sand bags during the tactics portion of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, Space and Missile. SRA Osores uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, and is wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and...

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Irvin Osores, USAF, 45th Space Wing Security Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Irvin Osores, USAF, 45th Space Wing Security Forces team member, takes aim of a sniper while taking cover be... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Vincent G. Ouchana, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, displays reflections of his teams performance during the Combat Tactics part of the Security Forces competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. SRA Ouchana wears MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. Combat Tactics tests security forces in realistic scenario that any unit might encounter. The scenario tests their ability to defend/recapture resources and personnel while engaged in direct combat with enemy forces. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA...

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Vincent G. Ouchana, 341st Security Forces, Malmstr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Vincent G. Ouchana, 341st Security Forces, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, displays reflections of his te... More

Security forces troops from the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, gain tactical entry during the tactics event of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The crew carry Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances...

Security forces troops from the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Security forces troops from the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, gain tactical entry during the tactics event... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Francesco Musso, a Sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company (H&HC), 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, sites through the AN/PVS-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scope on his Harris M-86 sniper rifle while pulling in Qalat, Afghanistan, during the first national democratic elections ever to be held in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Francesco Musso, a Sniper assigned to H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Qalat Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins Jr, USA Release Status:... More

Night vision light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Backus, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) Security Battalion, lifting his AN/PVS-7 night vision binocular system to get a clear view of the horizon, form atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), while conducting a perimeter patrol around Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

Night vision light enhanced photography showing US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Releas... More

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Galveston Island (WPB-1349)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Galveston Island (WPB-1349)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Galveston Island (WPB-1349) and Ahi (WPB 87364), homeported in Honolulu, conduct a coastal safety and security patrol while escorting Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging c... More

A 25-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew from Coast Guard

A 25-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew from Coast Guard

A 25-foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu (91107) conducts a coastal safety and security patrol while escorting Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voya... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Forrest Davidson, boatswains

Petty Officer 3rd Class Forrest Davidson, boatswains

Petty Officer 3rd Class Forrest Davidson, boatswains mate from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu (91107) enforces the 100-foot safety zone while escorting Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hull... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dane Wyndbrant, boatswains

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dane Wyndbrant, boatswains

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dane Wyndbrant, boatswains mate from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu (91107) conducts a coastal safety and security patrol while escorting Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian d... More

Lieutenant (LT) Mark Douglas II, USAF, 341st Security Forces team Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, moves through an open area during the Combat Tactics part of the Security Forces competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. LT Douglas uses a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, wears MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear and AN/PVS-7B Night Vision Goggles. Combat Tactics tests security forces in realistic scenario that any unit might encounter. The scenario tests their ability to defend/recapture resources and personnel while engaged in direct combat with enemy forces. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at...

Lieutenant (LT) Mark Douglas II, USAF, 341st Security Forces team Malm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lieutenant (LT) Mark Douglas II, USAF, 341st Security Forces team Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, moves through an open area ... More

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