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Marines secure canvas covers on M40 106 mm recoiless rifles mounted on M274 utility platform trucks. The M274 is commonly referred to as a "mechanical mule."

Marines secure canvas covers on M40 106 mm recoiless rifles mounted on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Kenneth L. Fuller Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marine officer candidates, carrying M-16A1 rifles, take part in obstacle course training while attending Officer Candidate School at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command

Marine officer candidates, carrying M-16A1 rifles, take part in obstac...

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

Marine recruits of Series 3097, Company A, are carrying their M-16A1 rifles and wearing gas masks, as they go through the combat infiltration course, during their field training on Range 200

Marine recruits of Series 3097, Company A, are carrying their M-16A1 r...

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

US Marines armed with M16 rifles take cover behind sandbags during a terrorist attack. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines armed with M16 rifles take cover behind sandbags during a t...

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

US Marines armed with M16 rifles take cover behind sandbags during a terrorist attack. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines armed with M16 rifles take cover behind sandbags during a t...

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

A US Marine Corps color guard parades the colors during the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS KLAKRING (FFG 42). The Marines are armed with M14 rifles

A US Marine Corps color guard parades the colors during the commission...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) prepare to board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during Operation URGENT FURY. They are armed with M16A1 rifles

Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LP...

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

Marine recruits drill with M16A1 rifles during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Marine recruits drill with M16A1 rifles during basic training at the M...

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

Marine recruits carry their M16A1 rifles during physical training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Marine recruits carry their M16A1 rifles during physical training at t...

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

Marines come ashore from a personnel tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7) to reenact General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. They are armed with M16A1 rifles. The Marine on the far right is armed with an M203 grenade launcher attached to an M16A1

Marines come ashore from a personnel tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7) t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon performs the manual of arms with M-16A1 rifles while in formation

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon performs the manual of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon stands in formation at parade rest with M-16A1 rifles

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon stands in formation at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation with M-16A1 rifles

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation with M-16A1 rifles

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation with M-16A1 rifles

The Marine Corps first all-woman drill platoon marches in formation wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gruart Release Status: Rele... More

U.S. Marine officers of Co. H, Basic School, fire their rifles at pop-up targets during a live fire exercise at Range 11. The Marine on the left is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher

U.S. Marine officers of Co. H, Basic School, fire their rifles at pop-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Michael G. Lindee Release S... More

Marines unload rifles and supplies from an LVTP7 tracked landing vehicle during Operation COLD WINTER'87, a NATO-sponsored military exercise

Marines unload rifles and supplies from an LVTP7 tracked landing vehic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL J.D. Gonzales Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

M16A2 rifles with blank adapters and M70 scout sniper rifles are stacked along a bench during a field training exercise

M16A2 rifles with blank adapters and M70 scout sniper rifles are stack...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL D.A. Haynes, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

A close-up view of the stocks on drill rifles U.S. Marines are using in the Inauguration Day parade for George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States

A close-up view of the stocks on drill rifles U.S. Marines are using i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Keith Walker Release Status: Re... More

Soldiers equipped with M16A2 rifles are taught basic marksmanship

Soldiers equipped with M16A2 rifles are taught basic marksmanship

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Sherman Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Members of the Northern Virginia Council, US Naval Sea Cadets, under the close supervision of Marine instructors, live fire M16A2 rifles at the rifle range

Members of the Northern Virginia Council, US Naval Sea Cadets, under t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Oscar Sosa, USN Release Stat... More

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles prepare to move out on an exercise with their Ecuadorian counterparts during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles prepare to move out on an exercise wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Ecuador(ECU) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Marc Boyd Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Large stacks of rifles, which have been taken from the Haitian police and military, are stored prior to proper disposal during Operation Uphold Democracy

Large stacks of rifles, which have been taken from the Haitian police ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL P.S. Royston (Usmc) Release Status: Relea... More

Marine SGT C. Banks, Jr. of Headquarters Company 2/2 gives a bag of food to a Haitian man. Other Marines also distribute food while some maintain security with their M-7 bayonet equipped M-16A2 rifles. The Marines from 2/2 participated in local relief efforts by transporting and delivering long awaited food to the inner city of Cap Haitien during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marine SGT C. Banks, Jr. of Headquarters Company 2/2 gives a bag of fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C. S. Fowler (Usmc) Release Status: Rele... More

A medium close view of Hungarian Soldiers lying on the ground in a wooded area, armed with AK-74 assault rifles, after a simulated mine explosion during Situational Training Exercise-6, "mine awareness",part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

A medium close view of Hungarian Soldiers lying on the ground in a woo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles "equipped to fire blanks" and 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) demonstrate the proper spread on a 5-ton cargo truck for security measures during convoy operations. This demonstration is part of Situational Training Exercise1 (STX-1), at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96

US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Marines of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, assist two civilians to their feet during a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI. During Operation RIMPAC 96 Marines conducted training exercises in the evacuation of civilians from hostile foreign environments

Marines of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA, ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

US Army (USA) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets from Western Maryland College, sling their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles over their backs in order to anchor the "one-rope" bridge during the Ranger Challenge at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia (VA)

US Army (USA) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets from Wester...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Pau Haring, CIV Release Status: Released to... More

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training were represented by All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (A.L.I.C.E) packs which were decorated with flowers and M-16A2 service rifles during a memorial service in honor of the Marines. The memorial was held at the 53 area San Mateo grinder at Camp Pendleton, California. The families and friends were on hand, as well as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and other high ranking officials. Fourteen of the Marines who lost their lives were attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training ...

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

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training were represented by All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (A.L.I.C.E) packs which were decorated with flowers and M-16A2 service rifles during a memorial service in honor of the Marines. Pictured are the packs representing US MArine Corps Corporal Can Soler and USMC Corporal Kelley S. Keith. The memorial was held at the 53 area San Mateo grinder at Camp Pendleton, California. The families and friends were on hand, as well as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and other high ranking officials (not shown). Fourteen of the Marines who lost their lives were attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training ...

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

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training were represented by All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (A.L.I.C.E) packs which were decorated with flowers and M-16A2 service rifles during a memorial service in honor of the Marines. The memorial was held at the 53 area San Mateo grinder at Camp Pendleton, California. The families and friends were on hand, as well as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and other high ranking officials. Fourteen of the Marines who lost their lives were attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines who lost their lives in an MV-22 Osprey crash during training ...

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

Getting off a bus to board a KC-135 Stratotanker (background) transporting them to Andrews AFB, Maryland, Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Steven Cryan, USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matt Cascarino (right), 107th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Security Forces Squadron (SFS), carry their backpacks and 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles. They are deploying in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

Getting off a bus to board a KC-135 Stratotanker (background) transpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Niagara Falls State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NYAN... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines receive a safety brief and instructions in preparation for a live-fire weapons shoot on the flight deck of USS ESSEX (LHD 2). The ROK Marines fired US Marine Colt M16A2 5.56mm Rifles as part of the bilateral information exchange made possible by the ESSEX's hosting approximately 100 ROK Marines for nearly a week. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) trained with the ROK Marines, exchanging close-combat skills, conducting a combined amphibious raid, and other training exercises as part of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is a combined arms exercise conducted between Korean and the US forces

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines receive a safety brief and instruction...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Uss Essex (LHD 2) Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

Moving to their positions to fire their M16A2 rifles down range are Air Force Academy members, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Arash Pousti, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John J. Hill, US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Jordan J. Oyloe, and US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Burke, during the combat weapons competition event at Camp Bullis, Texas, during 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 seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

Moving to their positions to fire their M16A2 rifles down range are Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1... More

Seabees armed with M16 rifles keep on the alert for aggressors following a gas attack at Jungle Warfare Traning Center (JWTC). Exercises at JWTC are conducted by the Seabees once a year in Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, at which the Seabees act as a defense, fighting against aggressors to maintain their position in combat

Seabees armed with M16 rifles keep on the alert for aggressors followi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Marcus D. Henry, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Members of the Provost Marshal's Office Special Response Team at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Barstow, California, train at MCLB's rifle range. The Marines are firing German made Heckler and Koch 5.56 mm HK53 Short Assault Rifles

Members of the Provost Marshal's Office Special Response Team at Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Curtis L. Lambert, Usmc Civili... More

Members of the 174th Fighter Wing, armed with M16A2 rifles, take cover behind a snowbank during a Operational Readiness Evaluation in Syracuse, New York

Members of the 174th Fighter Wing, armed with M16A2 rifles, take cover...

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, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Security Force participants, 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, run toward the firing range with gas masks on and carrying their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles at the ready as part of the marksmanship competition at GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. 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 esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command."

Security Force participants, 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Majo... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipmen, with blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, move into defensive positions while on patrol

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

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

Preparing to deploy and carrying their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, 107th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Security Forces Squadron (SFS) members say goodbye to their families. Here the daughter of STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ron Cirrito, USAF, give her dad a goodbye hug, as he and others prepare to deploy in support Operation NOBLE EAGLE

Preparing to deploy and carrying their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, 107th Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Niagara Falls State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NYAN... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, takes up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting 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 stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our 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...

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, ... More

US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldiers wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles and 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), run to take up a defensive position while training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldiers we...

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 Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) competes with a service member from Australia; both are in their Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suit. They race against each other in assembling their service rifles during training at Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marines are field stripping their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles while the Australian field strip their Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister. The Australians are wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) competes with a service...

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

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded and carrying their 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, lineup in preparation to board a KC-130/R, with engines running, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded and ALICE (All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment) packs, along with their 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, board a KC-130/R, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) via the rear ramp. The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded and carrying their 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, board a KC-130/R, with engines running, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded and carrying their 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, walk around the wing tips to board a KC-130/R, with engines running, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 496TH Air Base Squadron, fire 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles from the kneeling position, during firing qualifications, at Moron AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 496TH Air Base Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ramiro Forty Castro, 496TH Air Base Squadron, fire a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles from the kneeling position, during firing qualifications, at Moron AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ramiro Forty Castro, 496TH Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Army (USA) Instructor (center) assigned to the 95th Chemical Company looks on as students dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear decontaminate their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles during Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) decontamination training conducted as part of the Joint Personal Protective Ensemble training during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

A US Army (USA) Instructor (center) assigned to the 95th Chemical Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matthe... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, (MWSS-171) armed with 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles set up a defensive perimeter during Battle Skills Training (BST) at Camp Fuji, Japan, during Exercise Cloud Warrior 02. Cloud Warrior is an annual training exercise that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Marine Wing Support Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Scene Camera Operato... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, Marines from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, fire their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles on an open field during a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, Marines from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jovonnie Walter, a Combat Arms trainee, with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), watches line members from the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) fire Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles from the prone position during a weapons qualification

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jovonnie Walter, a Combat Arms...

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: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles from the standing position, during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Elemen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) practice fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Elemen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Marines from 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, fire their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles at targets on a range set up on the rear deck aboard the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines from 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Division, Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST LAR Bn Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. ... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles guard the entrance to Camp Fort Apache, a Forward Area Supply Point (FASP), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Fort Apache Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-12 Scene Camera Operator: GYSG... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Bobby Jenkins, Delta/Battery, 3rd Battalion-43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, stands a security watch at the MIM-104 Patriot Missile Battery site located at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Bobby Jenkins, Delta/Battery, 3rd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Belvins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) member from Echo "E" Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)(Special Operations Capable), fire at silhouette targets in a safe impact area, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) member fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Co Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian L. Wickliffe, USM... More

The designated shooters from the 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, lay prone on the firing line with their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, during target practice at Camp Coyote, Kuwait (KWT), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The designated shooters from the 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Divis...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), listen as USMC Major General (MGEN) James Mattis, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), gives a speech and answers questions at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The USMC Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

US Marine Corps (USMC) 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California (CA),...

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

Holding their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 7th Marine Regiment, enjoy a question and answer session with Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General (CG) of the 1ST Marine Division, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A weapons cache of rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), mortar rounds and various munitions, found near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), mortar rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, conduct searches of passengers and vehicles at a checkpoint in Central Iraq

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines wait to board air transportation at landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California advance down a road to protected positions, from which they can engage the enemy during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, take up a defensive position along a road against enemy contact in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) personnel armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), from the 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Mildenhall Air Base (AB), England, assigned to the 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group (ECRG), rehearse for a patrol in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) personnel armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rich Puckett, USAF Release St... More

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) prepare to lay down covering fire with a FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun and Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Marine students in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) prepare to lay d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Joey Chavez, Usmc Release St... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, pose on Saddam Husseins Baghdad Palace lawn and display two M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapons, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and a pair of FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Guns, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5t...

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

A US Army (USA) Observer assigned to Training Support, 2nd Battalion, 348th Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Brigade, 87th Division, watches as Soldier from the 130th Engineering Battalion, Puerto Rico National Guard, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, take cover behind a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during Convoy Ambush Training at the Leadership Reaction Course, Camp Santiago, Salinas, Puerto Rico (PR)

A US Army (USA) Observer assigned to Training Support, 2nd Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Melissa J. Stevens, CIV Release Status: Rel... More

Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC), fix bayonets to their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, prior to entering a compound with wild dogs during a patrol in Qalat Sukar during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Fire Teem Leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Platoon (Plt), 2nd Fire team, barking orders at another fire team while his Marines are on standby in Range 400 at Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Fire Teem Leader, Lima Company, 3rd Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 2nd Platoon (Plt), Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, cross a razor wire barrier by running across one of their own Marines to safely get to their objective on Range 400 at Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 2nd Platoon (Plt), Lima Company, 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Magtftc Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Scott Bishop (left), USMC CPL Jeremy Willett (center), and USMC Sergeant (SGT) Donald Malagon (right), all are Military Police (MP) with Marine Wing Support Squadron-373 (MWSS), aboard a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR). The three are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles. The US Marines are currently deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Scott Bishop (left), USMC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Danny Dupas (center), Reservist, and US Navy (USN) Hospitalman Second Class (HM2) Jeffrey Spillman (rear), Reservist, both with Weapons Company (CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 23rd Marines (MAR) (3/23), guard a pallet loaded with 4.6 million US Dollars (headed for Al Kut, Iraq). Both are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles. USMC Sergeant (SGT) Bejamin Grodi (right), Reservist Loadmaster, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), guides the forklift with the pallet toward the KC-130 Hercules, VMGR-234 at the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Danny Dupas (center), Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Two 7.62mm FN A2 Special Purpose Rifles (SPR) equipped with AN/PSV-10 Day+Night Vision Sniper Scopes, sit inside the armory for the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Scout/Snipers of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (3/23) at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two 7.62mm FN A2 Special Purpose Rifles (SPR) equipped with AN/PSV-10 ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, carry their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and gear as they board a KC-130 Hercules aircraft at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines are redeploying home after completing a tour of duty in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, with their 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles slung at rest, wait for their rifle scores at Wilcox Range 101, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), during their annual field fire qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, with their 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles slung ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Training recruits, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, from Platoon 2086, Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina (SC), crawl under barbwire carrying a fallen recruit during the "Crucible" phase of training. The Crucible phase of training consists of 54 hours of field training, including sleep deprivation, food deprivation, with day and night operations and is one of the final tests for recruits to become a Marine

US Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Training recruits, armed with 5.56 mm M16...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Corps Recru... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Brian P. Robinson, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifles with M203 40mm grenade launchers attached, jumps into an enemy trench, while attending the Infantry Officer's Training Course, at the platoon based trench and grenade range 410A, located at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Brian P. Robinson, arme...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Instructors look on as Marines attending the Infantry Officer's Training Course, lay down cover fire using 5.56mm M16A2 rifles with M203 40mm grenade launchers attached and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) at the platoon based trench and grenade range 410A, located at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Instructors look on as Marines attending the ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines attending the Infantry Officer's Training Course, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), move through a simulated enemy bunker position at the platoon based trench and grenade range 410A, located at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines attending the Infantry Officer's Traini...

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

U.S. Army Soldiers, armed with 5.56 mm. M16A2 rifles, from the 125th Military Police Battalion, Puerto Rico Army National Guard, march in formation during training at Camp Santiago U.S. Army Salinas Training Area, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 14, 2004. (U.S. Army photo) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers, armed with 5.56 mm. M16A2 rifles, from the 125th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles rush to clear the second story of a building, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the Emergency Service Team (EST) take aim with their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, on a suspect who is attempting to take the 52nd Fight Wing Commander (WC) hostage during a Full Spectrum Threat Response (FSTR) Exercise

US Air Force (USAF) members of the Emergency Service Team (EST) take a...

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: A1C Jos... More

US Army (USA) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Jason R. Collins (second from right), a Medical Platoon Leader, from the 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (ID), 2nd Squadron, 14th Calvary, is showing a casualty retrieval Light Armored Vehicle Ambulance (LAV-A), to his counterparts in the US Air Force (USAF), at the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Forge, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA). Armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, personnel are wearing the Multiple Intergrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)

US Army (USA) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Jason R. Collins (second from ri...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chad Hickey (left) assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rod Foster, an Augmentee from the 51st Mission Support Squadron (MSS) guards an entry control point to the flight line during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG 04-01 at Osan Air Base (AB), Korea. Both Airmen are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and both wear Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chad Hickey (left) assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 04-01 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Corey A. Clements, USA... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marcell Walls and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Justin Seals both with the 51st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), guard their post during Exercise Beverly Bulldog 01-04, at Osan Air Base (AB), Korea (ROK)

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bradley C. Church, USAF Release Stat... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 83 mm Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW), trudge over the difficult terrain of a mountain range from which Taliban snipers had earlier engaged them near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan, during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Siah Chub Kalay State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), search the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khabargho State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC ... More

US Army (USA) Drill Instructors double time a group of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, armed with 7.62 mm Tabuk assault rifles, around the compound as they practice drill movements outside Camp Hurricane Point near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Drill Instructors double time a group of Iraqi Civil Def...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless,... More

Iraqi Police (IP) Officers armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk assault rifles practice conducting a house raid, during training conducted near Camp Hurricane Point, located on the outskirts of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), is engaged in Training Iraqi Police while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Police (IP) Officers armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk assault rifles pra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless,... More

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), ree 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, RPG-3 grenades and 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (bottom), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among e city and are in direct violation of e peace agreement between e Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious auority and leader of e Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by...

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammuniti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), three 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles,... More

Armed US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Platoon, Apache Troop, 2-5 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division, armed with a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, prepare to enter and clear their objective during combat operation in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Platoon, Apache Troop, 2-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Johancharles Van Boers, USA Rel... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines, armed with (left to right) an M249 5.56 mm machine gun, an M29 81 mm Mortar, and M16A2 5.56 mm rifles, prepare to engage enemy insurgents from a hill at Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq on Dec. 1, 2004 in support of Operation PLYMOUTH ROCK during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. PLYMOUTH ROCK is an offensive operation by Iraqi, U.S. and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance Corporal Zachary R. Frank) (Released) (SUBSTANDARD)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Bra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jurf As Sakhr State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

U.S. Navy students, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, on patrol during a field training exercise at the Field Medical Service Support School, Camp Johnson, N.C. on Dec. 7, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by PFC. John F. Sutherlin Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Navy students, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, on patrol during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Johnson State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC John F. Sutherlin, USMC Release Statu... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Lambert (left) and USA Specialists (SPC) Nichols, both assigned to Charlie Battery, 1ST Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division, keep their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles at the ready as they watch for any suspicious activity in the yard of a gas station in Buhriz, Iraq, during a raid against known anti-coalition insurgents, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Lambert (left) and USA Special...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Buhriz State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: FORCECOM Scene Camera Operator: SPC... More

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