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Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit prepare to hook up an 18-foot utility boat to a truck for transport to the naval base at Puerto Cortes during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The unit is in Honduras to train Honduran Marines in riverine small boat operations and maintenance

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit prepare to hook up an 18-foot ut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Arnold W. Kalmanson Release Status: ... More

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 squad automatic weapon, left, and another with an M-16A2 rifle, right, participate in Operation Red Reef III, an exercise to train Saudi Marines

U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, one with an M-249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED REEF III Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael J. Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Sailors onboard USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSN 642) rush to secure mooring lines below deck as their submarine gets underway for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Sailors onboard USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSN 642) rush to secure mooring lines ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Majo... More

Navy Medical Personnel form up for inspection after receiving their 782 combat gear, Kevlar PASGT (pass-get) Infantry Combat Helmet and Flack Vest for use during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Navy Medical Personnel form up for inspection after receiving their 78...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

USS DENVER's Air Boss, Lieutenant Jay Massello, orchestrates MH-53E Sea Dragon traffic on the flight deck during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Sea Dragons from helicopter squadron HM-15 are onboard USS DENVER (LPD 9) for mine counter measures. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

USS DENVER's Air Boss, Lieutenant Jay Massello, orchestrates MH-53E Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: USS DENVER Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano, ... More

Marine Captain Philip Boggs of the 1ST Battalion 11th Marines speaks to his troops prior to his change of command ceremony aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Marine Captain Philip Boggs of the 1ST Battalion 11th Marines speaks t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Steph... More

Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 in Boston Whaler dive boats return to USS DENVER (LPD 9) well deck after conducting mine counter-measure exercises during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Explosive ordnance disposal and mine clearing teams from the US, Australia, and Canada are taking part in the exercise from USS DENVER in order to ensure mine free sea-lanes for amphibious assault ships delivering Marines to shore during later stages of the mock amphibious assault operation. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 in Boston Whale...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: EOD MOBILE UNIT 3 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff ... More

A Navy fire fighter, with Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) wearing a Navy Firefighter Helmet with face shield and head lamp, keeps watch over a possible explosive device during a drill onboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

A Navy fire fighter, with Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Stephen Batiz... More

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate performs his duties as an aircraft handler (yellow jersey) on the flight deck of the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) by using hand signals to communicate with the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron-214 (VMA-214) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate performs his duties as an aircraft handle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: USS PELELIU AND VMA-214 Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/N... More

The USS CORONADO (AGF 11), follows the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during maneuvers performed in Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

The USS CORONADO (AGF 11), follows the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during mane...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Blackhall, USN Re... More

Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) make their way to the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) make their way to the USS TARAWA (LH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) S... More

An Army UH-60 Blackhawk from the 126th Medical Company waits on the flight deck of the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

An Army UH-60 Blackhawk from the 126th Medical Company waits on the fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene C... More

Commander Ken Bitar, the Air Boss, controls the skies over the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. A CH-46 Sea Knight is seen leaving the ship. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Commander Ken Bitar, the Air Boss, controls the skies over the USS TAR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene C... More

Corporal Megofan watches for other aircraft while working as an aircrewman in a UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-369 (HMLA-369), Camp Pendleton, Ca, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Corporal Megofan watches for other aircraft while working as an aircre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano, USN Rele... More

United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knights and CH-53E Super Stallions (far background) from helicopter squadron HMM-163 and HMH-466 providing logistical support for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California, 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knights and CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter patrols the beach area on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The exercise is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

A AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter patrols the beach area on D-Day during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines unload M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1617 during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The exercise is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Marines unload M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are loaded onto a train at Trondheim, Norway, for transit through Sweden, to a ferry at Stockholm, and then onto Estonia, for BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. All equipment loaded here had been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage,...

Two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are loaded onto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are loaded onto a train at Trondheim, Norway, for transit through Sweden,... More

1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion for NBC detection operations. The M93A1 is a lightly armored, wheeled vehicle capable of detecting, identifying, marking, sampling and reporting NBC contamination on the battlefield. There are only four of the FOX vehicles on the West Coast. This night vision photograph was taken to train Marines who are unfamiliar with the vehicle's features, and how to identify them on the battlefield at night. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE

1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion for NBC detection operation...

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

GUNNERY Sergeant Ruldofo Serino, USMC, (right), compass in hand, and STAFF Sergeant Darren Gilbertson, USMC, manning the M2A2 Aiming Circle, from Battery P, 5th Battalion 14th Marines train on how to locate the azimuth of fire for a M198 Howitzers during an exercise on Yakima Army Proving Grounds, Yakima, Washington

GUNNERY Sergeant Ruldofo Serino, USMC, (right), compass in hand, and S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yakima State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dominic Hauser, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Military members from the Republic of Georgia's 16th Mountain Battalion receive instruction on the 60 millimeter mortar from US Marine Corps (USMC) members assigned to the Joint Task Force Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at the Vasiani Training Area

Military members from the Republic of Georgia's 16th Mountain Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vasiani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wendell Keener, an instructor assigned with the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), watches a stack of 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles as Republic of Georgia Soldiers assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion, train with US Military personnel, during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at Rock City, Republic of Georgia

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wendell Keener, an ins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy Garcia (right) an instructor assigned with the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), observes as Republic of Georgia Army Soldiers assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion, receive training on maneuvering over a single line rope bridge, while training with US Military personnel during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at Rock City, Republic of Georgia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy Garcia (right) an instruc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gerald Noe (foreground left), an instructor assigned with the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), gives last minute instruction to a Republic of Georgia Army Soldier assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion, before they rappel off a cliff, during a basic rock climbing skills course near Rock City, Republic of Georgia

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gerald Noe (foreground le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chad Roark (standing), Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, teaches Georgian trainees how to fall properly during martial arts training at Krtsanisi Training Camp, country of Georgia. They are part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian Armed Forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and the region

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chad Roark (standing), Ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Training Camp Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Aaron R. Greenleaf, a Military Police (MP) assigned to the Provost Marshals Office (PMO) at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA), writes down information inside the command post, during a simulated bank robbery at the Pacific Marine Credit Union. The annual training event, conducted by the PMO, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Aaron R. Greenleaf, a Mil...

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 Rye Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Reaction Team (SRT), line up in stack formation behind the shield as they enter the Pacific Marine Credit Union, during a simulated bank robbery at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation. Pictured left-to-right are: Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston, CPL Robert Allison and Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Thomas J. Cupo. Weapons include a Colt 9mm submachine gun and a Heclker and Koch 9mm MP5-N...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Military Police (MP) assigned to the Special Reaction Team (SRT), line up in stack formation behind the s... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston (left) and CPL Robert Allison, both members of the Special Reaction Team (SRT), prepare the cable for the closed line phone that will be delivered to the bank robbers, during a simulated bank robbery at the Pacific Marine Credit Union aboard the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Stephen L. Clogston (left) and C...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Robert Allison, a member of the Special Reaction Team (SRT), prepares the closed line phone that will be delivered to the bank robbers, during a simulated bank robbery at the Pacific Marine Credit Union aboard the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California (CA). The annual training event, conducted by the Provost Marshals Office, is designed to train Military Police and Criminal Investigators proper procedures when dealing with a hostage situation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Robert Allison, a member of the ...

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 Rye, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Martial Arts Instructor (MAI), STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chris Reithmann throws USMC Sergeant (SGT) Clifton Payton into the side-wall of the Bear Pit at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD) San Diego, California (CA). The Bear Pit is a sparring pit used by the US Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) to train Martial Arts Instructors (MAI) for the Green Belt Instructors Course

US Marine Corps (USMC) Martial Arts Instructor (MAI), STAFF Sergeant (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Robert D. Fleagle Jr., U... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Lail, with the 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), RAF Lakenheath, England (ENG), participates in a simulated ground attack for a local Tactical Evaluation exercise. The three-day exercise tests the Liberty Wing's ability to organize, train and equip forces to survive and operate in real-world events. The AIRMAN is aiming a 5.56 mm M16A2 Automatic Rifle

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Lail, with the 48th...

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: AMN Jessica Str... More

A uniformed Iraqi interpreter (right) assists three young Iraqi students, who are enrolled in the Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program (ICAP), as they nail a sheet of plywood to a shelf frame. The ICAP is trade school run by the US Navy (USN) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23 (NMCB-23), stationed in Al Asad, Iraq, and is designed to train Iraqi civilians in such construction skills as carpentry, masonry, electrical, and plumbing

A uniformed Iraqi interpreter (right) assists three young Iraqi studen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Luther Morrisjr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps prepare to tie demolition charges to a trunk line at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 10, 2017. More than 20 soldiers completed a demolition range as part of an... More

Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense

Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense

Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces and Task Force Southwest held a key leader engagement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 29, 2017. During the KLE, they discussed cooperation an... More

The Landing Craft Air Cushion carrying the vehicles

The Landing Craft Air Cushion carrying the vehicles

The Landing Craft Air Cushion carrying the vehicles destined for Maine’s 2012 Lobster Festival prepares to join the nearly 100 Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group abo... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe as a foreign soldier climbs a ladder during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Everett, the operations

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Everett, the operations

Master Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Everett, the operations chief for Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, is "arrested" during a jail and bail fundraiser here to support the Navy-Marine Corps Relief... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Martin Sanchez with Alpha

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Martin Sanchez with Alpha

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Martin Sanchez with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, drinks snakes blood during a jungle survival instruction part of Korps Marinir (KORMAR) Exchange 2019 in East ... More

An Indonesian Marine maneuvers to his objective alongside

An Indonesian Marine maneuvers to his objective alongside

An Indonesian Marine maneuvers to his objective alongside U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during exercise Korps Marinir (KORMAR) Exchange 2019 in East Java, Indonesia, Augus... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Blevins and Hospital Corpsman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Blevins and Hospital Corpsman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Blevins and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicholas Braun with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment lead from the front in an Indonesian Independence day celebration game d... More

Sgt. James Jones, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Sgt. James Jones, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Sgt. James Jones, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 reconnaissance Marine from Napa, Calif., reviews range safety rules with Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos during combat m... More

Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition

Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition

Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition drills with an M9 service pistol during a force protection range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 1, 2017. Task Force Southwest is comprised of about 300 ... More

Ceremonies - Navy & Marines - California College Men of Ambulance Service Depart for France. Scene attending the departure of 65 California College men, for the war ambulance service in France. The greateast patriotic outpouring in San Francisco since the beginning of the war marked the departure on April 24th of 65 college men from the University of California and Leland-Stanford. Before leaving, a monster ovation was given the men at the Auditorium. 15,000 bid them God-Speed. The Army and Navy joined with the 1500 U. of C. cadets and the 1000 cadets from Lelan Stanford in escorting the ambulance men to the Auditorium and to the train which bore them eastward

Ceremonies - Navy & Marines - California College Men of Ambulance Serv...

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Ceremonies - Navy & Marines Public domain photograph of procession, parade in France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit from Panama unload their equipment from an aircraft during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The unit is in Honduras to train Honduran Marines in riverine small boat operations and maintenance

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit from Panama unload their equipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Arnold W. Kalmanson Release Status: ... More

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit prepare to tow their 18-foot utility boat to the naval base at Puerto Cortes during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The unit is in Honduras to train Honduran Marines in riverine small boat operations and maintenance

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit prepare to tow their 18-foot uti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Arnold W. Kalmanson Release Status: ... More

An artist's concept of an F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight. The F-16N has been selected by the US Navy as its supersonic adversary aircraft and will be used by the Navy Fighter Weapon School (Top Gun) and other squadrons to train Navy and Marine Corps tactical aircrews in air combat. The first F-16N is scheduled for delivery in early 1987

An artist's concept of an F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight. Th...

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

Members of Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, train for Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) warfare in Mission- Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during the joint Korean-U.S. Exercise Bear Hunt '88

Members of Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, train for Nuclear, Biol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Bateman Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

M-60 main battle tanks are driven off a utility landing craft from the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) as Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade train in an amphibious beach assault exercise in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield

M-60 main battle tanks are driven off a utility landing craft from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ken Mark O'Connell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train for close quarters combat with M16A2s equipped with an M203 grenade launcher on the flight deck of the USS PONCE (LPD-15) during its transatlantic voyage. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, will take over the duties of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at the US Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. T. L. Corwin

Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An MH-53E Sea Dragon from helicopter squadron HM-15, Corpus Christi, Texas, departs USS USS DENVER (LPD 9) off the coast of Southern California for mine counter measure exercises during KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

An MH-53E Sea Dragon from helicopter squadron HM-15, Corpus Christi, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: HM-15 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano, USN ... More

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU3) examine X-rays of a possible letter bomb during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU3) exam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa Scene Camera Operator: Stephen Batiz, PH1(Nac... More

The USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39), practices maneuvers in front of the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

The USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39), practices maneuvers in front of the USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Blackhall, USN Relea... More

Marine Sergeant (SGT) Fields of Third Platoon, Bravo Company, on board USS JUNEAU (LPD 10), briefs his troops on their objective of an assault on San Clemente Island during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Marine Sergeant (SGT) Fields of Third Platoon, Bravo Company, on board...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Degner, Usnr ... More

An Aircraft Handler (yellow jersey) from the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) launch and recovery crew gives the signal to launch to an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron-214 (VMA-214) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

An Aircraft Handler (yellow jersey) from the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: USS PELELIU AND VMA-214 Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/N... More

Captain Sarah Deal, the first female Marine Corps helicopter pilot, flies a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH 466, MCAS Tustin, California, over Camp Pendleton while training during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Captain Sarah Deal, the first female Marine Corps helicopter pilot, fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

SEAMAN Apprentice (SA) Flavio Medeiros of Beach MASTER Unit (BMU) 1 directs a D7G Mine-Clearing/Armor Protection (MCAP Bulldozer on the beach of Del Mar Boat Basin, Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

SEAMAN Apprentice (SA) Flavio Medeiros of Beach MASTER Unit (BMU) 1 di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

The deck crew of the USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) prepares to put a Navy Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to sea during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

The deck crew of the USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) prepares to put a Navy Specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) Scene... More

Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) 31 approaches the beach for off load of an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) 31 approaches the beach for off lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Lance Corporal Aaron Costa maneuvers his Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank of Charley Company, 1ST Tanks to board a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (LCU-1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lance Corporal Aaron Costa maneuvers his Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Lance Corporal Rahsaan Green mans the newly implemented weapon, the 240G 7.62mm medium machine gun on the M1A1 tank from CHARLEY CO. 1ST TANKS in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lance Corporal Rahsaan Green mans the newly implemented weapon, the 24...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Lighter Amphibian Resupply Craft-V (LARC-V), from Beach MASTER Unit-1 (BMU-1) (Bravo Co) Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California , prepare to come aboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lighter Amphibian Resupply Craft-V (LARC-V), from Beach MASTER Unit-1 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene C... More

USMC Captain John F. Kelliher adjusts the control panel on a UH-1N Huey helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-369 (HMLA-369), Camp Pendleton, Ca, while flying in formation with an AH-1W Super Cobra during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

USMC Captain John F. Kelliher adjusts the control panel on a UH-1N Hue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA 369 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano... More

A AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter patrols the sky over the beach on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The exercise is taking place off the coast of Southern California to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

A AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter patrols the sky over the beach on D-Day...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Members of the Provost Marshall's Office at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Barstow, California, shoot from the left rear corner of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) sedan as they train and compete with representitives of the CHP (Not shown) at MCLB's Rifle Range

Members of the Provost Marshall's Office at Marine Corps Logistics Bas...

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

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix Readiness class prepare to repel attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. They were part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority ...

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix R... More

Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and armed with an M16A2 assault rifle AIRMAN First Class Jodey Powell with the 94th Security Forces Squadron, Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia repels attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. AMN Powell was part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air ...

Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and armed with an M16A2 assault rifle Airman First Class Jod... More

Japanese soldiers demonstrate techniques of their native close combat skills at the Opening Ceremony Celebration during Forest Light 2000. Forest Light is a cultural enhancing, combined arms exercise in which Marines from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment train with soldiers from the 44th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). The units train side by side teaching each other various weapons systems, different tactical offenses and defenses, as well as close combat skills

Japanese soldiers demonstrate techniques of their native close combat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2000 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jennifer L. Weber Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) deliver Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the serene waters of Freshwater Bay Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area during an amphibious beach landing during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) deliver Marines from the 31st Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Comba... More

An M1A1 Abrams tank sends rounds down range during a live fire exercise in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

An M1A1 Abrams tank sends rounds down range during a live fire exercis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Shoalwater Bay State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Marcus D Henr... More

Aboard the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36), US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, wait with anticipation to go ashore so they can train during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

Aboard the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36), US Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Hill, with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, arrives in the port of Brunei Darussalam, aboard the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36) to train during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Hill, with L Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, wait with anticipation to go ashore so they can train in support of landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, wait with anticipation to go ashore so they can train in support of landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, go ashore from the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36) to train during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, (MWSS-171), wait in line with 7.62mm ammunition while waiting to train on the .50 Caliber Machine Gun 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadr...

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 Camp Ripper, Kuwait, US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Chris Riggs, Kilo Company 3rd Battalion 4th Marines (3/4), Camp Pendleton, California, shovels dirt out of a trench used to train Marines on trench warfare methods during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At Camp Ripper, Kuwait, US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

Military members from the Republic of Georgia's 16th Mountain Battalion receive instruction on how to fire a 60 millimeter mortar illumination round, by US Marine Corps (USMC) members assigned to the Joint Task Force Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at the Vasiani Training Area

Military members from the Republic of Georgia's 16th Mountain Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vasiani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gerald Noe (foreground left), an instructor assigned with the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), gives last minute instruction to a Republic of Georgia Army Soldiers assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion, preparing to rappel off a cliff, during a basic rock climbing skills course near Rock City, Republic of Georgia

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gerald Noe (foreground le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Luis Gines, left, a Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, helps a Georgian (GEO) trainee put on his gear correctly on at the Krtsanisi Training Camp, in the Republic of Georgia (GEO). US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to select units of the Georgian (GEO) armed forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Luis Gines, left, a Georgia Trai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Training Camp Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain Matt Ryan, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Instructor, helps a Georgian Army trainee use his compass during a land navigation training exercise at Advanced Operating Base Krtsanisi. They are part of the GTEP, where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian armed forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and this region

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain Matt Ryan, Georgia Train and Equip Prog...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Training Camp Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle fighter, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, takes off at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, in support of Exercise COPE NORTH. COPE NORTH is an exercise where troops from the US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines train with troops from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle fighter, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua St... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (second from left), Commanding Officer USMC Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), meets with two Iraqi employees (left and right) at a train station located on the outskirts of the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (second from left), C...

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

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn at firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher (RPG) on a training range near Camp Fallujah, Iraq. Marines from the 1ST Marine Division train the Iraqi National Guard Recruits before they send them to fight in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn at firing a Rocket Prop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MARDIV Scene Camera Operator: COL Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher (RPG) on a training range near Camp Fallujah, Iraq. Marines from the 1ST Marine Division train the Iraqi National Guard Recruits before they send them to fight in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

An Iraqi National Guard Recruit takes his turn firing a Rocket Propell...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MARDIV Scene Camera Operator: COL Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

U.S. Marine Corps CPT. Clark, Commanding Officer, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines, 1ST Marine Division, stands near a Assault Amphibian Vehicle Recovery Model 7A1 (AAVR7A1), as he speaks to his Marines at the Fallujah Train Station, which serves as a Command Operation Center (COC) in Al Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Al Fajr. Operation Al Fajr is an offensive operation designed to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, by units of the 1ST Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Ryan L. Jones)(Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CPT. Clark, Commanding Officer, India Company, 3rd B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSB-1 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan L. Jones, USMC Release Status: ... More

A young Iraqi student (front), who is enrolled in the Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program (ICAP), uses an electric saw to cut a sheet of plywood in order to build a wooden shelf unit. The ICAP is trade school run by the US Navy (USN) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23 (NMCB-23), stationed in Al Asad, Iraq, and is designed to train Iraqi civilians in such construction skills as carpentry, masonry, electrical, and plumbing

A young Iraqi student (front), who is enrolled in the Iraqi Constructi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Luther Morrisjr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marines prepare for a Mass Casualty Drill that will train Corpsman, Military Police, and Crash Fire Rescue Marines for an actual crisis in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 10, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by GUNNERY SGT. Kevin W. Williams)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines prepare for a Mass Casualty Drill that will ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL William L. Dubose III, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Two US Navy (USN) Beachmasters, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), embarked aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4), watch as a USN Lding Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicle departs after dropping off Australi Army Soldiers at Sabina Point during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Commd (USPACOM) d Australi Defense Force Joint Operations Commd, d designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commder's staff d Australi Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action plning...

Two US Navy (USN) Beachmasters, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two US Navy (USN) Beachmasters, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), embarked ... More

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest and

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest and

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Defense and Security Force policemen work through an issue at the Operational Coordination Center – Regional at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oc... More

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force on

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force on

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force on Camp Lejeune, N.C., prepare for departure to Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise 21.1 taking place on Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 9, 2020. MEFEX 21.1 is a MEF le... More

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, left, the commanding general

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, left, the commanding general

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, left, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, speaks with Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, right, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jun... More

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest assists

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest assists

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest assists his counterpart, Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, the commander of the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps in battle tracking during operation Maiw... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Sutherland, outgoing executive

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Sutherland, outgoing executive

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Sutherland, outgoing executive officer, Marine Aircraft Group 24, exits a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), after his last flight... More

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Austin Pianta tests

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Austin Pianta tests

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Austin Pianta tests tolerance levels on electrical equipment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and... More

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest discusses

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest discusses

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest discusses communication shortfalls with his counterpart at the 1st Operational Kandak near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2017. The advisors spoke with thei... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Osiris BarritaAragon with

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Osiris BarritaAragon with

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Osiris BarritaAragon with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, uses chains to secure a logistics vehicle system replacement to a rail carts during rail transport... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 24, conducted integrated training mission along the shores of Oahu from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 19, 2020. Utilizing three sep... More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil, the 1st deputy commanding general of the 215th Corps, speaks to ANA soldiers with the 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade during an opening ceremony for an operational rea... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell McCartney, a crew member

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell McCartney, a crew member

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mitchell McCartney, a crew member assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, operates the M2 Browning heavy machine gun at the rear of the CH-53E Super Stallion as it flies a... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine

U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine

U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct an urban demolition exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 28, 2020. Combat Assault Company provides a wide variety of unique assault ... More

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