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Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF (Maritime Special Purpose Force) Unit bears down on a target during a ship boarding drill on the USS Comstock (LSD-45) off the Southern California coast during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The weapon shown is the M203 40mm Grenade Launcher attached directly to the 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the...

Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Monjaral from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit's MSPF (Maritime Special Purpose Force) Unit bears down on a tar... More

A US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carrying 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles and a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine rifle, man a security checkpoint, while conducting operations with the Mountain Eagle Task Force, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana

A US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Divisi...

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 US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, some wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carrying 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles man a security checkpoint, while conducting operations with the Mountain Eagle Task Force, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana

A US Army soldier assigned C/Company, 3/7 Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Divisi...

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

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Rootes, USAF, (left), and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Brian Hosken, USAF, 8th Communications Squadron, in full Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear and carrying Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, perform a sweep of the area after a simulated mortar attack during the 8th Fighter Wing's COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Exercise (CERE)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Rootes, USAF, (left), and Technical Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Ca... 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, take a break from patrolling

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

At Byrd Field/Richmond International Airport, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Fernandus Branch, a security forces specialist from the Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), stands next to his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) performing a spot check while on guard duty on the flight line in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. SRA Branch has his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at hand. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

At Byrd Field/Richmond International Airport, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Fern...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chad Clary, from Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina guards the perimeter of Fort Dix, New Jersey as part of a contingent of 330 USAF personnel taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Combat Course (PRCC) at the Air Mobility Warfare Center (AMWC)

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) and armed ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Kenn... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, fires an M16A2 assault rifle while training on the snow cover Range 32, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin (WI). The guardsman is preparing for deployment to Kuwait

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 147th Aviation ...

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

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, assembles a 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle during training with service members from Australia, wearing their MKIV No1 NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) Suits with Avon FM12 Mask. At Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) dressed in his Joint Se...

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, firing Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

A member of the US Army's 101st Military Police (MP) Company, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher, prepares to mount up at Haji Mohammadshah Kelay, outside Kandahar Airport, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Military Police provide escorts as well as added protection to the Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during their visits to local villages and towns promoting Afghanistan and American coalition cooperation and gather intelligence

A member of the US Army's 101st Military Police (MP) Company, 3rd Plat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle takes part in a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

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

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle takes part in a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

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

At Fort Benning, Georgia, Marines from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, stop for a moment to plan their next move 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

At Fort Benning, Georgia, Marines from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, stop for a moment to plan their next move 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

At Fort Benning, Georgia, Marines from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles, stop along a tree line 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 Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Don Myers, with the 2nd Fleet Service Support Group (FSSG), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) instructor, shows retired Marines the correct way to hold and fire the M-203 40mm Grenade Launcher mounted on a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Don Myers, with the 2nd F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd FSSG Scene Cam... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Enfinger, with the 86th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, posts as a long range marksman during a tactics scenario at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, during the 2002 Defender Challenge competition

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) SENI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Enfinger, with the 86th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, sights his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during a tactics scenario at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, during the 2002 Defender Challenge competition

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Enfinger, with the 86th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Beau Miller, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines armed with armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, uses natural cover to conceal himself, while patrolling during the Korean Incremental Training Program (KITP) at Camp Mu Juk, South Korea. KITP is a joint training exercise with US Marines and the ROK Marines

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Beau Miller, 2nd Battalion, 7th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BN 7TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Relea... More

Instructors at the Air base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS), Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field (AAF), Nevada (NV), pose as a hostile force attempting to breach the defenses of a simulated forward deployed air base. The instructors wear Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) it detects if they are shot by the defenders. They are also armed with 5.56 M16A2 assault rifles with MILES attachments. The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a hostile environment, and is the oldest school on ground air base defense tactics in existence

Instructors at the Air base Defense School, 99th Ground Combat Trainin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robe... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ackerman, USMC, Range Safety Officer, observes while Marines from 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, prepare to fire their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles on a range set up on the rear deck aboard the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ackerman, USMC, Range Safety Officer, observes w...

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

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Lee Dunn, USMC, Motor Transport, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, takes aim as he prepares to fire his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at a target on the range set up on the rear deck of the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Lee Dunn, USMC, Motor Transport, 1ST Light Armor...

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

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

A Marine from the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1ST Marine Divisio...

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

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Rein)), Twentynine Palms, California, raise one more HF Band Discone antenna as part of Combat Operations Center (COC), 1ST Battalion 7th Marines Regiment, Bravo Company, Twentynine Palms, California, antenna farm at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marines carry their 5.56mm M16A2 always at hand

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Re...

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: LCPL ... More

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Rein)), Twentynine Palms, California, put away elements for an antenna at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marines carry their 5.56mm M16A2 always at hand

Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Re...

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: LCPL ... More

A Marine from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (Rein)), Twentynine Palms, California, attaches an HF Band Discone antenna for communications at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, onto a mast, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, as another Marine checks the guidelines. The Marines carry their 5.56mm M16A2 always at hand

A Marine from Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7) (7th Marine Regiment (R...

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: LCPL ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with the 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), listen to a visiting General speak 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) Marines with the 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms,...

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: LCPL ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with the 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), listen to a visiting General speak 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) Marines with the 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms,...

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: LCPL ... More

During urban warfare training a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), demonstrates weapons techniques to the class. The Marine is using a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. The training is a Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

During urban warfare training a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

In the midst of the Kuwaiti desert, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles slung, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, erect a Command Operation Center (COC) using a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) and camouflage, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

In the midst of the Kuwaiti desert, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Hq Bn, 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Henr... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), G-3 (Operations), Command Operation Center (COC), pack up their Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) for transport as part of familiarization training at Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marines are carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of a weapons platoon from Bravo Company, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, enjoy some lunch at Camp Coyote, in Kuwait (KWT), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles by their side, 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: 5-Jan Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R... More

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun and a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, two US Marine Corps (USMC) scouts from Charlie Company, Headquarters and Services (H&S) Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division move to breach and secure a house during an urban warfare training course held at a Special Operations class in San Diego, California

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun and a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kibe... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide security for Marines from a Combat Engineer Platoon who are placing explosives on a Ba'ath Party Regime symbol outside the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-005 Scene Came... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California moves to a protected position, from which he can engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a US Marine Corps (USMC)...

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

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Shaw, assigned to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), guards an RC-135V/W Rivet Joint Surveillance Aircraft at an entry control point on a forward-deployed base, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, US Air Force (USAF) AIRM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release... 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 fire on the enemy from protected positions, during a firefight 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

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), clear the streets of Iraqi resistance block-by-block, on their way to their objective of securing Presidential Palace, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In northern Baghdad, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops assigned to Charlie...

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

Two US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), with their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, move through an area during a training exercise on the island of Oahu, Hawaii (HI)

Two US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Marine Regiment MCB Hawaii S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe A. Scheuring with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, instructs a Filipino Marine in the tactics of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) by using engineers tape to mark the boundaries of a room which the Filipino Marines clear with their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, during Exercise BALIKATAN

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe A. Scheuring with the 2nd Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade launchers and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), the US Marine Corps (USMC) assault element of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, engage a simulated enemy marked by targets during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

Using Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles with attached M203 grenade laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgrober, with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, provides security for his element with an Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during a live fire platoon raid, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantryman Corporal (CPL) Kristopher G. Mosgro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Camp Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion... More

Using a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Benjamin Baldwin, Fox Company 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), provides forward facing security during a convoy through An Nasiriya(h) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Using a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Agustin Juradosegovia, Supply, 4th Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), waits for his turn to qualify with the 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the range during his annual weapons qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Agustin Juradosegovia, Supply, 4...

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 Marine Division S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Bautista, Motor Transportation Operator, 4th Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs a weapon's check of his 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the range located in the 33 Area during his annual weapons qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Bautista, Motor Transporta...

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 Marine Division S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Carlos Carrasco, Radio Operator, 4th Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), sites in the target with his 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the range located in the 33 Area, during his annual weapons qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Carlos Carrasco, Radio Operator,...

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 Marine Division S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Bautista, Motor Transportation Operator, 4th Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), holds a magazine prior to reloading his 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the range during his annual weapons qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Chris Bautista, Motor Transporta...

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 Marine Division S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, takes aim with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Strong, of 10th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Armstrong, 752nd Munitions Support Squadron (MUSS), Security Forces Member, provides entry control to an aircraft during the Headquarters USAFE (US Air Forces in Europe) Inspector General (IG) Nuclear Surety/Joint Safety Security Inspection at Volkel Air Base (AB), Netherlands. He is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Armstrong, 752nd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Volkel Air Base State: Noord Brabant Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christina... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Timothy Ussery (left), with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, Fiscal Budget Technician, USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth Kirby, DASF chief, both Marines with Combat Service Support Detachment 23 (CSSD), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), and US Navy (USN) Hospitalman Second Class (HM2) Gonsorcik (on ground), CSSD 23, attempt to complete an obstacle on the Leadership Reaction Course during a routine field exercise at Ft. Stewart, Georgia (GA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Timothy Ussery (left), with a 5....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSD 23 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Amber Ca... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) shooters with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles pointed toward a mountain from where Taliban snipers are engaging his unit, near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) shooters with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles US Army (USA) soldiers from the "Steel Dragons" from the 1ST Cavalry Division, provide security in their High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during an escort detail in route to Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles US Army (USA) soldiers fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Luke Huisenga, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out candy while patrolling the streets of Karabilah, Iraq (IRQ), as part of humanitarian operations in the area. LCPL Huisenga carries a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Luke Huisenga, 2nd Platoo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karabilah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: K/03/7 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael R. Mcmaugh, USMC Release St... More

These US Air Force (USAF) Airmen (left to right) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Roque Solis, A1C Donald Ross, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steven McNeil and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dale Hicks III, fire their Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles during a close quarters march at Camp Buehring, Kuwait (KWT)

These US Air Force (USAF) Airmen (left to right) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Buehring Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather M. Norris, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), armed with a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, man a rooftop security position, during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-24 INF Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jeremiah Johns... More

US Army (USA) Special Forces armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifles scan an area during a patrol in Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Forces armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rif...

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

The US Army (USA) Medic from A Troop, 2nd Squadron (SQD), 14th Cavalry Regiment (CAV REGT), 25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), pulls security, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, on a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The US Army (USA) Medic from A Troop, 2nd Squadron (SQD), 14th Cavalry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-14(SBCT) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jory C. Randall, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Dale Hatch (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Douglass Burndrett, with Detachment 1, 169th Military Police Company (MPC), ready their FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while on a convoy training mission in support of Exercise JOINT THUNDER. (A3581)

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Maine Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Det 1 169th MP Co Scene Camera Operator: Cw4 Mark D. Houdle... More

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) Soldier on duty in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), continues working at a checkpoint in support of the relief effort after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. This OKARNG Soldier is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle. (A3570)

Undaunted by the heat, humidity and other hardships, an Oklahoma Army ...

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

Corporal DeChristopher Curtin armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle with attached M203 40mm grenade launcher, scans the streets and buildings of Gnjilane, Kosovo, looking for something out of the ordinary. Curtin is from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. They are part of the Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) that are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

Corporal DeChristopher Curtin armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Gnjilane State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Un... More

Overview of the eight new firing points on the Remote Electronic Target System (RETS) range at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Each one has seven remote controlled targets out to 300 meters. These ranges are used for M16A2 rifle and record proficiency and qualification

Overview of the eight new firing points on the Remote Electronic Targe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Keith Dillon, ... 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

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

In full MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) and carrying a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, SENIOR AIRMAN Craig Smelter, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, signals to his fire team members to take cover and stay down as he clears a building in a mock town. As part of Ground Combat Skills (GCS) training, the mission scenario is to move in and occupy a mock village, restore order and allow for peaceful elections. GCS is a weeklong training regiment consisting of three days of classroom work and two days in the field where trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills

In full MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) and carryi...

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

Security Forces Combat Arms Instructor, Technical Sergeant Dennis Kussrow, USAF, 86th Security Forces Squadron inspects a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, during a weapons inventory, in case there is a need to defend the base. After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001, Ramstein Air Base, Germany moved into Threatcon Delta

Security Forces Combat Arms Instructor, Technical Sergeant Dennis Kuss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Tia De... More

A local law enforcement members along with MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dave Richards, USAF, 48th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, secure and inspect a Volvo FH12 articulated lorry (semi-truck) where six stowaways were found locked in a compartment under the trailer. It was stopped for routine search at the Royal Air Force Lakenheath Gate One entrance. MSGT Richards is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle

A local law enforcement members along with MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dave...

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: SRA James L. Ha... More

A local law enforcement members and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dave Richards, USAF, 48th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, secure and inspect a Volvo FH12 articulated lorry (semi-truck) where six stowaways were found locked in a compartment under the trailer. It was stopped for routine search at the Royal Air Force Lakenheath Gate One entrance. MSGT Richards is armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle

A local law enforcement members and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dave Richar...

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: SRA James L. Ha... 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

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

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear a Marine gets assistance replacing the drinking tube from his Australian counterpart. The Marine is in a Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister, his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Assault Rifle slung over his back. The Australian is in his MKIV No1 Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Suit with Avon FM12 Mask and his Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine. The evaluator Sergeant Robert T. Mawson observes the process. The Marines and Australians are participating in NBC Training at Camp Doha, ...

After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Missio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: After successfully getting a drink of water from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) g... More

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal William Schwettmann, USMC, (left) and Lance Corporal Matthew Soberl, USMC, (right), sits by his M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) both members of Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) perform security at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An M16A2 Assault Rifle and M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) are at the ready for the Marines use

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 0 (MOPP-0) gear and armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Trevor Berg, USAF, 51st Transportation Squadron (TRNS), checks ID cards at an entry control point (ECP) as part of his augmentee duties during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG

In Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 0 (MOPP-0) gear ...

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

Lance Corporal Carrion D. (Left) mans the M240G "Golf" Machine Gun on top of the M1025 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and Lance Corporal Jesse M. Rollins, Team Leader, (Right), with his 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, provide security for the entrance of Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Both are from the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Bahrain

Lance Corporal Carrion D. (Left) mans the M240G "Golf" Machine Gun on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: MCSF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usm... 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

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) James Bowman, USA, "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (FA) steadies a the mast of a double discone HF Band antenna as it is setup for communications with soldiers from "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (FA) and his incoming units. SGT Bowman, armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, and his teammates are part of the advanced party

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) James Bowman, USA, "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Marshall W.... More

During a five day training course, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, for the Heliborne Company, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jonathan M. Walsh, Company "F" of 2nd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), sights in a PAS-18 thermal imaging scope on a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle during a daylight rehearsal for a night time raid

During a five day training course, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEY Scene Camera Operator: SGT ... 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, Military Police (MP) armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle stand guard as Marines disembark from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered Theater Support Vessel (TSV) WESTPAC EXPRESS PANAMA, at Luzon Island, Philippines in preparation for the Exercise TALON VISIOIN 02. The exercise is designed to improve military relations and operability with the US Armed Forces and the Philippine Armed Forces

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, Military Police (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TALON VISION O2 Base: Luzon Island Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BATALLION 6TH MARINES Scene Cam... 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

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rusty Padgett, 1ST Marine Division, carries his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle over his shoulder and stands a Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level Zero (MOPP-0), as he fuels a High-Mobility Multi Purpose Vehicle (HMMWV) at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rusty Padgett, 1ST Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Tanks Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rusty Fuhs, standing and LCPL David Sorge, using an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), both with the 2nd Platoon India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, practice clearing a hallway during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) La...

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

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

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Videographer from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), poses with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at his fighting hole near Az Zubayr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C... 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

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

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