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

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

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

Bayonet fixed on his M16A2 rifle, a Marine stands guard during a drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Bayonet fixed on his M16A2 rifle, a Marine stands guard during a drill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Some of the types of small arms used by Marines in Panama are stacked in the grass. They are, clockwise from upper right, an M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher, an M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW), two M16A2 rifles and two Mossburg 500 12-gauge shotguns

Some of the types of small arms used by Marines in Panama are stacked ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Laird Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Soldiers equipped with M16A2 rifles are taught basic marksmanship

Soldiers equipped with M16A2 rifles are taught basic marksmanship

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

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

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

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

Left side profile of a US Marine standing guard over two Somali nationals captured at the early morning raid on Somali Warlord General Aideed's cantonment area. The Marine holds is M16A2 rifle in his right hand and it's pointed toward the ground. One Somali is sitting on the ground with his hands tied behind his back and the other Somali, at left, stands with the support of wooden crutches. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side profile of a US Marine standing guard over two Somali nation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carmen Yebba Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ramon Gonzales, armed with an M16A2 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher attached, sits in the hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during an amphibious assault on the beach at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC '96

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Ramon Gonzales, armed with an M16A2 rif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Felix Garza Jr.... More

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

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

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

A US Marine from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with an M16A2 rifle provides cover fire, while Estonian soldiers prepare to reinforce other members of the Baltic platoon, during civil disturbance training, Situational Training Exercise -4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills

A US Marine from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with an M16A2 rifle...

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

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

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

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

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle on his back as he guards a defensive position at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands" Kauai Hi. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

A US Marine mans a M240G machine gun in the prone position and carries...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, stands guard, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher, in front of the camouflage-netting covered main entry control point bunker for Camp Linda Olovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Linda Olovo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway Relea... More

A Marine from Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, runs for cover with his M16A2 Service Rifle and an AT-4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground t Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground t Element (GCE), Air t Element (ACE) and the...

A Marine from Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, runs fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine from Echo Company, 2D Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, runs for cover with his M16A2 Service Rifle and an AT-4 Light Ant... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Orin Richardson, Air Force Space Command, fires downrange with an M16A2 rifle at pop-up targets while US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marc Hawsey, 81st Security Forces Squadron, evaluates him during the combat rifle competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Orin Richardson, Air Force Space Command, ...

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

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Anthony Bechtold, Air Force Special Operations Command, fires his M16A2 rifle down range during the combat rifle competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Anthony Bechtold, Air Force Special Operat...

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

Moving to their positions to fire their M16A2 rifles down range are Air Force Academy members, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Arash Pousti, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John J. Hill, US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Jordan J. Oyloe, and US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Burke, during the combat weapons competition event at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

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

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

A close up view of US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Brad Hummel from the Air Education and Training Command, as he mentally prepares before competing in the combat weapons competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. SSGT Hummel is armed with the 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached

A close up view of US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Brad Hummel from the Ai...

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton (center), 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, with blank firing device, takes cover behind a rock formation, while conducting training, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Saxton (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... 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

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, takes up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wearing flack vests, Lance Corporal (LCpl) Robert M. Sena, Private First Class (PFC) Shaun G. Gibson, LCpl Phillip F. Collier and LCpl Derick A. Garcia (left to right) from the Marine Security Forces Company provide security with live ammo in their M16A2s during a React Drill. The Marines are part of the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Naval Support Activity, Bahrain

Wearing flack vests, Lance Corporal (LCpl) Robert M. Sena, Private Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: Mgysgt Angel C. Arroyo Release Status: Released to Public... 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

Extreme close up of US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Strickland, Security Forces SPECIALIST, 39th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, during a field condition training exercise held at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey

Extreme close up of US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J .Gruenwald, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... 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

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

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

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

A US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) range safety officer (RSO) puts Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Darren Hanson, from the EOD Mobil Unit 17 Oak Harbor, Washington, through an enemy attack scenario during his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle familiarization training in Valdez, Alaska

A US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) range safety office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) range safety officer (RSO) instructs trainees in how to defend themselves against an enemy, during Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle familiarization training in Valdez, Alaska

A US Navy (USN) Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) range safety office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... 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

A Royal Thai Marine from the, 1ST Security Battalion armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle provides cover as two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter take off for an assault training mission at Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2002

A Royal Thai Marine from the, 1ST Security Battalion armed with a 5.56...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Laws, 51st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, watches out for any suspicious activity around his defensive fighting position during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02, at Osan Air Base (AB) Korea

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Laws, 51st Security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG 02-02 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chenzira Mallory, USAF ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Peter Gardea (foreground), Mission Support Technician, 60th Supply Squadron, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagements System (MILES) gear, directs the perimeter defense during an attack on the Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) at Lakehurst, Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES), New Jersey (NJ), during Exercise PHOENIX READINESS 2002

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Peter Gardea (foreground), M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lakehurst Naes State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann, CIV Release Status: Released to ... 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) Recruit assigned to I Company, 3rd Recruit Battalion (RTBN), carries his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as he maneuvers through the barbed wire obstacle on the infiltration course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina (SC)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit assigned to I Company, 3rd Recruit Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Joseph Sarabia, U... 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Golf/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at targets during a live-fire, company size, frontal assault, conducted during Exercise Iron Magic 03, a training exercise held in the US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Golf/Company, Battalion La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), takes cover behind a tree while engaging, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, unknown les attempting to infiltrate the base during a Silver Flag Alpha training at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada (NV). SRA Felix is wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) as part of the training. His unit is at Indian Springs going through a two-week course on ground air base defense taught by the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS). The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a...

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (... 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

A 7th Marine infantryman sighting in a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle during an exercise in Kuwait. The Marines deployed to Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A 7th Marine infantryman sighting in a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle during an e...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), sights in his M203 40 mm grenade launcher (attached to his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle) during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regime...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, USMC Release Statu... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Adam D. Marturano, Weather Observer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 (MWSS-272), keeps his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle handy as he enjoys a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Adam D. Marturano, We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Eric A. Archer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... 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 hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC Corporal (CPL) Alfred Chato Morin, a Combat Camera Printer, assigned to 1ST Marine Division, cleaning his M16A2 rifle, while wearing his MCU-2P gasmask, at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status:... More

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

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

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

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, First Lieutenant (1LT) Aernie Granville from Bellevue, Washington walks in sandals over the desert floor, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, First Lieutenant (1LT) Aernie G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Armed with an Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) maneuvers down range, during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Armed with an Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student in the Infantry Offi...

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

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine with the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), surveys an area of Saddam Husseins palace with his 5.56 mm M16A2 with attached M203 40 mm grenade launcher, as the Marines take over the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

Armed with an Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student in the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) maneuvers down range, during an assault on the Delta Prospect Range at the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) training area

Armed with an Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, a student in the Infantry Offi...

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric Reese takes the prone position with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle to provide security at a convoy stop. SGT Reese is attached to the Fuels Unit, Marine Wing Support Squadron-373 (MWSS-373), on their way to set up of a Forward Arming Refueling Point (FARP) just north of Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eric Reese takes the prone posit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Route 8 Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholous Ra... More

While local children look on, US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Demetrius Crawford with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), from Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, stands perimeter guard duty with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, around a water treatment plant in the city of Qalat Sikar, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

While local children look on, US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat Sikar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jonathan P. Sotelo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Responding to a scenario where a disgruntled aircrew crewmember seizes control of an aircraft and a nuclear weapon; threatening to shoot the crew and explode the weapon, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) members approach an aircraft on the flightline at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ). The CIT is armed with a 9 mm M9 Pistol (right), Mossberg M590/590A1 combat shotgun, and backed by US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class Ruffin with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. The CIT is taking part in a NUCLEAR SURETY SUPPORT Exercise (M999)

Responding to a scenario where a disgruntled aircrew crewmember seizes...

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: Air Mobility Command Scene Came... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Bryan Crowe, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, Fox Company 2nd Battalion 25th Marines (2/25) shares a moment with the locals in An Nasiriya(h) during 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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Bryan Crowe, armed with a 5.56 m...

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 Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) McQueen B/Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), waits with his field pack and 5.56mm M16A2 rifle as USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters approach a loading zone in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. B/Company is deploying to the town of Hatra, Iraq, in order to stop a major weapons and stolen cars black market operation

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) McQueen B/Company, 2nd Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hatra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Ronald Mitchell, USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Kristi Gravitt jumps from a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR), at Al Kut, Iraq. SGT Gravitt is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. The US Marines are currently deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Kristi Gravitt jumps from a USMC...

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

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