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US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow attachment), of 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), positioned at intersection near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sets up a tent for protection from the cold weather in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct a mounted patrol in the cold and snowy weather of the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, in order to disrupt any enemy activity on Dec. 30, 2004. The Marines are stuck in heavy snow and had to move on foot. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops in High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marines Corps personnel from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, head down a narrow stretch of road while in route to the Khowst-Gardez Pass in Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marines Corps personnel from a Weapons Company with the 3rd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC Release Stat... More

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, gives U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Dusty Stapleton, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, an Intro Venous injection to hydrate him after he suffered a case of dehydration in the Khowst-Gardez Pass on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to set-up camp around their M-60A1 tank. These men are a part of Operation CAX-4-81

Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX-4-81 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL J.... More

Two Marines from Weapons Company prepare to fire their M-29 81mm mortar. The Marines are participating in Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center

Two Marines from Weapons Company prepare to fire their M-29 81mm morta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL ... More

Heavy fog covers the flight line as a Navy Fighter Weapons School A-4 Skyhawk adversary aircraft is prepared for an early morning mission. Referred to as "Top Gun," the school provides air combat maneuvering (ACM) training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots. The A-4 is painted in a Soviet-bloc air force camouflage pattern

Heavy fog covers the flight line as a Navy Fighter Weapons School A-4 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Kirby Harrison Release Stat... More

Maintenance crews walk onto a mist-covered flight line to prepare adversary aircraft of the Navy Fighter Weapons School for an early morning flight. Referred to as "Top Gun," the school provides air combat maneuvering (ACM) training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots. Two F-5E Tiger II aircraft and two A-4 Skyhawk aircraft can be seen in the background

Maintenance crews walk onto a mist-covered flight line to prepare adve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Kirby Harrison Release Stat... More

Marines of Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 2nd Marine Div., prepare to drop a round into the barrel of an 81mm mortar during Exercise Cold Winter '83

Marines of Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 2nd Marine Div., prepare to drop a ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER '83 Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL H. M. Coffey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A nighttime live-fire exercise is conducted at Barker Range by members of Weapons Company, 1ST Battalion, 9th Marines, during Operation BEAR HUNT '84

A nighttime live-fire exercise is conducted at Barker Range by members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL S. T. Quade Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Members of the 1ST Republic of Korea Marine Corps Division board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Yeo Ju airstrip during the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84

Members of the 1ST Republic of Korea Marine Corps Division board a US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine officers of Company H, Basic School, prepare their weapons prior to a live fire exercise at Range 11

US Marine officers of Company H, Basic School, prepare their weapons p...

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

Snipers from Weapons Company 125 consult a map during Exercise TEAMWORK'88. Pictured, from left to right, are: Lance Corporal (LCPL) Stephen Little, Sergeant (SGT) Duane Libby, SGT Steven Roy, LCPL Matthew Sabasteanski and LCPL Raymond Castonguay

Snipers from Weapons Company 125 consult a map during Exercise TEAMWOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of a mortar crew from Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 7th Marines, gather for a photograph behind their M-252 81mm mortar during Operation Desert Shield.

Members of a mortar crew from Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 7th Marines, gathe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A copy negative of four adversary aircraft from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (NFWS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA). Shown (right to left) is a US Marine Corps (USMC) A-4 Skyhawk, a US Navy (USN) A-4 Skyhawk, a USN F-16N Fighting Falcon, and a USMC F-16N Fighting Falcon

A copy negative of four adversary aircraft from the Navy Fighter Weapo...

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

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, and Brig. GEN. Thomas V. Draude, right, assistant division commander, 1ST Marine Division, talk with CPL. Lance D. Wilson about a display of captured Iraqi weapons and equipment following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. The weapons include an AKM rifle and an RPG-7 rocket launcher at lower left and an M-19 60mm mortar at upper center

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

An M-2 .50-caliber machine gun teams of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, ready their weapons during a training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA)

An M-2 .50-caliber machine gun teams of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Schawalder Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A US Marine, standing back to camera, guards seven Somali nationals that sit on the ground next to a Somali, Soviet made BTR-60, Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier. The Marine holds his M16A2 rifle pointed into the air. The Somalis were detained from an early morning raid on Somali Warlord General Aideed's weapons cantonment. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine, standing back to camera, guards seven Somali nationals th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

Marines of the Security Force Company patrol in a V-150 Commando armored vehicle mounted with an M-60E3 lightweight machine gun during training in guarding the special weapons area of the submarine base

Marines of the Security Force Company patrol in a V-150 Commando armor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Laurie Hughes-Smith Releas... More

Marines of Task Force Mogadishu enter a building to search for weapons during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Marines of Task Force Mogadishu enter a building to search for weapons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mithcell Release Status: Released t... More

Using their truck as a vantage point, US Marines equipped with M-60 machine guns and M-16A2 rifles stay on the alert for snipers as they surround the weapons cantonment area of Somali Warlord GEN. Aideed. GEN. Aideed's compound seized by the Marines was an early morning raid

Using their truck as a vantage point, US Marines equipped with M-60 ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Lance CPL. Ty Fallow, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division, sets up a Dragon, Anti-armor weapon in a hide site, during an assault to be conducted by Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division

Lance CPL. Ty Fallow, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Ukrainian Marines load up on Rigid Raiders in preparation for movement from Landing Zone (LZ) Canary to LZ Bluebird, during Situational Training Exercise-5 (STX-5), Check Point Operations/Weapons Disarmament. This United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic (MARFORLANT). Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills

Ukrainian Marines load up on Rigid Raiders in preparation for movement...

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

LT. GEN. P. K. Van Riper, Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development Command, congratulates GUNNERY SGT. Carlos Hathcock (Ret.) after presenting him the Silver Star during a ceremony at the Weapons Training Battalion. Standing next to GUNNERY SGT. Hathcock is his son, STAFF SGT. Carlos Hathcock, Jr

LT. GEN. P. K. Van Riper, Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Devel...

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

Lance Corporal T. A. Moore with the M47 Dragon Anti-Armor Missile System, Dragons section, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment, patrols with his M16A2 assualt rifle in a squad column formation, during the Final Exercise at COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The Final Exercise is a three day exercise that combines everything these Marines have practiced the month prior. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands...

Lance Corporal T. A. Moore with the M47 Dragon Anti-Armor Missile Syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal T. A. Moore with the M47 Dragon Anti-Armor Missile System, Dragons section, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Sec... More

US Marines, Special Operations Capable, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) receive weapons training, on the M2 HB (Heavy Barrel).50 caliber heavy machine gun, while the ship moves closer to the Persian Gulf. The GUAM deployed to the gulf as part of an increased military presence in response to a US Central Command (US CENTCOM) request for additional forces, 10 February 1998

US Marines, Special Operations Capable, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Rich Williams, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marine Lance Corporal Martin, a scout with Alpha Company, Weapons Platoon, demonstrates the correct procedure for crimping a blasting cap onto a timing cord, on Range OP-3, during the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Re-qualification (LAR-REQUALEX) '98

Marine Lance Corporal Martin, a scout with Alpha Company, Weapons Plat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Timothy A. Pope Release Status: Released t... More

Army STAFF Sergeant Kooker (right) of Delta 3/43, 11th Brigade Air Defense Artillery Fort Bliss, Texas, and civilian Jack Arntz (left) disconnect a dummy MIM-104 Patriot from a crane during WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99

Army STAFF Sergeant Kooker (right) of Delta 3/43, 11th Brigade Air Def...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99 Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of Ameri... More

A Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99

A Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in flight during Weapons and Tac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Marshall Paull Release Sta... More

A Marine AH-64 Apache helicopter of the Arizona National Guard (ANG) sits poised on the ground, engines running, in an attack posture during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99

A Marine AH-64 Apache helicopter of the Arizona National Guard (ANG) s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Marshall Paull, Usmc Relea... More

A Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion flies evasion patterns in and around hills and canyons during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99

A Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion flies evasion patterns in and around hill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Marshall Paull, Usmc Relea... More

A Marine AH-1W Cobra helicopter deploys defensive flares after a close air support strafing run in the Chocolate Mountain Range during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99

A Marine AH-1W Cobra helicopter deploys defensive flares after a close...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Marshall Paull Release Sta... More

A Marine AH-1W Cobra helicopter, fires a rocket at a ground target during a close air support attack in the Chocolate Mountain Range during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99

A Marine AH-1W Cobra helicopter, fires a rocket at a ground target dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Marshall Paull Release Sta... More

Corporal James Tonick and Private First Class Jeffery Skinner with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1ST Marine Air Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, are planning their patrolling tactics to ensure mission accomplishment during the combat simulated excersises called Operation Cloud Warrior 2000 at Camp Fuji, Japan. MWSS-172 participated in the annual operation, a field training exercise in which Marines carried out missions that encompasses land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation exercises, and weapons handling. The exercise took place from 03 September to 01 October 2000

Corporal James Tonick and Private First Class Jeffery Skinner with Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her... More

US Marine Corps Private First Class Hackworth from the 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, sights in a M252 81mm Mortar during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii

US Marine Corps Private First Class Hackworth from the 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Simon Martin, Usmc Release Status... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Eldridge from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, reloads an MK-19 while training at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Eldridge from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Simon Martin, Usmc Release Status... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Withrow and US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Eldridge from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, get ready to fire an MK-19 at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii

US Marine Corps Sergeant Withrow and US Marine Corps Lance Corporal El...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Simon Martin, Usmc Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller a Team Leader with Weapons Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), stands his security post aboard the USS COLE (DDG 67) as it is towed to sea for a rendezvous and transport to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during Operation Determined Response

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller a Team Leader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller, Team Leader, Weapons Platoon, India Company (I CO), Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines (BLT 3/1), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), stands his security post aboard Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67) as it is towed to sea. LCPL Miller is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rile. The wounded COLE will rendezvous with the Motor Vessel (MV) BLUE MARLIN for transport to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), during Operation DETERMINED RESPONSE

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Mark Miller, Team Leader,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cole (DDG 67) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2O3 40mm Grenade Launcher attached to his Colt M16A2 5.56mm Assault Rifle during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 40mm Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian...

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, adjust the Reflex Quadrant Sight on an M-203 grenade launcher attached to the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. Weapons training, one of the categories judged during the US Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge. Members of the 39th Security Forces Squadron will compete against other security forces for a slot on the eight-member USAFE team to compete in an Air Force-wide competition in late October

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Dawn Bolen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

As a armed and manned M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and crew provides area security, a Mirage fighter aircraft takes off from a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area

As a armed and manned M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 187th Infantry Regiment Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. C... More

A British Royal Marine unit tests their equipment and weapons systems during their visit aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (Substandard image)

A British Royal Marine unit tests their equipment and weapons systems ...

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 Camera Operator: LCPL N. L. Barnes, USMC... More

Marines of Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2), 24th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU), set up a static display of Light Armored Vehicles-25 (LAV-25) during visit to Patrick Henry Hill High School, Ashland, Virginia

Marines of Light Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, Weapons Company, B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ashland State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeff Sisto, U... More

Mechanics work on an EA6B Prowler from the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan in support of Exercise COPE NORTH 2002, on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

Mechanics work on an EA6B Prowler from the Marine Tactical Electronic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 2002 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ricardo M. Antonetty (left) Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, (MWSS-171) gets instruction for the placement of a M18A1 Claymore Anti-personnel Mine from Corporal (CPL) Marc A. Kelly during Exercise Cloud Warrior 02 at Camp Fuji, Japan. Cloud Warrior is an annual training exercise that includes land navigation, patrolling, weapons training, and platoon maneuvers

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ricardo M. Antonetty (lef...

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

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

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fuji Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 171 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia J. Brito, Usmc Re... More

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, (MWSS-171) places plotting points on his map during the Land Navigation Course portion of the 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

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Marine Wing Support...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporals (CPL) Kelly Smith and John Hamby, 7th Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) Weapons Company participate in Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) training with the Javelin Missile Training System during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. Both are wearing their M40A1 Chemical-Biological Mask and hood for the training

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporals (CPL) Kelly Smith and John Hamby, 7th...

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) Corporal Mikel Hostallero (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Alex Alba, both assigned to Weapons Platoon, Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, Battle Site Zero (BZO) their 7.62mm M240G machine gun, equipped with an AN/PSA-13 Thermal Weapons Site (TWS), on the range at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal Mikel Hostallero (left) and Private Fi...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, gather to view Japanese weapons on display by the Japanese Army Self Defense Force (JASDF) at Camp Engaru, in support of Exercise FOREST LIGHT II 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) pose for a group shot at a forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. All are US Marines except as noted. Front Row (Left to Right): Headquarters & Service Company (H&S CO) Captain (CPT) Wil Dickens, Weapons Company (CO) CPT Pete Faruum, C CO CPT Shawn Blodgett, B CO CPT Jason Smith, A CO CPT Blair Sokol, Operations (OPS) MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant (MGYSGT) Herman Medina, Operations Section (S3) Major (MAJ) Steve Armes, Executive Officer (XO) MAJ Cal Worth, Commanding Officer (CO) enant Colonel (LTC) Fred Padilla, Sergeant Major Sergeant Major (SGM) Kenneth Jones, Communications Officer (S6) First...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) pose for a group shot at a forward deployed location duri... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Weapons Company (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Sniper Platoon (PLT) Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), pose for a photo before crossing the Iraqi border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Weapons Company (CO), 2nd Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) E. M. Kwiatkowski, Mortarman, 2nd Battalion (BN) 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal (LCPL) by USMC Captain (CPT) K. A. Gretner (right), Commanding Officer (CO), and USMC First Sergeant (1SGT) J. H. Leach (left), First Sergeant, Weapons CO during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) E. M. Kwiatkowski, Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) B. G. Sebena, Mortarman, 2nd Battalion (BN) 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), congratulated on his promotion to the rank of Lance Corporal (LCPL) by USMC Captain (CPT) K. A. Gretner, Commanding Officer (CO), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) B. G. Sebena, Mortarm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ryan Oshae (left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jimmy Fudgitt, both assigned to Weapons/Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, set up a M1A1 Infinity Collimator to set the aiming point for a howitzer, at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ryan Oshae (left) and Lance Corp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, stand watch with their FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) at the ready, after the first phase of their operations in Southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

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

An M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with the Tactical Imagery Production System (TIPS) of 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main's (DM) Combat Camera and Printing Section assumes a defensive tactical position while halted during a convoy through Basra Province, Southern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with the T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines search an Iraqi citizen for any type of weapons as a convoy passes by near Al Basrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines search an Iraqi citizen for any type of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Daniel P. Hendsbee, Weapons Platoon, F/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), checks over his gear inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), enroute to participate in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Daniel P. Hendsbee, Weapons Plat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) G. L. Smythe (chin-in-hand), Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, Div Fires flanked by LCOL N.L. Cooling (left), Div G-1 (Personnel & Administration) and LCOL John J. Broadmeadow, Div G-4 (Logistics) attend a "Commander's call" assembled by Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Division (MD) at the Division Main (DM) camp during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) G. L. Smythe (chin-in-hand), Assistant Fire ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

Brigadier General (BGEN) John F. Kelly, Assistant Division Commander (ADC), 1ST Marine Division (MD) (center), flanked by Captain (CAPT) Joseph M. Plenzler, Division Public Affairs Officer (PAO) (second from right) addresses questions from various members of the civilian media during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Brigadier General (BGEN) John F. Kelly, Assistant Division Commander (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) equipped with a M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine gun and a Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) Missile system, lead the way for a convoy of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Weapons Company, Combined Anti-Armor Team, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) headed to an allied position in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicle...

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

Aboard High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT), Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security for a convoy through southern Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aboard High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030331-M-7371B-003 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Zachary A. Bathon,... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight, medium lift helicopter, piloted by Captain (CAPT) "Steamer" Unger and CAPT "Baby" DeKraii of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162) "Wombats," Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, refueling at "Three-Rivers" Airfield, An-Numanyah during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A CH-46E Sea Knight, medium lift helicopter, piloted by Captain (CAPT)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nu' Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: R... More

An aerial view of Sayyid Abd, Iraq. The town is identified as "unfriendly," it was taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An aerial view of Sayyid Abd, Iraq. The town is identified as "unfrien...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A captured Fedayeen weapons cache of ammunition and an assortment of stored weapons in a bunker just outside of Jaman Al Juburi, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A captured Fedayeen weapons cache of ammunition and an assortment of s...

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 portrait of Corporal (CPL) Chad R. Rhyner, USMC, Plans NCO, G-3 (Plans), 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM), inside the CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina. CPL Rhyner is assigned to provide security for Combat Camera during a mission near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (Substandard image)

A portrait of Corporal (CPL) Chad R. Rhyner, USMC, Plans NCO, G-3 (Pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sarabadi State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release... More

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), at an intersection near the town of Sayyid Abd, taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

Buried beneath the dirt is the B/2, the identification marking of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1-88 Vehicle Tank Retriever (VTR), nicknamed "HELL'S WRECKER" of Bravo Company (B CO), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Buried beneath the dirt is the B/2, the identification marking of a US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, escorts another CH-46E of the HMM-162 "Wombats" during a flight near Sayyid Abd during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sarabadi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status... More

The destroyed remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1-88 Vehicle Tank Retriever (VTR), Bravo Company (B CO), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. A CH-46E Sea Knight flies off in the background

The destroyed remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1-88 Vehicle Tank R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A captured Fedayeen weapons cache containing thousands of small arms rounds, just outside of Jaman Al Juburi, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A captured Fedayeen weapons cache containing thousands of small arms r...

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

An Arabic Translator is interview by Members of the News Media in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to E/Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), are in Qalat Sukkar, to help rid the town of Baath Party symbols and to destroy weapons caches at Baath Party Headquarters

An Arabic Translator is interview by Members of the News Media in the ...

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: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

A captured suspected chemical weapons factory in Ar Rustamiyah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A captured suspected chemical weapons factory in Ar Rustamiyah, Iraq d...

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

Weapons cache of 82 mm Mortar rounds and other munitions found in a private residence during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Weapons cache of 82 mm Mortar rounds and other munitions found in a pr...

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: GYSGT Matthew ... More

Cases of various weapons and munitions found as part of a cache in a sports arena US Marines secured and setup a camp in during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Cases of various weapons and munitions found as part of a cache in a s...

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: GYSGT Matthew ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division, out of Camp Pendleton, California, pose with a variety of weapons, such as M136 AT4 Anti-Tank weapons, Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and a pair of FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Guns, on the property after securing Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace compound, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Bravo 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) Major (MAJ) "Otter" Ball (left), Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), talks with an Iraqi doctor and several Iraqi civilian patients inside the Basra hospital in Iraq, while deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) "Otter" Ball (left), Marine Aviatio...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, got this clown to entertain the children of deployed Marines

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron On...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MAWTS-1 Scene Camera Opera... More

A view of a concrete production factory located near Al Samwah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The factory was inspected and cleared by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 1ST Marine Divisions Nuclear Biological and Chemical team as a possible site for concealing weapons of mass destruction

A view of a concrete production factory located near Al Samwah, Iraq d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release Status: Release... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM 364), Purple Foxes, flies over Iraq 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-364 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

An overview of the city of An Nasiriya(h), Iraq 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

An overview of the city of An Nasiriya(h), Iraq during Operation IRAQI...

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

Destruction at a compound suspected of concealing weapons of mass destruction, and a holding facility for prisoners of Saddam Hussein, located in Al Samwah, Iraq. The site was inspected and cleared by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Divisions Nuclear Biological and Chemical inspection team, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Destruction at a compound suspected of concealing weapons of mass dest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samama Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) James Schutta, 2nd battalion 25th Marines and the CHIEF of Police, Colonel (COL) Hassen (right) promote one of the outstanding officers in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, 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) Major (MAJ) James Schutta, 2nd battalion 25th 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 Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) James Schutta, 2nd battalion 25th Marines (2/25), assists during the promotion of one of the outstanding officers in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, 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) Major (MAJ) James Schutta, 2nd battalion 25th 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

A Marine from the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AA BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, gives his little girl a hug while his wife and family members welcome him home during his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A Marine from the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AA BN), 1ST Marine...

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

Marines from Headquarters Battalion and Echo Company, 3D Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, breakup their formation to meet up with their families and friends waiting for them upon return home from Operations IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Marines from Headquarters Battalion and Echo Company, 3D Amphibious As...

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

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), embraces his 6 month old daughter Laina and wife Tina, upon returning home to Camp Pendleton, California, from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), ...

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

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Pattner, USMC, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AA BN), 1ST Marine Division (1 MARDIV), Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, gives his fiance a hug at his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Pattner, USMC, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion ...

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

At his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Corporal (CPL) Felshaw, USMC, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AA BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, gives his father a hug. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

At his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Corporal (CPL) Felshaw,...

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

Key Volunteers prepare hotdogs and hamburgers for family and friends waiting for the 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, to return home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Key Volunteers prepare hotdogs and hamburgers for family and friends w...

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

After returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Marines attached to Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, reunite with their loved ones. Marines from HQ BN 1ST MARDIV were forward deployed since January of 2003. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

After returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Marines attached to...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin OBrian, assigned to Weapons Platoon, Charlie/Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, mans a 7.62mm M240G machine gun at guard post position located at the University in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin OBrian, assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) D. G. Singleton, (left), USMC, along with a fellow Marine, proudly exits the bus displaying the American flag after returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. LCPL Singleton is attached to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Lance Corporal (LCPL) D. G. Singleton, (left), USMC, along with a fell...

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

Returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, GYSGT K. Frantum, Headquarter Battalion (HQ BN), G-4 (Logistics), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, reunites wtih his wife. GYSGT Frantum was forward deployed since January of 2003 in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; a multinational coalition united to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, GYSGT K. Frantum, Headqua...

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

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) J. K. Toney, USMC, Headquarters and Service Company (H & S Co), G-3 (Plans and Operations), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, clears, and checks in his 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle back to HQ BN Armory. SSGT Toney just returned from a six-month deployment for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) J. K. Toney, USMC, Headquarters and Service Comp...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Terance James, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), negotiates the price of doors for a local school with a carpenter during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Terance James, Weapons Company, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40599 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wagner, 1ST Marine Regiment Weapons Company, performs knee strikes on a pad held by a fellow USMC Marine at the 33 area pool at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), as part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training

US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Wagner, 1ST Marine Regi...

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

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NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive

The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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