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A group of local Afghani children observe US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 307th Engineer Battalion, 2/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, inspecting a cache of weapons and ammunitions seized during Operation Crackdown in the town of Khar Bolaq, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A group of local Afghani children observe US Army (USA) Soldiers assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khar Bolaq Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jerry T. Combes, USA Release Status:... 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

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS) and CAPT Eric Schmidt, from the 44th FS, both F-15C Eagle pilots assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing (FW), Kadena Air Base (AB)U, Japan (JPN), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles at an aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission, in support of exercise Combat Archer

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Hector Villalobos, Mechanic, 4th Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), pulls a magazine from his ammo carrier to reload his 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the range in the 33 Area, during his annual weapons qualification

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Hector Villalobos, Mechanic, 4th...

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

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

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

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

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Hector Villalobos, Mechanic, 4th...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gabriel Bell (left), and SSGT Chris Tiraada, both assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) work to replace an engine on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, at Dakar International Airport, Senegal, while deployed in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gabriel Bell (left), and SSG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Dakar International Airport Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Karen Z. Silcott, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker, a high-subsonic sub-scale aerial target from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), descends for recovery at a location near Tyndall after a Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The MQM-107E is used to support a variety of air-to-air and surface-to-air missions requiring aerial targets and is typically recovered after each mission, refurbished and reused for future missions

This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker, a high-subsonic sub-scale ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Mi... More

An Iraqi woman listens to a question during the Facilities Protection Service (FPS) final exam.Twenty-nine Iraqi women became the first female Facilities Protection Service (FPS) guards in IraqΘs Ministry of Water Resources, after completing a three-day training course taught by Iraqi FPS officers. Their training included sessions on ethics, standards of professionalism, search and seizure, and weapons familiarization. The women will serve alongside male counterparts guarding buildings, dams, and other ministry facilities. The classes are taking place during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi woman listens to a question during the Facilities Protection ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (LARV) with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), rolls in to the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) to provide heavy weapons fire during the assault on a town in the Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) area

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (LARV) w...

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: CPL Gordon A. Rouse, US... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine attending the Small Arms Weapons Instructor Course fires the M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun (JCSC), on the range at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia (VA). (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine attending the Small Arms Weapons Instruc...

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: LCPL Casey N. Thurston, USMC Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Holden, Commanding Officer (CO) of Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTB), Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, presents Colombian Marine Corps Sergeant Major (SGMAJ) Guerrero, right, with a gift in honor of his visit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Holden, Commanding Officer (CO) o...

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

Australian's from the Air Traffic Control Detachment, Task Unit 633.4.2, invite Americans from the 447th Office of Special Investigations (OSI) to fire F88 5.56 mm Weapon Systems and various other weapons at the Baghdad International Airport firing range, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Australian's from the Air Traffic Control Detachment, Task Unit 633.4....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Australian Air Traffic Control D Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy L... More

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

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Monitors, 752nd Munitions Support Squadron (MUSS), prepare to load US military assets onto a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft for transportation during the Headquarters USAFE (US Air Forces in Europe) Inspector General (IG) Nuclear Surety/Joint Safety Security Inspection at Volkel AB, Netherlands

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Monitors, 752nd Munitions Support Squ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) instructors from the Weapons Field Training Battalion (WFTB) at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, watch as the Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Admiral (ADM) Mauricio Soto Gomez, practices firing a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle in a state-of-the-art indoor small arms simulator

US Marine Corps (USMC) instructors from the Weapons Field Training Bat...

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

A pair of US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcats, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), soar over central Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The F-14s are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A pair of US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcats, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from the 12th Fighter Squadron (FS), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), flies over the Gulf of Mexico while deployed to Tyndall AFB, Florida (FL), during a Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program (AAWSEP) mission

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from the 12th Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft Crew Chiefs from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), de-ice their aircraft after a heavy snowfall at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU)

US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft Crew Chiefs from the 86th ...

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 Desire... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosive cartridges from a pylon a post-flight weapons download. SRA Trent is a weapons loader with the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Na1c Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Zenko with the 355th Weapons Section, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG), stationed at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), installs a GAU-8/A 30mm rotary barrel gun on an A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft. The Thunderbolt is assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Zenko with the 355th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacaf Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J... More

Flames project from the rotating 20 mm gun barrels of the M-61A1 Gatling Gun of the MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) as it is fired during a Close-in Weapons System Practice Fire (CIWS PACFIRE) evolution onboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The TRUMAN is currently undergoing carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast

Flames project from the rotating 20 mm gun barrels of the M-61A1 Gatli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jose L. Barrientos Jr., Usn Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), disembark from a US Air Force (USAF) 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), C-17A Globemaster III cargo transport aircraft upon their arrival at Port-au-Prince Airport (AP) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HTI)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Air Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTAF), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle maintains security around his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a patrol through the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Marines are deployed to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping operation in that Nation

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, prepare to set up their 155 mm Howitzer M198 battery at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, pose for a group photo after a successful live fire mission using their 155 mm Howitzer M198, at gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chen, assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, sets up camouflaged netting over the 155 mm Howitzer M198 gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chen, assigned to Fox Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A close up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) being fired as Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company participate in a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

A close up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps USMC) Lance Corporal LCPL) Tracey Craft front), Weapons Company Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion BN), 3rd Marine Regiment 2/3), 3rd Marine Division MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU) Special Operations Capable SOC), throws a practice grenade into a room to clear it before he and LCPL Ryan Billings behind LCPL Craft), Wpns Co., 2/3 Marines, enter during a MOUT Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group...

US Marine Corps USMC) Lance Corporal LCPL) Tracey Craft front), Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Tracey Craft (front), Weapons Company (Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marine Reg... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Trav Gothard (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Jamie Bevins (right), both with Weapons Company (Wpns Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), 3rd Marine Divion (MARDIV), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), ascend and clear a staircase during a MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) training class in the MOUT facility on Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marine Corps Base, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR). These Marines are participating in Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Exerce 04-1 (ARGEX 04-1), which...

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Trav Gothard (left) and P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Travis Gothard (left) and Private First Class (PFC) Jamie Bevins (right), both with... More

During the afternoon patrol along the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Polish Soldiers pull over a Volkswagen and closely question two Iraqi civilians. The two are suspected of having illegal weapons. US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathan Germann, Videographer, Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT), documents the event during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

During the afternoon patrol along the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Polis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jessica Odom, 20th Medical Squadron (MS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), stabilizes the simulated broken ankle of SSGT Brandon Hostetler, Weapons Load Crew CHIEF, 79th fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw AFB, during Phase 2 of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) being conducted at Shaw AFB

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jessica Odom, 20th Medical S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Nathan G. Bevier, USAF Releas... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment, mans a 7.62mm M240G machine gun from a defensive position at the cloverleaf outside Highway One, near the city of Fallujah, Iraq. The Marines cut off traffic to the city in an operation to isolate and root out terrorists responsible for recent attacks on Coalition Forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Platoon, Company E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden Iii, USMC Re... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), prepares to touch down at a landing zone as Nellis Pararescuemen extract a simulated downed pilot during a search and recovery (SAR) scenario held during a Weapons School training course at Ft. Bliss, Texas (TX). The exercise is part of the 57th Wing Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV, intensive five-month training program. The exercise concentrates on the HH-60 Weapons School Division students performing flying tasks while combining integrated training with the 66th RS as part of the course curriculum. The mission of the USAF Weapons School (USAFWS) is to teach graduate-level...

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), prepares to touch d... More

Two dessert shelters joined together by US Marine Corps (USMC) troops form the 3rd Marines, 1ST Battalion India Company, Weapons Platoon, on Range 400, at the US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (USMC AGCC), Twenty-nine Palms, California (CA)

Two dessert shelters joined together by US Marine Corps (USMC) troops ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Air Ground Combat Center State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion 1ST Marines... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Clyde "Big Coop" Cooper, Pilot, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (WEG), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), fires an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile (seen near shoulder patch). The missile is headed for a MQM-107E Streaker (not shown) sub-scale aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission. LTC Cooper is an instructor pilot who regularly instructs and evaluates other units who deploy to Tyndall to participate in Combat Archer and fire live missiles at aerial targets

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Clyde "Big Coop" Cooper, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke class Destroyer USS BARRY (DDG 52) fires her forward mounted Mk-45/5" 54 cal lightweight gun. The BARRY is participating in a Sink Exercise (SINKEX), which is a live-fire operation that provides navy personnel the experience of launching operational weapons against decommissioned vessel targets to improve their war-fighting skills

US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke class Destroyer USS BARRY (DDG 52) fires h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ryan O'Connor, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Wood from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), provides cover during an attack at a simulated weapons cache during Exercise Safe Flag at Avon Park Air Range, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Wood from the 823rd Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Avon Park Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Camera Operato... More

US Army (USA) Paratrooper personnel from the 82nd Airborne division (AD0, load onboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a drop mission at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), during exercise Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint USA and USAF airdrop exercise, designed to enhance service cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Paratrooper personnel from the 82nd Airborne division (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Cam... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marines (MAR) Weapons Company (CO), provide security for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 while they detonate unused and abandoned ordnance from local areas at a nearby site during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marines (M...

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

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1-8 Cavalry Regiment, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, finds relief from the heat of the sun, under the shade of a small palm tree, during a mass weapons for cash turn-in, dubbed Operation Disarm conducted near the main power plant in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Talley, Platoon Sergeant, Eighty-ones, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), visits with two Iraqi Police (IP) Police Officers after his unit delivered supplies to them during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Talley, Platoon Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ryan Gibson, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out candy to local children in Fallujah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Ryan Gibson, Weapons Company, 2n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), stand security while other Marines take down enemy propaganda from a local store front in Fallujah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), offload cots along side an Iraqi Police (IP) Police Officer in order to improve the living conditions of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) in Fallujah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Talley, Platoon Sergeant, Eighty-ones, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), uses a radio to communicate with other Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Talley, Platoon Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

During a Weapons Interdiction mission in Iraq (IRQ), US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Cary Skelton, a Fire Support Team Forward Observer (FSTFO) with Task Force Tacoma, searches an area where insurgents have launched munitions

During a Weapons Interdiction mission in Iraq (IRQ), US Army (USA) STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) recruits search US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Shawn D. Potvin (center), Weapons Company (CO), 2nd Battalion 1ST Marines (2/1), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), for weapons during a mock vehicle search class at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ). The Marines are training the ICDC recruits at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, as part of Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Iraqs Al Anbar province

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) recruits search US Marine Corps (USMC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (top), Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun, Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles and Tabuk 7.62 mm assault riles, various Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG): PG-7VM HEAT grenade, two Russian PG-7G HEAT-T grenades, Chinese 75 mm HE-T Type 69, Russian RKG-3 hand grenade, and AK-47 clips

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents tha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea... More

Local Iraqi civilians stand around stacked boxes of bottled water in Hit, Iraq. The water was delivered by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Civil Affairs (CA) Section, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi civilians stand around stacked boxes of bottled water in H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hit State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul L. Anstine II, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Army (USA) Second Lieutenant (2LT) John K. Johannes, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), performs a dismounted patrol during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Second Lieutenant (2LT) John K. Johannes, assigned to C ...

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

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), perform a dismounted patrol through a field during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infan...

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

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, a US Army (USA) Air Quick Response Force (QRF) Scouts from the 1ST Platoon, Echo Troop, 4th Calvary, 2nd Brigade, move to an airlift location for extraction after a weapons interdiction mission, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, a US Army (USA) Air Quick...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifle, stands guard in the village of Miam Do, Afghanistan as his fellow Marines search for weapons caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Thunder Road. The Operation is the last combat operation undertaken by the MEU during its four-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team...

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

Ms. Luella Delee, Videographer, US Air Force (USAF) 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), documents activity on the Blair Lake Weapons Range, Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Ms. Luella Delee, Videographer, US Air Force (USAF) 1ST Combat Camera ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) David Rodriguez (left), Architect; Second Lieutenant (2LT) Melissa Rodseth (center), Readiness Flight CHIEF; and Major (MAJ) Steven Bacs (right), Commander; all with the 56th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), shoot their 9 mm M-9 Beretta pistols at targets at the Ben Avery Shooting Range, in Phoenix, AZ, as part of their on-going pre-deployment training in weapons and tactics, self aid Bubby care (SABC), movement in cargo, and nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) gear

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) David Rodriguez (left), Arc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Miller, USAF Release Status: R... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Weapons Company (Co.) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), with modified armored, M998 Cargo Troop Carrier is stopped in front of a WELCOME TO BASHIRI (in English and Iraqi) sign after using a civilian contractor built pontoon bridge to cross the Euphrates River while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Bashiri, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Weapons Company (Co.) 2nd Battalion (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bashiri State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis, Jr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The Honorable Tom Ridge (left), Homeland Security Secretary, visited The Center for National Response (CNR) at the West Virginia (WV), Memorial Tunnel Project. US Army (USA) personnel with the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) unit listen to his briefing

The Honorable Tom Ridge (left), Homeland Security Secretary, visited T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG and ARNG Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamo... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservists (USMCR), from Alpha Company (A Co.), Charlie Company (C Co.), and Weapons Company (Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 24th Marine Regiment (1/24), learn the proper procedures for using and detonating various types of explosive charges and materials during a close combat training exercise conducted as part of their annual Reservist training at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservists (USMCR), from Alpha Company (A Co.),...

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 Emily A. Olsen, US... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nicolas R. Blace, from the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMXU), 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), completes a last check on the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft weapons upload just completed by SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lawrence W. Rust (center) and AIRMAN first Class Seth O. Gamblin during a Load Crew of the Quarter Competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nicolas R. Blace, from the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Ra... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Lima Company (L Co), 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), holds a local Iraqi man who is under arrest for dealing illegal weapons during a raid in the market area of Nassir Wa Al Salam, Iraq. The 1 MARDIV is engaged in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Lima Company (L Co), 3rd Battalion (B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nassir Wa Al Salam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Lima Company (L Co), 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), arrested this local Iraqi man for selling these illegal weapons during a raid in the market area of Nassir Wa Al Salam, Iraq. The 1 MARDIV is engaged in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Lima Company (L Co), 3rd Battalion (BN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nassir Wa Al Salam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, seek refuge from a flash flood, following a heavy rainfall in the Khowst region in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Mortar Platoon, Weapons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: R... More

040826-F-7825H-052 (Aug. 26, 2004)Two West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Readiness Reaction Guards, wearing blue Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) suits, respond to a downed fire fighter during a simulated Highway Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) HAZMAT scenario involving a car bomb and chemical agents. This scenario is part of an overall multi-agency training exercise being conducted in the Center for National Response (CNR) West Virginia Memorial Tunnel Project multipurpose exercise training facitliy in Gallagher, West Virginia (WV). U.S. Air National Guard PHOTO by STAFF SGT. John Hinamon (RELEASED)

040826-F-7825H-052 (Aug. 26, 2004)Two West Virginia Army National Guar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gallagher State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamon, USAF Release Status:... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Marines, keeps their weapons in the safe position while onboard a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Marines are enroute to Mudaysis, Iraq, and will help keep the Iraq/Saudi Arabia border secure

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon Sergeant, 5th Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), watches as an Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldier heads the ball. USMC Lance CPL. Aaron J. Doerr (right), Weapons Platoon, runs forward to assist during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago...

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon Sergeant, 5th Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battal... More

A U.S. Air Force Weapons Load crew with the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq, load a 500 lbs GBU-12 Paveway II, laser guided munitions, onto an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Sept. 23, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN First Class Joshua T. Jasper)(Released)

A U.S. Air Force Weapons Load crew with the 332nd Expeditionary Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua T. Jasper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

The US Navy (USN) Spruance Class guided missile destroyer USS SPRUANCE (DDG 963) conducts a Close-in Weapons System (CWIS) live fire test with its MK 15 Phalanx gun during a Pre-Aim Calibration Fire (PACFIRE) in the Persian Gulf

The US Navy (USN) Spruance Class guided missile destroyer USS SPRUANCE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Spruance (DDG 963) Scene Camera Operator: IS1 Ralph F. Gibbs, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo and SENIOR AIRMAN Abe Dominique, both weapons loaders from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepare to move GBU-31 bombs during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo and SENIOR AIRMAN Abe Dominique,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Beth Slater, USAF Release Status: R... More

Two U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battlion Marines (standing right) teach Iraqi Army recruits (seated) proper weapons handling techniques so that they can Battle Zero (BZO) their weapons on Nov. 3, 2004, at an undisclosed location in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Two U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battlion Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Jason Lemke secures a GBU-12 bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a weapons load crew competition at Osan Air Base, Korea, on Nov. 5, 2004. (USAF photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Stacie Good) (Released)

U.S Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Jason Lemke secures a GBU-12 bomb onto ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Stacie Good, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), conduct a raid on a location suspected of housing Taliban members, weapons and materials in the Zabol Province of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zabol Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jerry T. Combes, USA Release Sta... More

U.S. Air Force 57th Weapons Squadron C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft weapons instructor pilot MAJ. Doug Storr, evaluates a student during a Composite Force Operations exercise on Nov. 9, 2004.(U.S Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 57th Weapons Squadron C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: C-17 Globemaster III Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Matthew Hannen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle fighter aircraft returns from a live weapons fire exercise during A William Tell 2004 competition at Tyndall on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

An U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle fighter aircraft returns from a live wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

U.S. Air Force 95th Air Maintenance Unit support personnel STAFF SGT. Kevin Skaggs (left), and AIRMAN 1ST Class Matt Baker (center), review weapons documentation as Headquarters Pacific Air Forces judge CHIEF MASTER SGT. Mike Cannon (right), looks on during a flightline load competition at exercise William Tell 2004, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF. SGT. Tanika Bell) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 95th Air Maintenance Unit support personnel STAFF SGT. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tanika Bell Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Kelly Baumgardner, a weapons load expediter, 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, watches a flightline missile load during the William Tell 2004 exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Kelly Baumgardner, a weapons load expediter,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Lisa M. Zunzanyika Release Statu... More

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Pat Dabrowski, 29th Weapons Squadron weapons officer instructor, listens to training on a Dynamic command and control system in a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during a Composite Force Operations exercise at Biggs Army Air Field, TX, on Nov. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)v

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Pat Dabrowski, 29th Weapons Squadron weapons offic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Matthew Hannen Release Status: Releas... More

A load of Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers and AK-47 Assault Rifles is piled into the back of a U.S. Marine Corps High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The weapons were confiscated by 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marines, during a patrol in Al Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Al Fajr. Operation Al Fajr is an offensive operation designed to eradicate enemy forces within the city of Fallujah in support of continuing security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, by units of the 1ST Marine Division, on Nov. 17, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Ryan L. Jones) (Released)

A load of Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers and AK-47 Assault R...

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

U.S. Marine Corps Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marines collected these weapons from insurgents and house to house searches in the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Jeremy W. Ferguson) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, M...

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

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines prepare a C-4 plastic explosive charge to blow a safe open to search for illegal weapons or documents while conducting searches for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Bravo/Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W. Ferguson, USMC Relea... More

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