US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Pickard (left), Disaster Preparedness SPECIALIST Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Flight, demonstrates, with the help of USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Adrian Hampton, Construction Journeyman, the difficulty of shooting a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while looking through an MCU-2P gas mask

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Hernest Mojica (left), Security Forces Craftsman, Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Unit, instructs a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle refresher course for those troops being deployed to an undisclosed location

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hunter (left) of the Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Unit, helps USAF SRA Jones re-assemble his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle during a refresher course. The unit is preparing for a deployment to an undisclosed location

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Wayne Suber (right), Superintendent, Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) Team, and members of his Unit, process in USAF Airmen assigned to the 457th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Security Forces Squadron (SFS) as they arrive at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and 9mm handguns

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Richard Inman (left) serves as line coach as US Navy (USN) Journalist Second Class (JO2) Brooke Armato, aims her M9 9 mm hand gun, during a live fire training exercise, at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA). The bi-annual Quick Shot field Exercise enhances the combat photographers' war fighting capabilities, including combat documentation, and a variety of tactical skills. Conducting Joint Operations with Air Force Combat Camera is the primary focus of this exercise

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Richard Inman (left) and US Navy (USN) Journalist Second Class (JO2) Brooke Armato pick up brass shell casings after a successful joint force weapons exercise conducted at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA). The bi-annual Quick Shot field exercise enhances the combat photographers' war fighting capabilities, including combat documentation, and a variety of tactical skills. Conducting Joint Operations with Air Force Combat Camera is the primary focus of this exercise

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ryan Fregon (right) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Rizzitello, 39th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), wait for the order to advance on an objective being held by hostile forces during an exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Airmen are wearing their MCU-2P gas masks and carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Pickard (left), Disaster Preparedness SPECIALIST Virginia Air National Guard (ANG) 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Flight, demonstrates, with the help of USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Adrian Hampton, Construction Journeyman, the difficulty of shooting a 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while looking through an MCU-2P gas mask

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Sandston

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michele G. Misiano, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

08/02/2003

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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