A petty officer points out a feature in the receiver of an M-242 Bushm...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Sup Cen, Crane State: Indiana(IN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 J.D. Dimattio Release Status:... More
US Marines use the Light Assault Vehicle (LAV-25) and a sniper positio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More
A Marine Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) from the 3rd Light Armor Recon...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More
Marine Corporal Gazaille, a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) mechanic from ...
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
Straight on medium close-up of Fourth-Year medical student, Second Lie...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Thurow Release Status: Released to Publi... More
Sailors site in the MK 38 25mm Bushmaster Machine Gun System (MGS) and...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More
Group photo of Charlie Company 158th Infantry Regiment
Group photo of Charlie Company 158th Infantry Regiment “Bushmasters” named after the venomous pit vipers found in Central America. Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez (Second row from the top, Sixth person from the right) w... More
Left side medium shot of a US Marines Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LA...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Susong Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux Release Status: ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...
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: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...
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: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Sergeant, Sergeant (SGT) Jeffs from 2nd...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kibel M.D., USMC Rele... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...
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: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...
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: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...
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: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More
A view looking down the barrel of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon on ...
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 US Army (USA) M3A2 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV), assigned ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to... More
A student at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, talks to an
A student at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, talks to an Iraqi policeman as he hands out Iraqi flags to children at the school. The Iraqi policemen along with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment... More
A group of Australian Bushmaster Protected Motor Vehicles
A group of Australian Bushmaster Protected Motor Vehicles sit outside of the Chorah district center prior to a ribbon-cutting ceremony held to officially open the Tarin Kot to Chorah Road Oct. 4, 2011. The Dutc... More
Habiba Sarabi, the provincial governor of Bamyan province,
Habiba Sarabi, the provincial governor of Bamyan province, enjoys tea in her office with a team of reporters from the New Zealand Defense Force, Feb. 25, 2013. Sarabi has been governor since 2005 and is the onl... More
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2, attached to the
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2, attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, wait for the range to go active during a live-fire exercise in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. KT 1 an... More
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fire the M242 Bushmaster chain gun during a training exercise here, Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to cross train ... More
EOD team member, Sgt Jonathan Landon, receives final
EOD team member, Sgt Jonathan Landon, receives final instructions and intelligence updates about the day's route before departing on the route clearance patrol with 4th Platoon, Bushmaster Co, Task Force Straig... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table ... More
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, speaks with Arthur Kellermann, dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, about Operati... More
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) fired across Camp Atterbury for live fire training exercises during January 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Joshua A. Syberg)
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 327th
A Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, pulls security as Iraqi Police hand out school supplies to children at a school in Siniyah, Iraq Mar. 25.
Abdull Razaq, the provincial police chief for Bamyan
Abdull Razaq, the provincial police chief for Bamyan Province, prepares to answer the questions of a New Zealand Defense Force media team during an interview in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. Raza... More
Members of Kiwi Teams 1 and 2 attached to the New Zealand
Members of Kiwi Teams 1 and 2 attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, fire M242 25mm Bushmaster Automatic Cannons during a training event in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. The ... More
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fire the anti-tank guided missile during a training exercise here, Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to cross train t... More
Joe Mendez (left) and Guadalupe "Lupe" Lopez, both
Joe Mendez (left) and Guadalupe "Lupe" Lopez, both of Tucson, Ariz., reconnected 70 years after serving together as 158th Bushmasters in WWII (Pacific Theater). Both were fortunate to make the Washington D.C. t... More
Sunrise as seen from the windows of the route clearance
Sunrise as seen from the windows of the route clearance patrol as they depart Kandahar Airfeld and travel past Camp Hero, home of the 205th 'Hero' Corps, Afghan National Army.
Major Gen. John K. Love, commanding general of 2nd
Major Gen. John K. Love, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions before the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Le... More
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) fired across Camp Atterbury for live fire training exercises during January 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Joshua A. Syberg)
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle warfare battle drills in Panama in 1942. Frequent dealings with the deadly snakes of the jungle, lead to the unit adopting the name “Bushmasters” after the ... More
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment pulls security as Iraqi Policemen hand out school supplies at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, March 25.
Russian tanks left over from the Soviet invasion sit
Russian tanks left over from the Soviet invasion sit in an open field next to an Afghan National Army compound in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2013. Blown-out tanks, artillery pieces and buildings poc... More
New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team member drives
New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team member drives a Light Armored Vehicle(LAV) out of the firing line, in order to drive farther down the range and discharge smoke grenades, as part of a live-fire exerci... More
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored
Marines serving with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fire an anti-tank guided missile during a training exercise here, Aug. 20, 2013. The purpose of the exercise was to cross train th... More
Staff Sgt Sean Robertson and Cpl. Jameson McManus ground
Staff Sgt Sean Robertson and Cpl. Jameson McManus ground guide the route clearance vehicles over a difficult stretch of 'highway' to ensure they do not damage either the roadway or their vehicle. As the route ... More
Staff Sgt. Thomas McDaniel, the Battalion Master Gunner
Staff Sgt. Thomas McDaniel, the Battalion Master Gunner with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, provides a range safety brief before conducting the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge ... More
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, far right, observes the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Operation Bushmaster, a capstone ... More
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) fired across Camp Atterbury for live fire training exercises during January 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Joshua A. Syberg)
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle warfare battle drills in Panama in 1942. Frequent dealings with the deadly snakes of the jungle, lead to the unit adopting the name “Bushmasters” after the ... More
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment pulls security as Iraqi Police hand out school supplies at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, March 25.
New Zealand Army Lt. Col. Sholto Stephens, the commanding
New Zealand Army Lt. Col. Sholto Stephens, the commanding officer for the military component of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, hands a newly graduated Afghan National Army soldier his diploma, ... More
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, wait for smoke grenades launched from their Light Armored Vehicles to burn out during a live-fire exercise in Bamyan... More
Sgt. Eric Hedges and Spc. William Ritchley conduct
Sgt. Eric Hedges and Spc. William Ritchley conduct a route clearance patrol on the roads of Kandahar Province Afghanistan. As the route clearance patrol continues to wind their way along the oft-traveled routes... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. LAR battalions perfor... More
U.S. Army Infantrymen, assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion,
U.S. Army Infantrymen, assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, assault an objective during the Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17-1 at Fort ... More
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, speaks to members from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences year one and year four medical... More
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) fired across Camp Atterbury for live fire training exercises during January 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Joshua A. Syberg)
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle warfare battle drills in Panama in 1942. Frequent dealings with the deadly snakes of the jungle, lead to the unit adopting the name “Bushmasters” after the ... More
Sgt. McClean, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry
Sgt. McClean, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, pulls security as Iraqi police hand out school supplies to children at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, Mar. 25.
Smoke billows to the sky after two Light Armored
Smoke billows to the sky after two Light Armored Vehicles(LAV) attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, prepare to move back to the firing line after launching multiple 76mm smoke grenades to... More
A New Zealand Army designated marksman, attached to
A New Zealand Army designated marksman, attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, stands watch in a guard tower at an Afghan National Army compound in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 20... More
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Moving along the cleared
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Moving along the cleared route to get to their dismount patrol areas, team leaders SPC Ivan Melgarejo and Cpl Jameson McManus of the Route Clearance Platoon conduct dismounted sw... More
Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front
Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front of the firing line before Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions battle sight zero their weapons for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge... More
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, speaks to members from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences year one and year four medical... More
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25
25mm Bushmasters mounted on the Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) fired across Camp Atterbury for live fire training exercises during January 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Joshua A. Syberg)
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle warfare battle drills in Panama in 1942. Frequent dealings with the deadly snakes of the jungle, lead to the unit adopting the name “Bushmasters” after the ... More
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment pulls security as Iraqi policemen hand out school supplies at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, Mar. 25.
Afghan girls practice the martial art of Tae Kwon Do
Afghan girls practice the martial art of Tae Kwon Do at a training facility in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2013. There are currently 26 girls enrolled in the class, six of whom are members of the Afg... More
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, fire 76mm smoke grenades from Light Armored Vehicles to create a smoke screen during a live-fire exercise in Bamyan ... More
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Moving along the cleared
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Moving along the cleared route to get to their dismount patrol areas, team leaders SPC Ivan Melgarejo and Cpl Jameson McManus of the Route Clearance Platoon conduct dismounted sw... More
Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front
Light-armored vehicles, or LAV-25’s, stand in front of the firing line before Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions battle sight zero their weapons for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge... More
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle
Members of the 158th Infantry Regiment conduct jungle warfare battle drills in Panama in 1942. Frequent dealings with the deadly snakes of the jungle, lead to the unit adopting the name “Bushmasters” after the ... More
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment pulls security as Iraqi police hand out school supplies at a school in Siniyah, Iraq, Mar. 25.
Merchants in the local bazaar peddle their wares to
Merchants in the local bazaar peddle their wares to fellow Afghans in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. The Bamyan bazaar is an open-air market where vendors can sell their goods to locals and coalit... More
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, walk through a smoke screen to their Light Armored Vehicles after a live-fire training exercise in Bamyan Province, ... More
Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson leads a dismounted patrol
Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson leads a dismounted patrol through the farmland of Kandahar Province Afghanistan during a route clearance patrol. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforces security gains... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table ... More
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, speaks to members from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences year one and year four medical... More
The remains of historic ruins are found in the area.
The remains of historic ruins are found in the area.
Afghan children run to a firing range to collect the
Afghan children run to a firing range to collect the expended brass after members of Kiwi Teams 1 and 2 conducted a live-fire exercise in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. KT 1 and 2 are attached to ... More
Spc. Cody Tompkins, the platoon medic, moves with the
Spc. Cody Tompkins, the platoon medic, moves with the dismounted route clearance patrol near a farm house in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforces security gai... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions conduct the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. The competition consists of four light-armored veh... More
Afghan children play on a swingset at an orphanage
Afghan children play on a swingset at an orphanage in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. The orphanage doubles as a daycare center and a school as well. Previous Kiwi PRTs helped to build the orphanag... More
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 take Light Armored
Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2 take Light Armored Vehicles through a mountain pass after conducting a live-fire training exercise in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. Attached to the New Zealand P... More
EOD Team Leader, Staff Sgt. John Velasquex, stops midstride
EOD Team Leader, Staff Sgt. John Velasquex, stops midstride to investigate an article of interest during a route clearance patrol in Kandahar Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforce... More
A Light Armored Vehicle attached to the New Zealand
A Light Armored Vehicle attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, drives through a village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013, after conducting a live-fire exercise. (U.S. Army ph... More
A watch tower stands overlooking Bamyan province,
A watch tower stands overlooking Bamyan province, Afghanistan, on top of a fortified urban site dating back to the time of Genghis Khan. The tower pictured here was considered to be the heart of the city of Bam... More
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo takes point for a dismounted patrol
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo takes point for a dismounted patrol through the farmland of Kandahar Province Afghanistan during route clearance operations. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforces security... More
Residents of Chorah watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony
Residents of Chorah watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony held to officially open the Tarin Kot to Chorah Road Oct. 4, 2011. The Dutch State Secretary, Ben Knapen, along with the Uruzgan provincial governor, Mohamm... More
Spc. Cody Tompkins, the platoon medic, halts while
Spc. Cody Tompkins, the platoon medic, halts while on a dismounted route clearance patrol near a local farm in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforces security g... More
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo leads the route clearance patrol
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo leads the route clearance patrol back to their assembly area after conducting a dismounted patrol near areas of interest in Kandahar Province Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas o... More
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo and Pfc. Jacob Coffman pull security
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo and Pfc. Jacob Coffman pull security during a tactical halt during dismounted route clearance patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforc... More
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo and Pfc. Jacob Coffman pull security
Spc. Ivan Melgarejo and Pfc. Jacob Coffman pull security during a tactical halt during dismounted route clearance patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinforc... More
Sgt. First Class Jesse Cody and Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson
Sgt. First Class Jesse Cody and Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson investigate a potential IED site encountered while conducting a dismounted route clearance patrol. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinfor... More
Sgt. First Class Jesse Cody and Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson
Sgt. First Class Jesse Cody and Staff Sgt. Sean Robertson investigate a potential IED site encountered while conducting a dismounted route clearance patrol. Conducting visits to local areas of interest reinfor... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions ready their weapons and vehicles for the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. The Bushmaster table ... More
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions
Marines with various Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions conduct the first-ever Bushmaster Challenge at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 3, 2016. The competition consists of four light-armored veh... More