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The MK-45 5-inch/62 caliber lightweight gun of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) is fired at a shore-based target.

The MK-45 5-inch/62 caliber lightweight gun of the guided-missile dest...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2012) The MK-45 5-inch/62 caliber lightweight gun of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) is fired at a shore-based target during Mustin's Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) r... More

US Army (USA) Military Police (MP) and members of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) provide security for a United States Congressional Delegation that is touring various facilities and meeting with personnel deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The individual is armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4 and a Caliber.45, Model 1911 Automatic Pistol

US Army (USA) Military Police (MP) and members of the Criminal Investi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Army SP Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lisa M. Zunzanyika, USAF Releas... More

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Two .54 caliber lead balls. These balls were probably used in a musket such as the Northwest Trade gun. During the time of the fur trade, these smoothbore trade guns were among the most common firearms that Ame... More

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Two .54 caliber lead balls. These balls were probably used in a musket such as the Northwest Trade gun. During the time of the fur trade, these smoothbore trade guns were among the most common firearms that Ame... More

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Two Lead Balls (FOUS 181) - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Two .54 caliber lead balls. These balls were probably used in a musket such as the Northwest Trade gun. During the time of the fur trade, these smoothbore trade guns were among the most common firearms that Ame... More

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Second Class (MA2) Guy DeCoito, Naval Station (NS) Pearl Harbor Security, demonstrates to military family members how to use a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun during the Command's National Night Out Program. National Night Out is held each year at Pearl Harbor and across the nation strengthening police-community partnerships and heightening crime and drug prevention

US Navy (USN) MASTER At Arms Second Class (MA2) Guy DeCoito, Naval Sta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Ryan C. Mcginley, Usn Release ... More

14" 50 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

14" 50 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

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7" 45 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

7" 45 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

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14" 50 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

14" 50 caliber naval gun, 4/1/20

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U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Anthony Baka mans a .50 caliber machine gun as he stands a force protection watch as his ship, the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), transits through the Strait of Messina, Italy, on Oct. 22, 2006. EISENHOWER is currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Anthony Baka mans a .50 caliber ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strait Of Messina Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Miguel Angel Contreras, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A burst of flames spews from the barrels of an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the fantail aboard the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) on Jan. 17, 2007, during a U.S. Navy security team weapons qualification somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

A burst of flames spews from the barrels of an M2 .50 caliber machine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Weapons Department load a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun during a training exercise on board the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CAW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Weapons Department load a Browni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Daniel J. Mark, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Daniel Wickersham mans a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun located on the fantail of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are performing combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Daniel Wickersham...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tyler J. Clements, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A US Navy (USN) crewmember stands watch at a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun mounted on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) during a scheduled deployment on the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) crewmember stands watch at a Browning M2 HB 0.50 calib...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Leah Stiles, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Nursery school children in a creche of the caliber factory at a summer place in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Nursery school children in a creche of the caliber factory at a summer...

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Son of agricultural day laborer with his twenty-two caliber rifle and home-cured tobacco. McIntosh County, Oklahoma

Son of agricultural day laborer with his twenty-two caliber rifle and ...

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The M-7 is the Army's newest tank destroyer and is really a "killer." Being tested for desert warfare at Iron Mountains, California. It carries both a 105mm Howitzer and a 50 caliber gun. Lieutenant M. Hutchison of Enterprise, Alabama is at the extreme right. Corporal L. Roberts from Graham, Texas is at post behind the Howitzer. Corporal Downing, whose home is Dekalb, Missouri, is in the turret

The M-7 is the Army's newest tank destroyer and is really a "killer." ...

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Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boeing B-17Es are seen cruising high above the clouds. Described by the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any previous Flying Fortress, this plane marks the seventh Boeing B-17 type built for the Army since 1935. Armament includes heavy caliber power turrets on top and bottom of the all-metal fuselage, a deadly tail "stinger" turret, and side-mounted guns. These airplanes have been active in the Far East since Pearl Harbor, and are now serving the cause of the United Nations in every part of the world

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boei...

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The M-7 is the Army's newest tank destroyer and is being given the acid test for desert warfare in the maneuvers near Iron Mountains, California. Colonel R. Downing of DeKalb, Missouri, Corporal L. Roberts from Graham, Texas, and Lieutenant M. Hutchison, Enterprise, Alabama. For firing power, the M-7 has a 105 mm Howitzer and a 50 caliber automatic gun. Iron Mountains, California.

The M-7 is the Army's newest tank destroyer and is being given the aci...

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Row on row. Row on row of .50 caliber machine guns, turned out for the war program

Row on row. Row on row of .50 caliber machine guns, turned out for the...

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View of the starboard side of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) showing one of the 5/51 caliber foundation ring. The sunken ship rests at an 8 degree angle so this side of the ship is partially out of the water at low tile. The ship was sunk in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

View of the starboard side of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) showi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Rele... More

View looking down on the portside of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) showing the foundation of the casemate for the 5/51 caliber guns. The ARIZONA was sunk in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

View looking down on the portside of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Rele... More

Ready for trouble from the conning tower of the United States submarine. A crew swings a fifty caliber machine gun skyward to safeguard the underseas craft against a possible surprise air attack. Submarine rarely comes to surface during daylight hours. The man in the left background is scanning the horizon through binoculars

Ready for trouble from the conning tower of the United States submarin...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The belly turret of the B-17F heavy bomber has stopped many Axis pilots. A gunner on this rotating cage controls the fire of two heavy caliber machine guns. This new ship is ready for delivery from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The belly turret of the B-17F heavy b...

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Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These machine gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces have...

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Fort Riley, Kansas. Setting up a thirty caliber water-cooled machine gun during a field problem of the cavalry

Fort Riley, Kansas. Setting up a thirty caliber water-cooled machine g...

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Taking care of the kick-back. Recoil rails are assembled for a medium caliber gun rushed for the war production program in an eastern arsenal

Taking care of the kick-back. Recoil rails are assembled for a medium ...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

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Voices for a mighty argument. A long line of big guns being rushed toward completion under the war production program. Guns shown here are being turned out in the major caliber shop of a large eastern arsenal

Voices for a mighty argument. A long line of big guns being rushed tow...

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Steam bath for cartridges. Washing 50 caliber cartridge cases between operations at a large eastern arsenal. This plant is working on full shift for war needs

Steam bath for cartridges. Washing 50 caliber cartridge cases between ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Tail view of a new A-20 attack bomber on Long Beach, California flight ramp of Douglas Aircraft Company. Mechanics complete final checks before test flight and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Tail view of a new A-20 attack bomber...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Fuselages of A-20 attack bombers await entry to the assembly lines at the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Avaiation Company, where they will receive tails, wings and power plants. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installation; also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Fuselages of A-20 attack bombers awai...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics on the flight ramp on the Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California, check final adjustments on an A-20 attack bomber just before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics on the flight ramp on the D...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics work in a "goldfish bowl", or bombardiers's compartment, of an A-20 attack bomber on the flight ramp of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics work in a "goldfish bowl", ...

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Guns in a gunyard. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in an eastern Navy yard, one of eleven arsenals which are producing guns for the new two-ocean fleet

Guns in a gunyard. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in...

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Flags flies over PT boat. In sea warfare since Pearl Harbor, the Navy tinset PT boats have frequently proved to be a deadly match for warships, submarines and merchant men. Their hulls are thin and their sides are small but their offensive and defensive armament is varied and effective. It consists of fifty caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, torpedoes and depth charges. These training pictures were taken at the United States Navy Motor torpedoed boat training center, Melville, Rhode Island. In their training, the tiny PT boat is learning to be constantly on the alert. In the background a crew member sighted the 50-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun while the officer in the foreground scans the sky for planes

Flags flies over PT boat. In sea warfare since Pearl Harbor, the Navy ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

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Rounding out the job. Worker in an eastern arsenal machines the breech end of a major caliber gun nearing completion in the nation's huge war production program

Rounding out the job. Worker in an eastern arsenal machines the breech...

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Answering the call. Dozens of partially-machined tubes for medium caliber guns await finishing processes in an eastern arsenal. Every day finds Uncle Sam's defensive armament stronger

Answering the call. Dozens of partially-machined tubes for medium cali...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomber for its trial flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomb...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by the wings of A-20 attack bombers, waiting their turn on the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by th...

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Fort Knox. Colt automatic pistol. A soldier in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, demonstrates the use of one of America's renowned weapons, a Colt pistol. Much changed in appearance from the gun that was famous on our frontiers nearly a century ago, this .45 caliber automatic is one of the standard weapons of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Colt automatic pistol. A soldier in training at Fort Knox, ...

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Check and triple check. Final inspection of breach rings for medium caliber guns in an eastern arsenal. Greatest accuracy marks production in the war program

Check and triple check. Final inspection of breach rings for medium ca...

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Production. 45-caliber pistols. Norman Rand forges frames for .45- caliber automatic pistols in the plant of a large manufacturer of firearms. Many men and women are employed here in turning out pistols, machine guns and other essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. 45-caliber pistols. Norman Rand forges frames for .45- cal...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of both sexes contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

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Lake Muroc, California. An armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun bullets in a magazine

Lake Muroc, California. An armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun b...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mother of the assembly line. Clip spring and body assembly for 30 caliber catridges at a large eastern arsenal. Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mother of the assembly line. Clip spring and body assembly for 30 cali...

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Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Plenty of trouble for the Axis in this combination. Machine gunner of a halftrac scout car and a .30 caliber Browning

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Plenty of trouble for t...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Wings for deadly A-20 attack bombers form interesting patterns at the Long Beach, California plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the RAF (Royal Air Force) for hedge hopping and for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Wings for deadly A-20 attack bombers ...

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Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun in pursuit plane at Lake Muroc, California

Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun in pursuit plane at Lake Mur...

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Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun bullets in magazine. Lake Muroc, California

Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun bullets in magazine. Lake Mu...

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Production. B-25 bombers. A line of B-25 "Billy Mitchell" medium bombers, just off the production line of a Western plant, await tests before acceptance by the Army. The battle-tested B-25, mounting heavy caliber machine guns, can serve as an escort as well as a bomber. Its speed, long range and good load-carrying characteristics make it a versatile and effective military plane

Production. B-25 bombers. A line of B-25 "Billy Mitchell" medium bombe...

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Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons

Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have ...

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Business district. Bench workers finishing a breech housing for a medium caliber gun in a large eastern arsenal. This is a section of the business part of one of the guns being turned out for the war production program

Business district. Bench workers finishing a breech housing for a medi...

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Lake Muroc, California. Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun bullets in a magazine

Lake Muroc, California. Armorer placing fifty caliber machine gun bull...

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War program keeps its eye on the ballistics. These 50 caliber machine guns are being inspected in the ballistics laboratory at an eastern armory

War program keeps its eye on the ballistics. These 50 caliber machine ...

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Discarded stockings go to war. How powder bags are used. Placed into the breach of a major caliber gun, the bags, filled with powder, propel the projectile. Silk bags are used to insure complete absence of residue after explosion

Discarded stockings go to war. How powder bags are used. Placed into t...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

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New gun coming up for the Navy. Major caliber guns in manufacture at an eastern Navy yard. This is one of the eleven arsenals working in various parts of the country for the expanded Navy war program

New gun coming up for the Navy. Major caliber guns in manufacture at a...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers roll ceaslessly, night and day, through the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed for its several duties with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers rol...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is one of the standard tools of our Army today. It is used on a variety of mounts to serve a number of military purposes

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is one of the sta...

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Ready for battle. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in an eastern Navy yard. This is just one of the eleven Navy arsenals which are producing guns for the two-ocean fleet

Ready for battle. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military person with a firearm, machine gun, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Back from a bombing attack on the Japs, these Flying Fortress gunners carefully clean their .50 caliber machine guns at a U.S. Army Air Force airbase in the New Hebrides. Left to right: Sergeant Edward T. Spetch of Seymour, Connecticut, and Sergeant Vernon Nelson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Back from a bombing attack on the Japs, these Flying Fortress gunners ...

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Smoothing a gun cylinder. A skilled worker in an eastern Navy yard arsenal guiding the machine which is turning a major caliber gun. He is one of thousands who are producing ammunition for the expanded Navy war program

Smoothing a gun cylinder. A skilled worker in an eastern Navy yard ars...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Women workers at the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aviation Company groom lines of transparent noses for deadly A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and RAF (Royal Air Force) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations; also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Women workers at the Long Beach, Cali...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 attack bomber is brought from a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 attack ...

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Fort Riley, Kansas. A jeep of a mechanized cavalry reconnaissance unit carrying a thirty caliber machine gun during a field problem

Fort Riley, Kansas. A jeep of a mechanized cavalry reconnaissance unit...

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Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. Crated for shipment these shell ejectors for six-inch forty-seven caliber naval guns are a far cry from the peacetime production of the merry-go-round plant in which they were made. These plants have temporarily shelved its production of amusements devices to do its part in the war effort, protecting the right of Americans to enjoy the thrill rides it formerly made. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. Crated for shipment these shell ejec...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of both sexes contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of ...

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Fort Knox. Colt automatic pistol. A soldier in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, demonstrates the use of one of America's renowned weapons, a Colt pistol. Much changed in appearance from the gun that was famous on our frontiers nearly a century ago, this .45 caliber automatic is one of the standard weapons of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Colt automatic pistol. A soldier in training at Fort Knox, ...

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Turning one of the big guns. A skilled worker in an eastern Navy yard arsenal guiding the machine which is turning a major caliber gun. He is one of thousands who are producing ammunition for the expanded Navy war program

Turning one of the big guns. A skilled worker in an eastern Navy yard ...

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Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces hit hard and fast. This corporal at the breech end of .30 caliber Browning works from one of the Army's new halftrac scout cars

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces hit ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers roll ceaslessly, night and day, through the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed for its several duties with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers rol...

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For the ramparts. A series of medium caliber guns nears completion in an eastern arsenal. Men shown are engaged in the exterior inspection of liners on guns for the war production program

For the ramparts. A series of medium caliber guns nears completion in ...

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New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. "We have fought in every land and clime where we could bring a gun." The major infantry weapons these charging Marines carry at New River, North Carolina maneuvers are: left, Browning automatic rifle; center, Reising submachine gun; right, .30 caliber rifle. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine infantry. "We have fought in every l...

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Fort Riley, Kansas. Cavalrymen manning a 50 caliber machine gun

Fort Riley, Kansas. Cavalrymen manning a 50 caliber machine gun

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A black and white photo of a man holding a television. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a television. Office of War I...

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Guns for the Navy. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in an eastern Navy yard, one of eleven arsenals which are producing guns for the new two-ocean fleet

Guns for the Navy. Finished guns of large caliber awaiting shipment in...

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Rolling em' out. Tubes and liners for medium caliber guns are prepared for finishing operations in an eastern arsenal. The cannons are being rushed for the war program. "All out for defense"

Rolling em' out. Tubes and liners for medium caliber guns are prepared...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by the wings of A-20 attack bombers, waiting their turn on the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by th...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers, just off the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant is ready for test flights and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers...

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Bathtub full of cartridges. Girls at a large eastern arsenal inspecting 30 caliber ball catridges for the Army

Bathtub full of cartridges. Girls at a large eastern arsenal inspectin...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is a powerful weapon of great range and effectiveness. It is used in various forms on planes, tanks, ships and other types of mechanized equipment

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is a powerful wea...

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Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the British have used in its various models as the "Tomahawk," "Kittyhawk" and "Warhawk"--is a fast pursuit ship in the 400-mile-per-hour class. It has an approximate service ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of about 900 miles. Carrying various combinations of light and heavy caliber guns, it has performed notably with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and. with the AAF (Army Air Forces) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the Brit...

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Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the British have used in its various models as the "Tomahawk," "Kittyhawk" and "Warhawk"--is a fast pursuit ship in the 400-mile-per-hour class. It has an approximate service ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of about 900 miles. Carrying various combinations of light and heavy caliber guns, it has performed notably with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and. with the AAF (Army Air Forces) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the Brit...

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

A U.S. Air Force munitions handler assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, loads .50 caliber ammunition into a F-51D Mustang aircraft, at Camp Williams, Wisconsin, in June 1953. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force munitions handler assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Williams State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Harry F. Mitchell Firing a 50 Caliber Machine Gun during Operation Junction City

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Harry F. Mitchell Firing a 50 Caliber Mac...

Original caption: SSG Harry F. Mitchell, (Austin, TX), Pit Sgt. C Troop, 1st Squad, 11th Armor Cav. Rget., fires a 50 Cal machine gun from the top of an M-113 APC at an unknown number of VC during Operation Jun... More

A Mark 42 5-inch/54 caliber gun is fired from the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45) during exercise Unitas XX

A Mark 42 5-inch/54 caliber gun is fired from the guided missile destr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR A. Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Crew members man the port rail during the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS SCOTT (DDG 995). The ship's forward Mk4 5-inch 54 caliber is in the background

Crew members man the port rail during the commissioning of the guided ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Lebarron Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Uncheon Base Camp, South Korea....Soldiers of the Army's 2nd Infantry Division deployed in an M-113 armored personnel carrier during exercise Bear Hunt '87. An M-2 .50 caliber machine gun is mounted on the vehicle. OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO (RELEAS

Uncheon Base Camp, South Korea....Soldiers of the Army's 2nd Infantry ...

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

PH1 Ted Salois Tinian, Marianas Islands....Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 kick up a cloud of smoke and dust as they fire an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun during exercise Kennel Bear '89. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH1 Ted Salois Tinian, Marianas Islands....Seabees from Naval Mobile C...

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

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