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An LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle loaded with troops speeds across the desert during Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center

An LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle loaded with troops speeds across the...

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

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, armed with M-16A1 rifles, take defensive positions in the Sahara Desert during exercise Bright Star '82

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, armed with M-16A1 rifles, take ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Members of the 11th Marines sight their M-60A1 machine gun during exercise Desert Firex

Members of the 11th Marines sight their M-60A1 machine gun during exer...

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

U.S. Marines aboard the tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) stand by with their gear after returning from an exercise in the Egyptian desert during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

U.S. Marines aboard the tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 119...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Fox Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Marines aboard the tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) unload equipment after returning from an exercise in the Egyptian desert during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

U.S. Marines aboard the tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 119...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Fox Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A group of Marines stands on a hill and watches as four F/A-18A Hornet aircraft fly by in formation over the desert during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

A group of Marines stands on a hill and watches as four F/A-18A Hornet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines patrol an area of the desert in an M998 multipurpose wheeled vehicle equipped with an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

Marines patrol an area of the desert in an M998 multipurpose wheeled v...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines move into the desert during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

Marines move into the desert during the multinational, joint service E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines move out across the desert after making an amphibious landing during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

Marines move out across the desert after making an amphibious landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines move into the desert during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

Marines move into the desert during the multinational, joint service E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines man an AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicle in the desert during Operation Desert Shield maneuvers

Marines man an AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicle in the desert during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, takes a break beside a sign near his company's position during Operation Desert Shield.SUBSTANDARD (out of focus)

A Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, takes a break beside a sign ...

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

Two Marine Corps M-60A1 main battle tanks from the 3rd Tank Battalion sit in the desert while the crew of one checks out a mechanical problem during Operation Desert Shield. The tanks are fitted with reactive armor.

Two Marine Corps M-60A1 main battle tanks from the 3rd Tank Battalion ...

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

Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) listen to an address by CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II. The MIDWAY is deployed in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) lis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Marine Corps OV-10 Bronco assigned to the VM02 (Fixed-wing Marine Observation Squadron) is tied down at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium parking area during DESERT SHIELD

A US Marine Corps OV-10 Bronco assigned to the VM02 (Fixed-wing Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Charles G. Grow Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine sentry tower stands guard over the heavily fortified Marine Air Group 24 (MAG 24) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 (MWSS 174) tent encampment near the King Abdul Aziz Stadium during DESERT SHIELD

A US Marine sentry tower stands guard over the heavily fortified Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Charles G. Grow Release Status: Released t... More

GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, serves chow in the 1ST Marine Division's Camp 5 during Operation Desert Sheild

GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, serves chow in th...

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

Marines of the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (1ST MEF) move across the Saudi desert back to their camp following a training exercise during Operation Desert Storm

Marines of the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (1ST MEF) move across th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Desert Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Marines aboard an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank weapon ride past a desert landing zone following the withdrawal of Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm

Marines aboard an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMM...

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

A Marine Corps LAV-25 light armored vehicle rolls past a desert landing zone following the withdrawal of Iraqi troops during Operation Desert Storm

A Marine Corps LAV-25 light armored vehicle rolls past a desert landin...

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

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A destroyed Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle lies in the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. The vehicle's roof is in the foreground

A destroyed Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle lies in the...

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

A Marine Corps M-939 5-ton cargo truck carrying communications equipment moves across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A Marine Corps M-939 5-ton cargo truck carrying communications equipme...

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

Two Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks move across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

Two Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks move across the desert...

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

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank equipped with a mine-clearing plow crosses the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank equipped with a mine-clea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Two Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks move across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

Two Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks move across the desert...

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

Several U.S. Marine Corps aviators are interviewed by members of the media at a desert landing zone following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm

Several U.S. Marine Corps aviators are interviewed by members of the m...

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

CH-46E Sea Knight, UH-1N Huey helicopters from HM 264 Black Knights sit at the Landing Zone (LZ) inside Camp D. W. Sommers in Zakho, Iraq with civilian news teams in foreground during Operation PROVIDE COMFORT as part of the Kurdish relief effort near the end of Desert Storm. The helos would depart from this landing zone and make humanitarian relief drops of water and food to the hundreds of thousands of Kurdish refugees in the mountains of Northern Iraq and South-western Turkey

CH-46E Sea Knight, UH-1N Huey helicopters from HM 264 Black Knights si...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Camp D.W. Sommers State: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT J. A. Sanders, Usmc Rel... More

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from HM 264 Black Knights sit at the LZ inside Camp D.W. Sommers in Zakho, Iraq, during Operation PROVIDE COMFORT as part of the Kurdish relief effort near the end of Desert Storm. The helos would depart from this landing zone and make humanitarian relief drops of water and food to the hundreds of thousands of Kurdish refugees in the mountains of Northern Iraq and South-western Turkey

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from HM 264 Black Knights sit at the LZ ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Camp D.W. Sommers State: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT J. A. Sanders, Usmc Rel... More

Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG-60) as the vessel is underway in the Hudson River during a parade of ships, part of New York's victory celebration for the returning veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

Visitors stand at the railings aboard the attack aircraft carrier INTREPID (CVA-11) as a banner on the stern acknowledges the Navy's participation in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The visitors are aboard the memorial carrier as part of New York's victory celebration for the returning veterans of the Gulf War

Visitors stand at the railings aboard the attack aircraft carrier INTR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Craig She... More

Colonel John Bourgeois, director of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, standing at attention during the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm

Colonel John Bourgeois, director of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, standi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don We... More

MASTER GUNNERY SGT. John Lee leads the U.S. Marine Corps Band in the Welcome Home parade honoring the coalition forces who served in Desert Storm

MASTER GUNNERY SGT. John Lee leads the U.S. Marine Corps Band in the W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don We... More

Sailors man the rails aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) as the vessel takes part in a parade of ships in the Hudson River, part of New York's victory celebration for the returning veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Sailors man the rails aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) as t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Craig She... More

Soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who participated in Desert Storm march in the Welcome Home parade

Soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who participated in Desert Storm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. ... More

U.S. Marine Corps marching troops share their enthusiasm with the spectators during the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm

U.S. Marine Corps marching troops share their enthusiasm with the spec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don We... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cororal Bill Sherwin holds a newspaper showing a front page picture of him taken at the beginning of Desert Shield. He is marching in the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cororal Bill Sherwin holds a newspaper showing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Charle... More

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant GEN. Alfred M. Gray Jr. greets a Marine during the Welcome Home celebration honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm

U.S. Marine Corps Commandant GEN. Alfred M. Gray Jr. greets a Marine d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don We... More

A Marine in prone firing position is loading his M249 squad automatic weapon in the desert. A second Marine aims his M16A2 rifle in the background

A Marine in prone firing position is loading his M249 squad automatic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: D.N. Crosser Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine photographer is using a video camera to photograph a column of Marines breaching barbed wire while moving in a rocky and hilly desert type of terrain

A Marine photographer is using a video camera to photograph a column o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: D.N. Crosser Release Status: Released to ... More

Left profile shot of three US Marines taken on the rooftop of the American School in Mogadishu, Somalia. They are in a netted desert camouflaged bunker. The Marine closest to the camera is crouched down and holds a M16 machine gun. The Marine in the center of the frame sits under the netting operating unidentifiable communications gear and the Marine to the right stands looking to his left. They are trying to pinpoint where sniper fire is coming from. The Marines are from the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment of Twenty-nine Palms, California, and are in Somalia as part of the Joint Task Force conducting Operation Restore Hope

Left profile shot of three US Marines taken on the rooftop of the Amer...

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

One of two Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters fires a flare while in flight over desert terrain

One of two Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters fires a flare while in...

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

Lance CPL. Trijillo and Lance CPL. Kaiser monitor radar scopes in the Marine Corps Tactical Air Operations Center during Operation Desert Shield.

Lance CPL. Trijillo and Lance CPL. Kaiser monitor radar scopes in the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Tactical Air Operations Center Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT. Heimer Releas... More

An AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle moves across the desert during an exercise at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

An AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle moves across the desert during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Releas... More

A Marine sentry walks his post in the desert during an exercise at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center. Camouflage netting covers a vehicle in the background

A Marine sentry walks his post in the desert during an exercise at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Releas... More

A convoy of M-809 5-ton cargo trucks of the 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines, crosses the desert during Operation Desert Shield

A convoy of M-809 5-ton cargo trucks of the 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Witham Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A United States Marine Corps CH-53 "Sea Stallion" hovering about fifty feet above the ground. A sling load of cargo dangles under the helicopter. US Marines stand at screen left and a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), painted desert camouflage colors is at screen right. The helicopter is delivering supplies at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

A United States Marine Corps CH-53 "Sea Stallion" hovering about fifty...

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

Dressed in a Desert Camouflage BDU Top, US President George Busy walks across the tarmac of Mogadishu Airport from right to left. He is escorted by US Marine LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope. This was Bush's New Year's Eve visit to troops deployed to Somalia. Along visiting the troops, Busy also stopped at a food distribution center

Dressed in a Desert Camouflage BDU Top, US President George Busy walks...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Daniel Hart Release Status: Released ... More

Straight on, medium shot of US President George Bush wearing a desert camouflaged BDU top and cap. He's speaking with US Marine LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope, right. Two other unidentifiable men in civilian clothes stand with them at the left of the frame. An opened left side entrance to a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter is seen in the background. Two members of the C-141 flight crew stand in the entrance looking out for the President. President Bush is in Mogadishu to visit the troops on duty supporting the United Nations operations in the area

Straight on, medium shot of US President George Bush wearing a desert ...

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

A convoy of US Marines and Army personnel leave Mogadishu Airport on an arms for food exchange mission. Leading the convoy is a head on shot of a US Marine M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck with Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, standing in the back carrying M16 rifles. A US Army M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with PSYOPS personnel talking over load speakers to the Somali people turn around a corner behind the truck. Behind the PSYOPS vehicle is a desert camouflages Humvee with armed Marines sitting in the back. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A convoy of US Marines and Army personnel leave Mogadishu Airport on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Release... More

US Marine COL Ward, left and SGT Johnson, right, who provides security for COL Ward, inspect an area just to the north of Mogadishu Airport. Both men wear desert camouflage flak vests and the light blue beret of the United Nations Forces. SGT Johnson holds M16 rifle in his right arm. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Marine COL Ward, left and SGT Johnson, right, who provides security...

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

Aerial shot of desert camouflage netting covering the doctors and dentist at a camp set up by US Marines. The doctors are providing health and dental services to the people of Marka, Somalia, as part of Operation Show Care. Operation Show Care ran from 11 NOvember 1993 to 14 November 1993. This operation is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial shot of desert camouflage netting covering the doctors and dent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Marka Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeffery Allen Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Marines from Second Battalion, Tenth Marines, take advantage of the weather prior to conducting training during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expedtionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE), and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

Marines from Second Battalion, Tenth Marines, take advantage of the we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command S... More

Lance Corporal B. S. Jones, with Headquarters Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, manuevers his M9 Armored Combat Earth mover (Ace) while constructing a berm for the hazardous waste site during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Lance Corporal B. S. Jones, with Headquarters Platoon, Bravo Company, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal B. S. Jones, with Headquarters Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, manuevers his M9 Armored Com... More

A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls the lanyard for the M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer while another Marine anticipates the earth shattering sound of the projectile leaving the tube during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5-6/97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air nd Task Force) level exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air nd Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the...

A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Marine attached with Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines pulls the lanyard for the M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer while ... More

Sergeant T. M. Dale Jr., a combat photographer with 2d Marine Division Combat Camera Unit, fires a round from the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service...

Sergeant T. M. Dale Jr., a combat photographer with 2d Marine Division...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant T. M. Dale Jr., a combat photographer with 2d Marine Division Combat Camera Unit, fires a round from the M198 155mm Med... More

Sergeant M. E. Jones and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers attached with Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines, adjust the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer to get it on target during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat ment (GCE), Air Combat...

Sergeant M. E. Jones and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant M. E. Jones and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers attached with Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines, adj... More

Corporal G. M. Fillion and Lance Corporal C. G. Velasquez artillerymen attached to Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines, plot their next target on the map during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat...

Corporal G. M. Fillion and Lance Corporal C. G. Velasquez artillerymen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal G. M. Fillion and Lance Corporal C. G. Velasquez artillerymen attached to Golf Battery 2d Battalion 10th Marines, plot ... More

Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, carries a 155mm round to the ready table during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat (GCE), Air Combat (ACE) and the Combat Service Support...

Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, carries a 155mm round to the r... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) D. K. Stallworth and LCPL J. J., artillerymen attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, load a 155 mm white phosphorus round into the M198 Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground t Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground t Element (GCE), Air...

Lance Corporal (LCPL) D. K. Stallworth and LCPL J. J., artillerymen at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal (LCPL) D. K. Stallworth and LCPL J. J., artillerymen attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, load a ... More

Sergeant M. E. Jones (Left), Corporal (CPL) D. E. Atkins (Right) and CPL C. Clyne (Center), Artillerymen attached with Golf Battery 2nd Battalion 10th Marines, confirm the grid coordinates for their M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer fire mission during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5-6/97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) level being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare...

Sergeant M. E. Jones (Left), Corporal (CPL) D. E. Atkins (Right) and C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant M. E. Jones (Left), Corporal (CPL) D. E. Atkins (Right) and CPL C. Clyne (Center), Artillerymen attached with Golf Batt... More

Corporal L. H. Gastin and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines provide perimeter security for the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBIND ARMS xercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MF (Marine xpeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat lement (GC), Air Combat...

Corporal L. H. Gastin and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal L. H. Gastin and Lance Corporal D. K. Stallworth, cannoneers attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines provi... More

Sergeant M. E. Jones and Corporal L. H. Gaskin, artillerymen attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, check the fuse on a 155 mm white phosphorus round used in a M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Sergeant M. E. Jones and Corporal L. H. Gaskin, artillerymen attached ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant M. E. Jones and Corporal L. H. Gaskin, artillerymen attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion 10th Marines, check the fuse... More

Corporal M. T. Chastain an artilleryman attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines, observers the impact of a 155mm white phosphorus round fired from a M198 Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat ment (GCE), Air Combat...

Corporal M. T. Chastain an artilleryman attached to Golf Battery, 2d B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal M. T. Chastain an artilleryman attached to Golf Battery, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines, observers the impact of a 155mm wh... More

Sergeant M. L. Carter an S-3 Operations Clerk with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment plots the location of various units during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The S-3 is responsible for the operations and planning of the exercise. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine r Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps r Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE),...

Sergeant M. L. Carter an S-3 Operations Clerk with Headquarters Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant M. L. Carter an S-3 Operations Clerk with Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment plots the location of various units... More

Corporal M. T. Chastain, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Sites in on the proper grid coordinates for the fire mission on the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Element (GCE), Air...

Corporal M. T. Chastain, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery, 2nd Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal M. T. Chastain, a cannoneer attached to Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Sites in on the proper grid coordina... More

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsman with Regimental Aid Station, Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment treat a Marine for heat exhaustion during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Constant hydration is a key to maintaining fluids during the hot months in this desert environment. The annual average temperature is 72 degrees, and during the summer months, temperatures can soar to aboue 110 degrees. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is...

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsm... More

A front end loader places a 1700 pound line charge at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The line charge was laid by 2d Platoon, Bravo mpany, 2d mbat Engineer Battalion. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine rps Air Ground mbat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground mbat Element (GCE), Air mbat Element (ACE) and the...

A front end loader places a 1700 pound line charge at Range 114 (demol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A front end loader places a 1700 pound line charge at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The... More

Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion attach a fuse to a rocket for a line charge that will propel 1700 pounds of C-4 explosives in the air at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion attach a fuse to a rocket for a line charge that will prope... More

An AV-8B Harrier lands at the air strip adjacent to Camp Wilson during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The Harrier is used for air to ground and air to air fighting. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

An AV-8B Harrier lands at the air strip adjacent to Camp Wilson during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

A line charge explodes at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The line charge, containing over 1700 pounds of C-4 explosives was laid by 2d Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat nt (GCE), Air Combat...

A line charge explodes at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A line charge explodes at Range 114 (demolition range) during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The line charge, containing ove... More

An M1-A1 tank patrols near range 500, during COMBINED ARMS (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

An M1-A1 tank patrols near range 500, during COMBINED ARMS (CAX) 5-97....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Lance Corporal D. F. Garrier, 3rd Squad "A" GUNNER for Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2D Marine Regiment, prepares his M224 60 mm Mortar, to send rounds down range during the Mobile Assault Course at COMBINED ARMS Exercise CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Lance Corporal D. F. Garrier, 3rd Squad "A" GUNNER for Weapons Platoon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal D. F. Garrier, 3rd Squad "A" GUNNER for Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2D Marine Regiment, prepar... More

GUNNERY Sergeant G. L. Briddell from 2d Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, throws an MK-67 Fragmentation Grenade at Range 104 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat ement (GCE), Air Combat ement (ACE) and the Combat Service Support...

GUNNERY Sergeant G. L. Briddell from 2d Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: GUNNERY Sergeant G. L. Briddell from 2d Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, throws an MK-67 Fragmentation Gren... More

Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, change a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) flat tire in the midst of field training on Range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The comm element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many comms from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE)...

Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, change a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) flat ti... More

A Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaisance (LAR) Battalion patrols the Black Top training area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

A Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from Alpha Company, 2nd Light Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Light Armored Vehicle-25's (LAV-25's) from Alpha Company, 2nd L.A.R. (Light Armored Reconnaisance) Battalion standby for an attack on Range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat ment (GCE), Air Combat ment (ACE) and the Combat Service Support...

Light Armored Vehicle-25's (LAV-25's) from Alpha Company, 2nd L.A.R. (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Light Armored Vehicle-25's (LAV-25's) from Alpha Company, 2nd L.A.R. (Light Armored Reconnaisance) Battalion standby for an atta... More

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube Launched Optically (TOW) sighted Missile is fired from its High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), by Marines from the TOW Platoon, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment. The live open TOW desert training is part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube Launched Optically (TOW) sighted Missile ejects a plume of flame as it is fired from its High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), by Marines from the TOW Platoon, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment. The live open TOW desert training is part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). A wire guided Tube ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

Marines o DRAGONS Section, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment, get ready to ire the M47 Dragon Anti-Armor Missle system, ater a two click (two kilometer) patrolling movement over the Black Top training area, during the Final Exercise o COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, Caliornia. The command element or this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands rom the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warare exercise, to...

Marines o DRAGONS Section, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines of DRAGONS Section, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, Second Marine Regiment, get ready to fire the M47 Dragon Anti-Armo... More

Three Abrams M1A1 Tanks, part of Bravo Company, 2D Tank Battalion, roll through the blacktop training area, on route to the Delta traning area for the After Action brief, which was given after the Final Exercise at COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element...

Three Abrams M1A1 Tanks, part of Bravo Company, 2D Tank Battalion, rol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Three Abrams M1A1 Tanks, part of Bravo Company, 2D Tank Battalion, roll through the blacktop training area, on route to the Delt... More

Private First Class F. A. Spennato, a Cook attached with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Element), stirs a pot o boiled chicken breasts at the mess hall during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. The mess hall is capable o eeding over 3500 Marines per meal. The Marines prepare two meals daily. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, Caliornia. The command element or this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands rom the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warare exercise, to...

Private First Class F. A. Spennato, a Cook attached with CSSD-27 (Comb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Private First Class F. A. Spennato, a Cook attached with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Element), stirs a pot of boiled chicken... More

Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina), conduct a pre-flight operations check on a CH-53E "Super Stallion" during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service...

Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina), conduct a pre-flight operations check on a CH-53E "Su... More

Corporal T. V. Bradley, an Avionics repairman with HMM-264 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina) installs a distributor to the motor head of the CH-46 "Sea Knight" during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat ent (GCE), Air Combat...

Corporal T. V. Bradley, an Avionics repairman with HMM-264 (Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal T. V. Bradley, an Avionics repairman with HMM-264 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina) installs a distr... More

Sergeant C. M. Rogers, a Bulk Fuel Technician attached with CSSD 27 (Combat Service Support Detachment) inspects a 600 GPM (Gallons Per Minute) Pump at the Bulk Fuel site during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. The fuel site has a maximum fuel srage capacity of 40,000 gallons of fuel. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units this desert warfare exercise,...

Sergeant C. M. Rogers, a Bulk Fuel Technician attached with CSSD 27 (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant C. M. Rogers, a Bulk Fuel Technician attached with CSSD 27 (Combat Service Support Detachment) inspects a 600 GPM (Gall... More

An AH-1W "Super Cobra" from HMLA-167 (MCAS New River, North Carolina) prepares to land at the Camp Wilson Airstrip after flight manuevers during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service...

An AH-1W "Super Cobra" from HMLA-167 (MCAS New River, North Carolina) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An AH-1W "Super Cobra" from HMLA-167 (MCAS New River, North Carolina) prepares to land at the Camp Wilson Airstrip after flight ... More

Corporal K. J. Childs, a radio technician with Maintenance Detachment, CSSD-27 (bat Service Support Detachment), repairs an RT-1209 (High Frequency Receiver/Transmitter) at the Electronics Maintenance pound during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground bat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground...

Corporal K. J. Childs, a radio technician with Maintenance Detachment,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal K. J. Childs, a radio technician with Maintenance Detachment, CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Detachment), repairs an R... More

Lance Corporal R. L. Molt, a Messman with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Detachment), prepares cantelope for the salad bar at the mess hall during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. The mess hall is capable of serving 3500 Marines per meal and serves two meals daily. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air d Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air d Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the...

Lance Corporal R. L. Molt, a Messman with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal R. L. Molt, a Messman with CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Detachment), prepares cantelope for the salad bar at t... More

Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CSSD-27 (Comat Service Support Detachment) fires an M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun off the roof of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the Delta Corridor Training Area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert...

Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CSSD-27 (Comat Service Support Detachment) fires an M2 .50 C... More

Marines from CSSD-27 (Combat Support Detachment) provide perimeter security for a convoy passing through the Delta Corridor Training Area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat...

Marines from CSSD-27 (Combat Support Detachment) provide perimeter sec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from CSSD-27 (Combat Service Support Detachment) provide perimeter security for a convoy passing through the Delta Corri... More

Two Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rush up "Machine Gun Hill" at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

Two Marines from Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rush...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL R... More

Marines with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, react to the green smoke signaling the conquering of the objective at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element...

Marines with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, react to the gre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, react to the green smoke signaling the conquering of the objective at rang... More

Marines from 2d Radio Battalion Detachment, 2d Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, fire M-16 A2 Service Rifles at Range 103 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element...

Marines from 2d Radio Battalion Detachment, 2d Surveillance, Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from 2d Radio Battalion Detachment, 2d Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolin... More

Lance Corporal J. R. Adkins, a Videographer attached wi 2d Marine Division Combat Camera Unit, Camp Lejeune, Nor Carolina, tapes e day's action at range 103 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for is exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around e 6 Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, Nor Carolina. Many commands from e II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to is desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in e Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and...

Lance Corporal J. R. Adkins, a Videographer attached wi 2d Marine Divi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal J. R. Adkins, a Videographer attached with 2d Marine Division Combat Camera Unit, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, t... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on target with his M240G Medium Machine Gun at range 400 during COMBIND ARMS xercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MF (Marine xpeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat lement (GC), Air Combat...

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on ... More

Lance Corporal Anderson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G Medium Machine Gun at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat nt (GCE), Air Combat nt (ACE) and the Combat Service Support...

Lance Corporal Anderson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Anderson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, fires his M240G Medium Machine Gun at range... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on target with his M240G Medium Machine Gun at range 400 during COMBIND ARMS xercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MF (Marine xpeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat lement (GC), Air Combat...

Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal (LCPL) W. J. Wilkerson with 1ST Platoon Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts LCPL D. M. Miller on ... More

Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, lays down a line for other Marines to follow through the initial breech of a simulated mine field at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground at Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground at Element (GCE), Air...

Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Gresham of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, lays down a line for other Marines to follow through ... More

Lance Corporal Losstetter of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires on an enemy position with an M 240G Medium Machine Gun off of "Machine Gun hill" at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat nt (GCE), Air Combat...

Lance Corporal Losstetter of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Losstetter of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires on an enemy position with an M 240G Medium M... More

Two Field Radio Operators attached with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, coordinate the training evolution at range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

Two Field Radio Operators attached with Golf Company, 2d Battalion, 6t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

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