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U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security behind his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, waits for his convoy to depart on a mission to the Khowst-Gardez Pass, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. James Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Salerno State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CP... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for the convoy during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Team member, 347th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), wears his chemical mask and prepares to carry his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and ammunition box from one firing port to another during the combat rifle course competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Team member, 347th Security Forces Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Featherston, USAF Rele... More

Tracer rounds and explosions pierce the deserts night sky as US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel engage multiple ground targets with their FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Guns, M203 Grenade Launchers and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, during live fire training

Tracer rounds and explosions pierce the deserts night sky as US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Don L. Maes, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jenkins, USAF, (top), mans the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop the M1035 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) while AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Vaden, USAF, (inside), drives it. Both are with the 4th Security Forces Squadron, and are providing security support for the Survival Recovery Center (SRC) during the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jenkins, USAF, (top), mans the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Goldsboro State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rhiannon ... More

A silhouette of members of the 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squadron, overseeing the main gate in their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The crew is armed with Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifles and an FNMI 5.56 M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is mounted on the HMMWV. Increased security measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

A silhouette of members of the 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Rae, USAF, 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squadron, manning the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), oversees the main gate in his M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. His partner, Technical Sergeant Rafael Gomez, USAF, with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle gets a closer look at the 5-ton M939A2 Cargo Truck. Increased security measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Rae, USAF, 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

Security personnel from the 52nd Fighter Wing, 606th Air Control Squadron, SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Rae, USAF, (left), stands by his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and Technical Sergeant Rafael Gomez, USAF, with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, oversee the main gate. They use an M998 HMMWV as their platform at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Increased security measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

Security personnel from the 52nd Fighter Wing, 606th Air Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

Inside the M998 HMMWV as SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremy Rae, 52nd Fighter Wing, 606 Air Control Squadron, mans the FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). SRA Rae is part of a team overseeing the main gate at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany during a time of heighten alert. The increased security measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

Inside the M998 HMMWV as SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremy Rae, 52nd Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

A Marine, in a temporary fighting position, mans an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at a guard post on stern of the hospital USS Comfort, at Pier 92, New York Harbor. The ships presence and extra protective measures were implemented after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001

A Marine, in a temporary fighting position, mans an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE Base: Manhattan State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jerry Achan, USAF, 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), checks the site on a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), atop an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as he provides increased security at Randolph AFB, Texas. Armed with a 5.56 mm M16A1 rifle a 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) member conducts a 100 percent ID check at Randolph AFB, Texas, as part of heightened security measures. Heighten security at Randolph AFB began shortly after terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and crashing them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jerry Achan, USAF, 12th Security Forces Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David L. Terry, CIV, USAF Release Statu... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jerry Achan, USAF, 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a machine gun nest with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), to provide backup protection for a gate at Randolph AFB, Texas. Armed with a 5.56 mm M16A1 rifle a 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) member conducts a 100 percent ID check at Randolph AFB, Texas, as part of heightened security measures. Heighten security at Randolph AFB began shortly after terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and crashing them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jerry Achan, USAF, 12th Security Forces Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David L. Terry, CIV, USAF Release Statu... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Yusuf S. Abdullah, (left), USAF, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Larry Manning, USAF, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John F. Tucker, (right), USAF, 113th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG), inspect a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles prior to transport. The 113th SPS is preparing for deployment to Bolling AFB, Washington DC where they will augment active duty security forces

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Yusuf S. Abdullah, (left), USAF, MASTER Serg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Sh... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John K. Miller, USAF, 113th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG), loads a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), onto a 2.5 ton truck in preparation for deployment to Bolling AFB, Washington DC. The 113th SFS will augment the active duty security forces. The activation of the 113th SFS is part of the heighten security after terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and crashing them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John K. Miller, USAF, 113th Security Forces Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Sh... More

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an infantryman with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) carries a full combat load, including an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while moving into a security position after seizing a forward operating base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the 105th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Newburgh, deployment package pose for a team photo with an Air Force flag and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), in front of a C-5A Galaxy, upon their return from an undisclosed location in Eastern Pakistan. Personnel from left to right: Kneeling SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Daniel Rivera, SRA Luis Caquias, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Boice - Standing L-R: SRA Andre Robertson, SSGT Frank Berlanga, SSGT Todd (received incomplete)

Members of the 105th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), New York Air Nati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Steward Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major C... More

The units flag is displayed, on a stack of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) along side soldier's Load Carrying Equipment (LCE), Combat Packs, and weapons (Colt 5.56 mm M16A1s and a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)) of the 7th Chemical Company in a hangar at the England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 7th Chemical Company soldiers are deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The units flag is displayed, on a stack of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FO... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, firing a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, firing a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Escorted along an Okinawa road, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, running and firing a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

Escorted along an Okinawa road, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a US Marine Corps (USMC) member from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practices Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT) warfare at the Camp Hansen, Central Training Area, near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a US Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Along a road, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, firing Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles and FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW)

Along a road, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Armed with FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practices Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT) warfare at the Camp Hansen, Central Training Area

Armed with FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), US Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, and an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, practice Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT), at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, and an FNMI 5.56mm M249 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, aims an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), in the Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT) warfare complex, at the Camp Hansen, Central Training Area

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Members from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) 913, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are swarmed by local villagers as they prepare to board their M1114 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and leave the village of Nojoy, outside Kandahar Airport. They were there to discuss local issues with the elders during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The M1114 us armed with a pintle-mount FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on the turret

Members from the US Army's Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

Armed with an FNMI 7.62 mm M60 Machine Gun, United States Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Greg Riley, of the 89th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland, is on the perimeter of the fictitious country of "Ozland" during a night operations class, part of the Phoenix Readiness Course held at the Air Mobility Warfare Center (AMWC), at Fort Dix, New Jersey

Armed with an FNMI 7.62 mm M60 Machine Gun, United States Air Force (U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE 2002 Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Ai... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from 3rd Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (INF REGT), 3rd Brigade (BDE), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (AD (AA)), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), pulls security, with FNMI 5.56 mm M240 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), for the Soldiers during 0peration APACHE SNOW II as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The operation staged from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. This was the longest air assault operation in military history taking place in Sulamain Khel region of Afghanistan. It was a total of 185 miles long, only 18 miles from the Pakistan border

A US Army (USA) Soldier from 3rd Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regime...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Keith D. Mcgrew, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US President George W. Bush, with Colonel (COL) Kevin Wilkerson, (right), 2nd Brigade Commander, meets members of the 10th Mountain Division who served with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula (distinguished by the orange beret) and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The team member are carrying FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) (left) and the Colt 5.56 mm M4 Carbine

US President George W. Bush, with Colonel (COL) Kevin Wilkerson, (righ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Glenn Wagner, C... More

Armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a Marine with Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, takes part in a live fire training raid at Fort Benning, Georgia

Armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, fires an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, crosses a field armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) takes part in a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2/2, fires an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a live fire training raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a Marine from Company "F" 24th Marine Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mitch Wheeler, with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), maintains a vigilant eye with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), during a Random Anti-terrorism Measure at the Flight line Gate

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mitch Wheeler, with the 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Batts, assigned to the 86th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, assembles an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at the Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, firing range

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Batts, assigned to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Batts, with the 86th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, test fires a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) using a night vision scope at the Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, firing range

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Batts, with the 86...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Statu... More

Seen from the business end of his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop a M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Trevor Johnson during the implementation of a Random Anti-terrorism Measure. Providing backup is USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Hogan with his 5.56 M16A2 assault rifle at the ready. Both are with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) providing security for the 31st Fighter Squadron (FS)

Seen from the business end of his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

Manning the flightline gate, implementing a Random Anti-Terrorism Measure, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Albrey Gather (left), monitors outgoing traffic, USAF AIRMAN (AMN) Trevor Johnson, mans a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop a M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Hogan (left) monitors incoming traffic with his 5.56 M16A2 assault rifle at the ready. All three are with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) providing security for the 31st Fighter Squadron (FS)

Manning the flightline gate, implementing a Random Anti-Terrorism Meas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

On the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship, United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, a first squad leader with the third platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) moves into a gun position with an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun

On the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship, United ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, a first squad leader with the third platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mans an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alex M. Marshall from Lafayette, California, spots targets for him from the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alex M. Marshall from Lafayette, California, from Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spots targets for Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, firing an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, from the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship as Sergeant (SGT) Clifton J. Walker from Pasedena, Maryland, looks on

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alex M. Marshall from Lafayette, California, fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, a first squad leader with the third platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carries an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, as he and others run across the flight deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall from Meridian, Texas, a first squad leader with the third platoon, Company "E" Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mans an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alex M. Marshall from Lafayette, California, spots floating targets for him from the top deck of the USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) Dock Landing ship

United States Marine Corps (USMC), Corporal (CPL) Ryan L. Marshall fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, U... More

As the first major snowfall of the season covers Aviano Air Base (AB) in white, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Hirsch, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) maintains security cover with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at Aviano's main gate

As the first major snowfall of the season covers Aviano Air Base (AB) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Releas... More

As the first major snowfall of the season covers Aviano Air Base (AB) in white, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Hirsch, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) maintains security cover with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at Aviano's main gate

As the first major snowfall of the season covers Aviano Air Base (AB) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Antwone Hymes, Patrolman Apprentice, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) takes aim through the sights of a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a Random Antiterrorism Measure protecting the base populous from intruders

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Antwone Hymes, Patrolman Apprentice, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

Atop the M-1114 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Eugene Haddox (right), 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), covers the flightline gate with a FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during the LOCAL SALTY NATION (LSN) exercise. USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ricky Anderson (right), Videographer, 31st Communications Squadron (CS) documents the activity. The LSN will prepare members of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) for an upcoming Tactical Evaluation

Atop the M-1114 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

Laying on fresh snow, US Army (USA) soldiers armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) and 5.56mm M4 Carbines, train at the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

Laying on fresh snow, US Army (USA) soldiers armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

Laying on the snow, a US Army (USA) soldier on security duty, armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), trains on the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

Laying on the snow, a US Army (USA) soldier on security duty, armed wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), takes aim while training on the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, after an airborne assault, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

A US Army (USA) paratrooper armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Auto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

Laying on the snow, US Army (USA) soldiers on security duty, armed with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), train on the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

Laying on the snow, US Army (USA) soldiers on security duty, armed wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), trains on the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, after an airborne assault, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

A US Army (USA) paratrooper armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Auto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

Private First Class (PFC) Jordan Rud, with the 82nd Airborne Divisions Long Range Surveillance Detachment (LRSD), fires an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) down range, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Private First Class (PFC) Jordan Rud, with the 82nd Airborne Divisions...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, US... More

Private First Class (PFC) Jordan Rud, right, with the 82nd Airborne Divisions Long Range Surveillance Detachment (LRSD), fires an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), down range, as Sergeant (SGT) Joe Gonzalez uses a high definition (HD) scope to check the target, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Private First Class (PFC) Jordan Rud, right, with the 82nd Airborne Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, US... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), fights to maintain his balance as he traverses a two-rope bridge during a portion of the three-week long Jungle Warfare Survival Course aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. The Marine is carrying a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, US... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), perform their task from the rappelling tower during this portion of the Jungle Warfare Survival Course aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines are carrying FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, US... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), performs the hasty repel down the side of the rock wall, past the USMC symbol, during a portion of the Jungle Warfare Survival Course aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. The Marine is carrying a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, US... More

During assault Devil Shock, Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines and FNMI 7.62mm M240B medium machine guns, search for suspected Taliban enemy in the city of Naray, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

During assault Devil Shock, Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

A soldier lying in the prone position mans his FNMI 7.62mm M240B medium machine gun during a search for suspected Taliban and weapons in the city of Naray, during assault Devil Shock, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

A soldier lying in the prone position mans his FNMI 7.62mm M240B mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

A soldier with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), watches for enemy forces, during a search for suspected Taliban and weapons in the city of Naray, during assault Devil Shock, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

A soldier with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), take precautionary measures as they search house-to-house for suspected Taliban enemy in the city of Naray, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provides security while standing watch at his FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, mounted on top of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Japan (JPN)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M. Wil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provides security while standing watch at his FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, mounted on top of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Japan (JPN). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M. Wil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, provides security while standing watch at his FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, mounted on top of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Japan (JPN)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Ramsdell, 5th Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/12 HQ Btry Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M. Wil... More

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240B medium machine gun a soldier with "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), at Kandahar Army Airfield, patrols during a search for Taliban fighters, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240B medium machine gun a soldier with "A" ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina, Jr. USA ... More

With an FNMI 7.62mm M240 machine gun on his lap, a US Army (USA) soldier with "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, takes a break during a combat patrol in the mountains of ADI Ghar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

With an FNMI 7.62mm M240 machine gun on his lap, a US Army (USA) soldi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina, Jr. USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Wearing no-snow snow shoes, armed with a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) Riflemen with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, attend a class in preparation for their sub-zero cold weather deployment to northern Japan

Wearing no-snow snow shoes, armed with a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Corporal (CPL) Chris Garza, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, sights in at a simulated enemy during a class in preparation for their sub-zero cold weather deployment to northern Japan for a 3week exercise

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Corporal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Chris Garza, a rifleman from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides a security posture for his patrol squad during an extreme cold weather class

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Chris Garza, a rifleman from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, goes into a kneeling position during a class on firing stances while wearing skis

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Private First Class (PFC) David Hernandez, USMC, with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Norcross, USMC, with the 5.56 mm M16A2/M203 40 mm grenade launcher, both with the 1ST Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California, take part in a live fire exercise at the Udari Range in Kuwait

Private First Class (PFC) David Hernandez, USMC, with a FNMI 5.56 mm M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Rice, 384th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), keeps a lookout with his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) within a camouflaged post ensuring unauthorized people not breach the 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) camp perimeter during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Rice, 384th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bridget Rapp, USAF Release St... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Fox Company 2nd Battalion (BN) 5th Marines, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), sights in on a target with his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a BZO (battle sight zero) exercise at Grizzly Range during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. BZO involves adjusting the rifle site to accurately hit a man-sized target at 300 yards

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from Fox Company 2nd Battalion (BN) 5t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grizzly Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5-Feb Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), sights in his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a small unit tactics exercise while on a Unit Deployment Program (UDP) to Ternate Marine Base, Cavite Province, Philippines (PHL), participating in a Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX), which is a joint training exercise between USMC and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Marines. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regime...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. Anderson, USMC Release Statu... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rusty Fuhs, standing and LCPL David Sorge, using an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), both with the 2nd Platoon India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, practice clearing a hallway during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle US Marine Corps (USMC) La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

A Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marines (3/4), Twentynine Palms, California, on a hike with his FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and full combat load at Camp Coyote, Kuwait

A Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marines (3/4), Twentynine Pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: R... More

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, disembark a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assemble and take cover while participating in assault Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, keep a close eye on passing Afghans while participating in Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, during an assault in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automa...

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

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, take cover near a mud hut in the village of Qarya-I-Malek Sah while participating in Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, during an assault in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Auto...

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

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conduct searches for suspected Taliban and weapon caches during assault Operation Viper in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Unknown Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: ... More

A soldier with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), peers through a small hole while searching for Taliban weapon caches in the Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A soldier with "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Unknown Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: ... More

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW), soldiers with "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, enter a mud hut residence in the village of Qarya-I-Malek Sah while participating in assault Operation Viper in Baghran Valley, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbine rifles and FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automa...

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

A US Marine (USMC) machine gunner with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, waits silently in the snow with his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), during a staged ambush for Japanese spectators on Camp Engaru, in support of exercise Forest Light II 2003

A US Marine (USMC) machine gunner with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kinney, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion (CEB), relaxes in the shade outside his tent listening to tunes and eating his chow with his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun at his side at Camp Matilda, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kinney, 1ST Marine Divisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), uses his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun as a rest while observing the urban warfare training at Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan from 1ST Marine Divi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Gabriel Montes, assigned to Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, adjusts his FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun while filling out a range card for his firing position at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Gabriel Montes, assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jered Kingery, part of Mike Battery 3/11, mans an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun on the perimeter of Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jered Kingery, part of Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Gabriel, D. Evans, TOW (Tube-launched Optically-controlled Wireless-guided) Technician, 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs weapons maintenance on his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Gabriel, D. Evans, TOW (T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5TH MARINES) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Stat... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Mathew Deaton, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, practices squad drills with the rest of his platoon on the outskirts of camp at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. PFC Deaton is armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and wearing body armor

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Mathew Deaton, 1ST Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Jan Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Jose Mendoza, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, practices squad drills with the rest of his platoon on the outskirts of camp at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. PFC Mendoza is armed with an FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and wearing body armor

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Jose Mendoza, 1ST Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Jan Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marco A. Ochoamoreno, a TOW (Tube-launched Optically-controlled Wireless-guided) gunner with 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Weapons Company (CO), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), performs weapons maintenance on his FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marco A. Ochoamoreno, a T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-5 (5th Marines) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Stat... More

British personnel arrive in a Land Rover Truck Utility Light (TUL), with a Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (WMIK) carries a FNMI 7.62mm M240G general purpose machine gun, at Living Support Area 5 (LSA-5). They arrived at camp for a combined British forces and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines briefing as they prepare to carry out a battle plan for a possible war with Iraq during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

British personnel arrive in a Land Rover Truck Utility Light (TUL), wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Living Support Area 5 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Weeks from Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division cleans his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Weeks from Charlie Company, 4th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th Mar Div Scene Camera Ope... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Garcia from Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division cleans his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Garcia from Charlie Company, 4th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kibel M.D., USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Lance Corporal (LCPL) Joseph Saucedo from San Marcos, Texas provides security for other Marines of Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)(Special Operations Capable) in training, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Lance Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Viking Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Echo Co Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bria... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeremiah Rice, Rifleman, 2nd Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), practices entering and clearing rooms with his FNMI 7.62 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeremiah Rice, Rifleman, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division fire their FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun and M242 25mm Bushmaster chain gun from their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) at range 407 on Camp Pendleton, California

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C Co, 4th LAR Bn, 4th ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), dig his fighting position, covered by a fellow USMC Marine, with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), at the Dispersion Area in Northern Kuwait during ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background, an M997 Ambulance High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) travels past

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bear Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

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