The M240B is a variant of the M240, used by the U.S.
The M240B is a variant of the M240, used by the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. It comes configured for ground combat with a buttstock and bipod, though it can also be mounted on tripod, ground vehicl... More
A lead gun truck commander, Spc. Ryan Van Dyke, from
A lead gun truck commander, Spc. Ryan Van Dyke, from the 16th Sustainment Brigade's 515th Transportation Company, communicates with the convoy commander during a logistics resupply mission at exercise Combined ... More
190217-N-DX072-1831 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 17, 2019)
190217-N-DX072-1831 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 17, 2019) – Engineman 2nd Class Zachery Tinney, from Carlsbad, N.M., fires an M240B machine gun aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during... More
Sixteenth Sustainment Brigade, 240th Quartermaster
Sixteenth Sustainment Brigade, 240th Quartermaster Company Platoon Leader, 2nd Lt. Hannah Morgan directs a resupply convoy to replenish fuel and water supplies for Austrian troops at a forward operating base at... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 16th Sustainment Brigade,
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 16th Sustainment Brigade, conduct a live-fire training exercise to defend a camp with M240B machine guns on Range 35, Forward Operating Base “Kurpfalz” on the Baumholder Military Trai... More
Convoy Commander, 2nd Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus (far left),
Convoy Commander, 2nd Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus (far left), briefs her crew members on their logistics supply convoy's route at exercise Combined Resolve II. Hasenfus' convoy was the first tactical convoy that the... More
US COAST GUARD M-240B - A boat with a machine gun attached to it
CLEVELAND (Aug. 23, 2006) -- A M-240B is pictured in the foreground with a 25-foot response boat in the background. USCG photo by SN Connie Terrell
Senior Airman Kevin C. Allmann Jr., 177th Security
Senior Airman Kevin C. Allmann Jr., 177th Security Forces Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, arranges 5.56 and 7.62 ammunition for both M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B general-p... More
Pvt. Audrey Devries learns how to disassemble the M240B
Pvt. Audrey Devries learns how to disassemble the M240B during pre-deployment training at Camp Ripley on Jan. 25. All Soldiers of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade participated in weapons familiarization trainin... More
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Montrell Dorsey fires an M240B automatic weapo...
PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2008) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Montrell Dorsey fires an M240B automatic weapon during a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San ... More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, loads ammunition into a magazine before zeroing his weapon at a firing range at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 21, 2015. To date, more than 2,100 Iraqi Secur... More
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, man a 120mm mortar system in preparation for training while participating in a combined training event during Operation Inherent Resol... More
Iraqi army medics assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th
Iraqi army medics assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, prepare to put a litter with a soldier simulating injuries in an ambulance while participating in a combined training event at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jun... More
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, scout ahead after eliminating a threat while participating in combined training event during Operation Inherent Resolve at Camp Taji, ... More
Afghan National Army Commandos assigned to the 1st
Afghan National Army Commandos assigned to the 1st Company, 6th Commando Kandak, fire M4s during a range session on Camp Morehead, Kabul, Jan. 8, 2011.
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 ma...
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jan. 21, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 man an M240B 7.62 mm machine gun in their fighting position during a field training exercise. The assembly a... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Ian Keane, a gunner's mate
Petty Officer 1st Class Ian Keane, a gunner's mate onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence and native of Champaign, Ill., describes the procedures for safely loading and firing the deck-mounted M240B before a... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 assemble an M-2HB automatic machine gun on the Sierre del Retin weapons range. NMCB 74 recently completed a three-day live-fire exercise using M-2HB an... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric D. Zetterstrom (right), the
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric D. Zetterstrom (right), the 40th Engineer Battalion commander, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shakes a German army soldier’s hand during a ceremony at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan J... More
Chief Warrant Officer Todd Fosberg, Submarine Group
Chief Warrant Officer Todd Fosberg, Submarine Group 9 Force Protection Det. 1 Training Officer, shows Leader Cadet 2 Katie Patrick, a Cadet with the Navy Sea Cadet Corps, Kitsap Unit, how to detatch the lower a... More
A mine resistant all terrain vehicle drives to the
A mine resistant all terrain vehicle drives to the far end of the off-base firing range near forward operating base Mehtar Lam to ensure it is safe to practice firing their weapons Sept. 3. Members from the PRT... More
Capt. Brooks Hayward, the assistant administration
Capt. Brooks Hayward, the assistant administration officer for the New Hampshire National Guard’s 54th Troop Command, from Epsom, N.H., fires a M240B machine gun as part of a familiarization fire course at Fort... More
Lance Cpl. Meng Thao, machine gunner, Company K, Battalion
Lance Cpl. Meng Thao, machine gunner, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with a visitor at a static display in Laguna Hills, Calif., July 4. With help from Laguna Hill... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Martinez Jr., a corrections
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Martinez Jr., a corrections officer with the Military Police Advisory Team in support of Regimental Combat Team 5, briefs Afghan National Army soldiers before a crew served weapon... More
Coast Guard conducts gunnery exercise in Va
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Beluga, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Virginia Beach, Va., loads an ammo can during a gunnery exercise in the Atlantic Ocean at the Dam Neck firing range off Vi... More
Coast Guard conducts gunnery exercise in Va
Petty Officer 2nd Class Troy Hall, a food service specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay homeported in Saint Ignace, Mich., carries a machine gun aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Beluga, an 87-foot ... More
Coast Guard conducts gunnery exercise in Va
Seaman Tim Furlong, a crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, holds back the charge lever on the M240B machine gun aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Beluga, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Virgini... More
Coast Guard Conducts gunnery exercise in Va
Petty Officer 1st Class Frederick Karpinski, a boatswain's mate from the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, and Petty Officer 2nd Class David Duenow, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Duluth in Minn., mount an... More
Coast Guard conducts gunnery exercise in Va
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Beluga, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Virginia Beach, Va., fires an M240B mounted machine gun during a gunnery exercise in the Atlantic Ocean at the Dam Neck fi... More
An AH-64D Apache helicopter provides security for a
An AH-64D Apache helicopter provides security for a CH-47 Chinook carrying a Humvee and a Howitzer during a sling load demonstration at Campbell Army Airfield Tuesday. This demonstration was a rehearsal for the... More
Pfc. Matthew C. Kenna, a Baytown, Texas, native and
Pfc. Matthew C. Kenna, a Baytown, Texas, native and a mortar man assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carries a M225 cannon at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 16, 2012. B... More
Sgt. Joshua M. Bower, an instructor with Infantry Training
Sgt. Joshua M. Bower, an instructor with Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, sits behind an M240B waiting to fire as Sgt. Dane K. Summerfelt, an instructor with ITB, SOI – East, feeds rounds... More
Pfc. Samuel Oehring, an allied trade specialist, assigned
Pfc. Samuel Oehring, an allied trade specialist, assigned to Forward Support Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, observes his firing lane during an M240B machine gun range Oct. 7 at Orcha... More
Lance Cpl. Shelby Wiechert fires an M-240B machine
Lance Cpl. Shelby Wiechert fires an M-240B machine gun mounted to a 7-ton truck, Oct 12. Wiechert is a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Ma... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Fort Knox
Four Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boats-Small, on loan from multiple Coast Guard District 9 units, stand in line along the firing range at Fort Knox, Ky, as part of the District 9 Mounted Automatic Weapons Prog... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to engage targets with the M240B machine gun and the M249 squad automatic weapon during a live-fire training exercise here, De... More
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Bryan Collins prepares to qualify
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Bryan Collins prepares to qualify with an M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), July 23, 201... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, a security forces
Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, a security forces airman with 11th Security Forces Squadron, cradles a belt of 7.62mm rounds as it feeds into Airman 1st Class Michael Brewer's M240B medium machine gun durin... More
An 11th Security Forces Group airman opens a box of
An 11th Security Forces Group airman opens a box of 7.62 mm ammunition for a M240B Medium Machine Gun for heavy weapons qualification March 4, 2013, at Marine Corps Base Quantico firing range, Quantico, Va. Air... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and soldiers with the Republic of Georgia Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion train together on weapons tactics. Marines demonstate proper firing techniques on machin... More
A reconnaissance man engages unknown-distance targets
A reconnaissance man engages unknown-distance targets with an M249 squad automatic weapon March 25 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab during weapons familiarization and sustainment training. Marines trained with a va... More
Staff Sgt. Jared S. Watson fires an M240D medium machine
Staff Sgt. Jared S. Watson fires an M240D medium machine gun at a target on range W-176 March 27 from the back of an MV-22B Osprey during an aerial gunnery training exercise about 25 miles off the coast of Okin... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fire the M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station using the display control panel to identify the target and control grip to rotate the ... More
Sgt. Selina Dibella, a paralegal with the 419th Combat
Sgt. Selina Dibella, a paralegal with the 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, keeps watch of her surroundings during training on the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer at Fort McCoy July 13. The tr... More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment,
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, advance toward an objective during a training exercise near the simulated Afghan village of Tarin Kalpak, Fort Bliss, N.M., July 18, 2013. After inclemen... More
Pfc. Jason L. Tullis, a cavalry scout with 1st Squadron,
Pfc. Jason L. Tullis, a cavalry scout with 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares his protective gear July 20 at Fort Bliss, N.M. When his platoon learned of an upcoming... More
Lt. Col. John J. McDermott, 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry
Lt. Col. John J. McDermott, 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment commander, greets civilians July 22 in Khuribad, a simulated Afghan village on Fort Bliss, N.M. Upset about a Koran burning, which was part of the... More
Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Inman fires an M249 squad automatic
Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Inman fires an M249 squad automatic weapon while Lance Cpl. William C. Sutton observes the target area during a proficiency sustainment shoot Aug. 13 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab. During t... More
A U.S. Army soldier from the New Jersey Army National
A U.S. Army soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team catches ammunition for his M240B machine gun during a live fire... More
Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader
Sergeant Jack Marino, a machine gun section leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of Martinez, Calif., adjusts a traversing and elevation mechanism before firing a Mk-19 gr... More
Lance Cpl. Pillip Verhey, a machine gunner with Alpha
Lance Cpl. Pillip Verhey, a machine gunner with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and a native of San Diego, engages targets with an Mk-19 grenade launcher during a live-fire training exercise ... More
Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attach an M240B
Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group attach an M240B medium machine gun to a tripod stand prior to the live-fire portion of the Battle Skills Training School machine gunner course aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., ... More
Coast Guard mounted automatic weapons training
Coast Guardsmen stationed at various units within the Coast Guard 9th District, headquartered in Cleveland, conduct night fire exercises with the M-240B machine gun as part of mounted automatic weapons training... More
Staff Sgt. Cody Frederick of 2nd Platoon, in Cherokee
Staff Sgt. Cody Frederick of 2nd Platoon, in Cherokee Company, locks and loads live ammunition prior to going on a patrol with his squad. Soldiers of Cherokee Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment condu... More
Lance Cpl. Gerardo Rodriguez, rifleman, Charlie Company,
Lance Cpl. Gerardo Rodriguez, rifleman, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Palatine, Ill., carries wooden crates before using them to maneuver over barbed wire during a live-fi... More
Corporal Bryce Bowman, team leader, Bravo Company,
Corporal Bryce Bowman, team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., coordinates mortar fire during a live-fire exercise at Range 400 at Marine Corps A... More
First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant,
First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Vesper, Wisc., accounts for Marines as they are transported by helicopters to Range 210 during a live... More
Lance Cpl. Mohaamed Cherair, right, fire team leader,
Lance Cpl. Mohaamed Cherair, right, fire team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Springfield, Pa., gives directions to Pfc. Kesley Farmer, a rifleman and a native of Wood... More
U.S. Navy Corpsman HM2 Winston Holland, assigned to
U.S. Navy Corpsman HM2 Winston Holland, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 7 (CLB 7), Transportation Services Company, 2nd Platoon, fires the M240B machine gun from the turret of a mine-resistant, ambush pr... More
Lance Cpl. Alex R. Vieira fires an M-240B machine gun
Lance Cpl. Alex R. Vieira fires an M-240B machine gun during a two-day field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, March 6, 2014. Vieira is a gunner with Battery B, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 (MWSS-272) fire the M240B aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. on March 12, 2014. MWSS-272 conducted this exercise to fufill their Marines sustainment training. (U.S. Mar... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patice Arnold, right,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patice Arnold, right, mortarman, Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, half loads an M224 60 mm mortar system during a fire ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Martelle, infantryman,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Martelle, infantryman, 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, fires an M249 squad automatic weapon during a suppressive fir... More
Mortarmen from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Mortarmen from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, prepare rounds for their next fire mission during a squad and fire team maneuver exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 2, 2014. ... More
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion with the Bonhomme
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion with the Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility, lands on White Beach, during Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Dogue Beach Pohang, South Korea, April 2, 2014. Ex... More
Spc. Brett Rowan with the Nevada Army Guard 609th Engineer
Spc. Brett Rowan with the Nevada Army Guard 609th Engineer Company provides cover fire with his M240B machine gun during a training exercise at Range B19 near Fallon. The unit was preparing for an upcoming live... More
Marines with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion,
Marines with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepare ammunition prior to firing at a machine gun range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 14, 2014. Approximately 33 Mari... More
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officers assigned to the
U.S. Marine Corps Warrant Officers assigned to the Warrant Officer Basic Course class 1-14, fire the M240B machine gun during a live fire exercise at range 7, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Apr. 17, 2014. The... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Freddy Vasquez throws
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Freddy Vasquez throws a dummy grenade on a practice range at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, July 13, 2014. Vasquez, a New Jersey Air National Guardsman from the 177... More
Corporal Alex Roberts, a turret gunner and weapons
Corporal Alex Roberts, a turret gunner and weapons noncommissioned officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, mounts his M240B machine gun into the turret of his Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard C... More
U.S. Marines attached to Marine Air Support Squadron
U.S. Marines attached to Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, receive a range safety brief on Camp Hansen Range 7, Okinawa, Japan, A... More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Loren M. Miller, a machine gunner
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Loren M. Miller, a machine gunner assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, performs a training drill on a .50 Caliber machine gun during operation Heavy Metal aboar... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan A. Stephenson,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan A. Stephenson, a machine gunner assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, participates in an M-240B machine gun drill during operation Heavy Metal abo... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas J. Kuhn and Cpl. Nicholas
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas J. Kuhn and Cpl. Nicholas Y. Wagner, both machine gunners assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, fire an FGM-148 Javelin Missile during Operation Heavy M... More
Staff Sgt. Jezrell Zimmerman, 2nd Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Jezrell Zimmerman, 2nd Security Forces Squadron confinement supervisor, lays out ammunition for training on Fort Polk, La., Sept. 3, 2014. Airmen from the 2nd SFS practiced for the 2014 Global Strike... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Midgley, a machine gunner
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Midgley, a machine gunner assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, applies grease to the inside of his M240L machine gun prior to a patrol, aboard Ca... More
A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine
A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, keeps watch as a group of M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicles patrol along a trail in the woods on the way to perform a recovery operation train... More
U.S. Marine GySgt. Karl L. Park demonstrates proper
U.S. Marine GySgt. Karl L. Park demonstrates proper techniques for handling a detainee to Philippine airmen and U.S. Marines Oct. 3 at Basa Air Base, Philippines. The service members shared best practices in tr... More
A machine gunner with Golf Company, Battalion Landing
A machine gunner with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M240B machinegun during a gunners qualification aboard the amphibious assaul... More
Marines operate an M240B medium maching gun Oct. 22
Marines operate an M240B medium maching gun Oct. 22 during the Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Basic Course on Camp Schwab. The targets were replica bunker positions and tanks ranging from 400 to 900 meters d... More
Private First Class Gunnar Caswell, an automatic weapons
Private First Class Gunnar Caswell, an automatic weapons gunner with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment from Morgan, Utah, provides security after assaulting through the target position aboard Marine... More
Cpl. Robert M. Newton instructs Marines with 3rd Battalion,
Cpl. Robert M. Newton instructs Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment on the procedures for firing an M240B medium machine gun, Nov. 3, at the North Fuji Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Tra... More
Soldiers assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion
Soldiers assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, wait for the order to move out be... More
A Mk-19 grenade launcher is on display during an exhibition
A Mk-19 grenade launcher is on display during an exhibition of U.S. military weapons, equipment, and vehicles in Tapa on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. The exhibition was part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and was desig... More
A light armored vehicle operated by Marines with Bravo
A light armored vehicle operated by Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a 25 mm training round through a tracer barrel dur... More
Corporal Mark Tarrant, from Corunna, Mich., a Marine
Corporal Mark Tarrant, from Corunna, Mich., a Marine with Security Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sets up an M240B medium machine gun during the 1st Marine Division Schools Non-Infantry M... More
Camp Pendleton personnel train in Lean Six Sigma
Camp Pendleton is offering monthly and quarterly Lean Six Sigma courses for civilian Marines and service members providing them with organizational framework, project methodology and performance improvement too... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Boyd throws a grappling
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Boyd throws a grappling hook to clear a lane for Marines during combined arms training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8, 2014. Boyd is... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle J. Poerls, a headquarters
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kyle J. Poerls, a headquarters detachment commander assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 2, briefs Marines about Exercise Coastal Guardian on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Po... More
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, machine gun sections set
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, machine gun sections set their gear in their classroom before class, making sure each company’s gear is separated and accounted for during a machine gun course aboard Marine Corps Ba... More
Lance Cpl. Casey Miller (left) and Lance Cpl. Alex
Lance Cpl. Casey Miller (left) and Lance Cpl. Alex Winnecke, assaultmen with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and natives of Lexington, Ky. and Blaine, Minn., respectively, return to their start... More
Lance Cpl. Keenan Scott, reconnaissance member with
Lance Cpl. Keenan Scott, reconnaissance member with Bravo Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and a native of Toronto, Ohio, performs a battlesight zero on his M240B machine gun at training area SR-8 aboard C... More
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion shoot an
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion shoot an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training exercise at range SR-7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6, 2015. Approximately 30 Marines from the battalion con... More
A New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier refuels a
A New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier refuels a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point located at Coyle Drop Zone, Joint Base McGuire-... More
A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion sits on the flightline before a training mission at the Army Aviation Support Facility, on Joint Base McG... More
150421-N-XM324-141 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2015)
150421-N-XM324-141 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2015) Chief Fire Controlman Andrew Warren, from Arkansas City, Kan., fires an M240B machine gun from the bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destr... More
Marines with several units from 2nd Marine Division
Marines with several units from 2nd Marine Division engage targets at unknown distances with the M240B light machine gun during an Advanced Machine Gunners Course at shooting range 7 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., ... More
Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics
Marines with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group participate in machine gunnery drills with the Mk-19 automatic grenade launchers as part of a ten-day Machine Gun Assistant Instructor Course at Bat... More
U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons
U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Australian soldiers with Direct Fire Support Weapon Platoon, 5th Battalio... More
ARABIAN SEA (June 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
ARABIAN SEA (June 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Manuel Martinez disassembles his M240B machine gun during combat conditioning aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2). Martinez is a member of Lima Company, Battalion Lan... More