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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 U.S. Marine fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a live fire demonstration for the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A U.S. Marine fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a live...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: El Haman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SGT L.C. Clipper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles stop to regroup while on patrol during rapid response loading exercise Agile Sword '86. Standing front, left, is a marine armed with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and front, right, a Marine armed with an M-16A2 rif

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles stop to regroup while on patrol durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD '86 Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles stop to regroup while on patrol during rapid response loading Exercise Agile Sword '86. The Marine, front, rests an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on his shoulder

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles stop to regroup while on patrol durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD '86 Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle, the other with an M-249 Squad A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, the other with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, patrol during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

Two Marines, one with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Paul Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Two soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division, Orange team, take up fighting positions. The soldier on the left is armed with an M16 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher. The soldier on the right is equipped with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

Two soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division, Orange team, take up fighting...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Musumak Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Sebastian Sciotti Release Status: Released t... More

CHIEF Warrant Officer 4 Brown of Combat Service Support Detachment 36 (CSSD-36) fires and M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from the prone position

CHIEF Warrant Officer 4 Brown of Combat Service Support Detachment 36 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. W. D. Deroos Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A Marine automatic rifleman from India Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines lies prone and ready to fire an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. His weapon is equipped with a blank firing apparatus and bipod. The Marine is covered between large snow covered rocks while on an ambush patrol. His is aimed at the kill zone during cold weather training at Silver Creek

A Marine automatic rifleman from India Company, Third Battalion, Eight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. K.H. Hart Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A Marine automatic rifleman from India Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines lies prone and ready to fire an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) with an attached blank firing apparatus and bipod. He takes cover between large snow covered rocks as he waits to ambush an objective during cold weather training at Silver Creek

A Marine automatic rifleman from India Company, Third Battalion, Eight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. K.H. Hart Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A Recruit from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, fires a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at Alpha Range on Edson Range

A Recruit from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, fires a M249 Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Donald E. Nelson, Usmc... More

Private First Class Bran Heintz, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, stands guard with his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at Port-au-Prince Airport in support of Operation Uphold Democracy

Private First Class Bran Heintz, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James E. Lotz (USAF) Release Status: ... More

Marine CPL M. A. Wagner, Headquarters Company 2/2, is armed with a Remington M870 Mark 1 shotgun and LCpl D. C. Hoover, Headquarters Security Element 2/2, mans an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a sandbagged bunker tented with ponchos. They are wearing M-85 Kevlar-lined helmets and flack vests and providing security at the port of Cap Haitien during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marine CPL M. A. Wagner, Headquarters Company 2/2, is armed with a Rem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT J. R. Tricoche (Usmc) Release Status: R... More

A Marine from Fox Company 2/2 takes a position on the ground behind his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). He is moving in to confiscate weapons from police headquarters in Grand Riviere Du Nord to support of Operation Uphold Democracy. A crowd of Haitians moves in the background

A Marine from Fox Company 2/2 takes a position on the ground behind hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Grand Riviere Du Nord Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL P.S. Royston (Usmc) Release Sta... More

Marine LCPL A. A. Lynch (foreground) stands ready with his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). He and other Marines from FOX 2/2 maintain their security positions for the Haitian parade supporting President Aristide during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marine LCPL A. A. Lynch (foreground) stands ready with his M-249 Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C. S. Fowler (Usmc) Release Status: Rele... More

Marine LCPL J. T. Eimer of Echo 2/2 walks his security position with his Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during Operation Uphold Democracy. He is providing security for the Haitian parade that is showing support for President Aristide in Cap Haitien

Marine LCPL J. T. Eimer of Echo 2/2 walks his security position with h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C. S. Fowler (Usmc) Release Status: Rele... More

Members of the 1ST Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), positioned in a foxhole keep watch during a breaching exercise. The soldiers are armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and M16 rifles

Members of the 1ST Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), posit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LIBERTY FOCUS Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don Teft... More

An M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) rests on a pile of sandbags as STAFF SGT. Stout Stewart, (hometown Tyler, TX) hammers down a pole identifying fields of fire in front of Post 5 overlooking the front of the US Embassy. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, a II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit from Camp Lejeune, NC, takes on the security mission at the US Embassy from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The SPMAGTF is commanded by COL. Tony L. Corwin

An M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) rests on a pile of sandbags as ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the Central Asian platoon, Company 3, prepares to put rounds down range with a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), during the live fire portion of Situational Training Exercise -3 (STX-3)

A member of the Central Asian platoon, Company 3, prepares to put roun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Forward sentries keep a watchful eye at the Joint Readiness Training Center. The sentries, standing in a trench, uses a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) attached

Forward sentries keep a watchful eye at the Joint Readiness Training C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Barnard Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A US Marine instructor from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines watches a Polish Army Soldier as he prepares to fire an 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) at Range L-5 during the live fire portion of Situational Training Exercise-3 (STX-3) held at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96

A US Marine instructor from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines watches a Polis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A US Army soldier armed with a 5.56 M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is on duty inside a sandbagged fortified bunker located behind barbed concertina wire

A US Army soldier armed with a 5.56 M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

It's meal time at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Soldiers wearing rain gear and camouflaged fatigues chat among themselves as they eat their Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). A M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is lying next to one of the soldiers

It's meal time at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Soldiers wearin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Barnard Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Brigadier General Sergio Arnoldo Camargo Murralles, CHIEF of STAFF, Guatemalan Army during a visit to U.S. Army Southern Command's DOL Weapon Repair Section is briefed on the operational capabilities of the "Squad Automatic Weapon" (SAW), M249 from Mr. Gilberto Marrero-Camacho

Brigadier General Sergio Arnoldo Camargo Murralles, CHIEF of STAFF, Gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: James J. Aguila Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Combat Arms Instructor, STAFF SGT. J.A. Bagley, 341st SPS, supervises as General Major Rudol'lf Romanovich Shmykov (Strategic Rocket Forces Directorate CHIEF) live-fires an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the combat Arms Training firing range. General Major Shmykov and twelve other visiting Russian SRF officers were to trying out some of the small arms available to USAF Security Police forces

Combat Arms Instructor, STAFF SGT. J.A. Bagley, 341st SPS, supervises ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN John A. Turner, Jr Rele... More

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and Corporal Jason Greer, with an M16A2 with attached M203 40mm Grenade Launcher, from 2nd Platoon, "C" Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, provide security for the northern section of the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Lance Corporal Eric Davis (l), armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

US Army, Private First Class (PFC)Thomas Brazil and SPECIALIST (SPC) Terry Millender, A Company, 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, tests out the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) to properly zero in a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 24 March 1997

US Army, Private First Class (PFC)Thomas Brazil and SPECIALIST (SPC) T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jacqueline Griggs, USA Release Status: Rele... More

US Army, Private (PVT) Dan Pohlman of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 4th Infantry, Fort Riley, Kansa, armed with a 5.56 mm M259 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), stands guard at the entrance to an atomic bomb fallout shelter in the Republic of Serbska (Republika of Srpska), during a weapons storage site inspection. This bunker is located in Zvornik, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The purpose of these inspections are to ensure that the former warring factions comply with the Dayton Peace Accord. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 April 1997

US Army, Private (PVT) Dan Pohlman of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Zornik Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Dwight Chaney, USA Release Statu... More

Six US Army soldiers, four armed with 5.56 mm M16 rifles and one with an 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, after air assaulting from UH-60 Blackhawks, head for Camp McGovern, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where they will receive training in the mission of Task Force 1-77 (1ST Battalion - 77th Armor), force protection, and setting up a temporary checkpoint. Operation JOINT GUARD, 30 April 1997,

Six US Army soldiers, four armed with 5.56 mm M16 rifles and one with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Tracey L. Hall-Leahy, USA ... More

U S Army soldiers, three with 5.56 mm M16 rifles and one with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 41st Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division, guard the entrance of a tunnel, suspected to be a Serbian weapons storage site, while it is being inspected by fellow soldiers. The tunnel is located in the town of Zvornick, Bosnia-HJerzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 5 May 1997

U S Army soldiers, three with 5.56 mm M16 rifles and one with a 5.56 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GURAD Base: Zvornik Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Dwight Chaney, USA Release Stat... More

Marines from Landing Support Battalion (identified by red patch) move in towards RED BEACH, Camp Pendleton, California, as they took the beach during exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97'. The Marine's weapon is a 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle. He is draped with 5.56mm blank ammo for the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 Light Machine Gun. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines from Landing Support Battalion (identified by red patch) move ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 97' Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, sights his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon while waiting in ambush

A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, sights ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines from the 1ST Landing Support Batallion (LSB) (identified by red patch) work their way down Red Beach on D-day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The Marine in background is armed with the 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) light machine gun, while his aid gunner (foreground) carries extra SAW ammo over his flack vest and around his helmet. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines from the 1ST Landing Support Batallion (LSB) (identified by re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Soldiers from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, engage in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) ions at Camp Pendleton, California during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The prone soldiers are armed with the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on ional/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault...

Soldiers from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army Natio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, engage in Military Operations in Urban Terrain ... More

A US Army soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, looks down range through the NVS-700 night vision system scope on his 5.56 mm M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) before a night live fire exercise at Range 74 during a Joint Readiness Training Exercise at Fort Bragg, NC, 15 July 1997

A US Army soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, 3r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT READINESS TRAINING Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Latvian Soldiers take a "time out" in training to examine the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), a weapon that is used only by American soldiers. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region

Latvian Soldiers take a "time out" in training to examine the M249 Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. J. R. Adkins Release Status: Release... More

Nigth Scope PHOTO: US Army, Private First Class (PFC) Juan Manrique, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion 14th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, sits behind a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) while on guard duty at the main gate on Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 22 July 1997

Nigth Scope PHOTO: US Army, Private First Class (PFC) Juan Manrique, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Cory Montgomery... More

A soldier zeros in an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during testing of the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) 2000

A soldier zeros in an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during testing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don Teft, Dac Release Status: Released to Public... More

A U.S. Marine, avoiding concertina wire and armed with a M249 Squad Automatic WEapon, hurries to retrieve a casualty at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlies Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

A U.S. Marine, avoiding concertina wire and armed with a M249 Squad Au...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A Marine scans the area for the "enemy" with a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

A Marine scans the area for the "enemy" with a M249 Squad Automatic We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, protects civilian role players at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

A SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie Company, 1ST Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A SAW (M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie through a window for opposing force members at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

A SAW (M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie through a wind...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A SAW (M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrols the streets at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1) Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

A SAW (M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) gunner from Charlie Company, 1ST B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A soldier from B Co., 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry crawls up hill with a M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) towards the village of Simpsonville during a live fire exercise in support of NORTHERN EDGE '98, an annual Joint Chiefs of STAFF winter exercise involving air and ground units of all services. In addition to the winter attire he is also wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Simulation) equipment on his body as well as on the helmet. The MILES receivers will beep when targeted by a weapon equipped with the MILES laser emitter, indicating a kill or wounding of the wearer

A soldier from B Co., 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry crawls up hill with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '98 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. C... More

Member of the 81st Security Forces Squadron wearing a MCU 2A/P Gas Mask with proactive hood, and brandishing an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), guards the perimeter during Exercise CONEX

Member of the 81st Security Forces Squadron wearing a MCU 2A/P Gas Mas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONEX Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ro... 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

Private (PVT) Brian Horn, US Army (USA), A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division mans his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon while guarding a security checkpoint at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

Private (PVT) Brian Horn, US Army (USA), A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDME THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Penn... More

Corporal Daniel Krug US Army (USA), 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division mans his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as he secures an area at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

Corporal Daniel Krug US Army (USA), 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Penn... More

US Army soldiers, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry, one with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) assume defense positions on a beach, Tinian Island, during Operation TANDEM THRUST '99. Soldiers are wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear

US Army soldiers, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry, one with a 5.56 mm M24...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Penny Surdukan, Usm... More

Members of the 169th Security Police Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, deployed to Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada, run over desert terrain. Personnel are armed with 5.56mm M16 rifles and a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). All weapons have blank firing attachements, 23 April 1999

Members of the 169th Security Police Squadron, South Carolina Air Nati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gerold O. Gamble, USAF Rel... More

A STAFF Sergeant from the 169th Security Police Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, deployed to Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada, sights over a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). M249 has a blank firing attachment, 23 April 1999

A STAFF Sergeant from the 169th Security Police Squadron, South Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gerold O. Gamble, USAF Rel... More

Straight on shot of a US Marine from the 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Echo Company, 3rd Platoon laying in the prone position in tall grass. He aims a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) down range. This mission is in direct support of Operation Kernel Blitz '99

Straight on shot of a US Marine from the 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Two US Marines with 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Company, 3rd platoon posts security during Kernel Blitz '99. The Marine in the foreground is aiming his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) down range. Kernel Blitz '99 was a amphibious assault beach landing conducted primarily by 1ST Marine Division

Two US Marines with 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Ec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Left side, rear view of a US Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division lying in prone position firing his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) downrange while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999

Left side, rear view of a US Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1ST of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Byerly Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Right side, rear view of US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division laying on the ground, in the prone position. The soldier on the left fires an M16 Rifle with a M203 Grenade Launcher attachment. The soldier on the right fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) downrange while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999

Right side, rear view of US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Byerly Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

LCPL Diaz from India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, splices communication lines between Howitzer sites near Mount Fuji and a few feet from his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

LCPL Diaz from India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Twenty-Nine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Fuji Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan Ledoux Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment stand post at a checkpoint in the village of Zegra, Kosovo. The Marine on top of a 5 ton, 6X6 M813 series truck is armed with M-2 .50 caliber Browning machine gun and behind the sandbags is an 5.56mm M 249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit ... More

Using the M16A2 rifle and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Marines from 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, return fire against an aggressor during NORTHERN APPROACH, a NATO exercise.Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) are here in Turkey to participate in the NATO exercise with amphibious forces from the United Kingdom and host nation Turkey

Using the M16A2 rifle and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Saros Bay Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

U.S. Marine Private First Class Joe Gould from Battalion Landing Team 1/5, Bravo Company, holding an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), looks for aggressor targets during a live fire exercise. U.S. and Australian Forces are joining together to take part in exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia

U.S. Marine Private First Class Joe Gould from Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Danie... More

Corporal (CPL) Jason F. Stewart, armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and Lance Corporal (LCPL), David G. Lambert, armed with an M16A2 assault rifle both USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, get in position during the main assault on Marine Base Ternate during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Corporal (CPL) Jason F. Stewart, armed with an M249 Squad Automatic We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

Corporal (CPL) Jason F. Stewart, armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and Lance Corporal (LCPL), David G. Lambert, armed with an M16A2 assault rifle both USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, take part in amphibious assault training at Marine Base Ternate during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Corporal (CPL) Jason F. Stewart, armed with an M249 Squad Automatic We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

US Air Force members of the 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, review M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) machine gun procedures during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense

US Air Force members of the 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More

Left side front view close-up facial shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Greg Gwyn defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New Jersey, with a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). SrA Gwyn was part part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings ...

Left side front view close-up facial shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side front view close-up facial shot as US Air Force Senior Airman Greg Gwyn defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New Jer... More

United States Army Private Scott Wilson (left) mans a 7.62 mm M240B machine gun and Private First Class Jeremiah Pratis (right) a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in the event of potential violence between angry Albanian and Serbian mobs near the town of Domorovce, Kosovo. The two soldiers are members of the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1/187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After two Serbian men disappeared, the Serbians believe the Albanians abducted the men and began to make threats and block the road to stop Albanians from traveling safely through town. The Albanians began to form a mob to ...

United States Army Private Scott Wilson (left) mans a 7.62 mm M240B ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Army Private Scott Wilson (left) mans a 7.62 mm M240B machine gun and Private First Class Jeremiah Pratis (right)... More

Lance Corporal Jeremy Jones with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1ST Marine Air Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, is firing a Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during combat simulated patrolling excersises called Operation Cloud Warrior 2000 at Camp Fuji, Japan, on 08 September 2000. MWSS-172 participated in the annual operation, a field training exercise in which Marines carried out missions that encompasses land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation exercises, and weapons handling

Lance Corporal Jeremy Jones with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Liz Her... More

US Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes, a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) GUNNER with Third Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), holds security at the Beach Landing Zone on Arturo Island during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation, East Timor, September 2000. US Marines and Sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

US Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes, a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION, EAST TIMOR Base: Arturo Island Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Brande... More

Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes a SAW GUNNER with Third Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/1, 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (13th MEU (SOC)), holds security at Arturo Island Beach Landing Zone during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation, East Timor, September 2000. The M249 SAW carried over Hughes right shoulder is a 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon. Marines and Sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes a SAW GUNNER with Third Platoon, India C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arturo Island Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Major Command Shown: 13TH MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, Us... More

US Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes, a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) GUNNER with Third Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), stops for a refreshing drink from a coconut that the local children offered with gratitude during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation, East Timor, September 2000. US Marines and Sailors from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

US Marine Lance Corporal Gregory Hughes, a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION, EAST TIMOR Base: Arturo Island Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Brande... More

A US Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, armed with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) lays in the prone position during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii

A US Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, Weapons Company, armed wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Simon Martin, Usmc Release Status... More

Meeting the troops during on deployment, Assistant Division Commander for Operations COL (P) John Scroggins, 101st Airborne Division, visits soldiers of the 3rd Brigade at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin. The soldiers wear MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) gear on their helmets and upper body, to simulate combat conditions. When shot electronically, it instills a real sense of the danger in combat without injury or fatality. The soldier on the left has an M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) the one on the right is armed with a Colt M4 Carbine with a PI-M203 Grenade Launcher

Meeting the troops during on deployment, Assistant Division Commander ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS Scene Camera Operator: M.W. Woods, C... More

US Marine Corps Private First Class J. Heredia fires at a target with the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and US Marine Corps Private J. Williams, PFC Heredia's Assistant GUNNER, both of whom are from the Headquarters Company of the 3rd Marine Regiment, watches his impact area. These Marines fired at a range in the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps Private First Class J. Heredia fires at a target with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ty Hardin, Usmc Release Status: R... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Vicki Fechter, Military Policewoman, 101st Military Police (MP) Company (Co), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force (TF) Falcon, mans the 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), atop a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), while on patrol through Strpce, Kosovo, Serbia (SER). TF Falcon is the official designation for the US European Command (USEUCOM) forces assigned to the NATO-led peacekeeping KFOR forces participating in Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Vicki Fechter, Military Policewoman, 101st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strpce State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Keith J Gardner, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Army (USA) Reserve (USAR) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SFC) Ayla Osman, 340th Military Police (MP) Company (Co), Task Force (TF) Falcon, mans the 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), atop a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), while on patrol through Strpce, Kosovo, Serbia (SER). TF Falcon is the official designation for the US European Command (USEUCOM) forces assigned to the NATO-led peacekeeping KFOR forces participating in Operation JOINT GUARDIAN. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) Reserve (USAR) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SFC) Ayla Osman,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strpce State: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Keith J Gardner, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... 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

With M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) ready, rescue forces challenge a hostile national at the perimeter of the embassy in Combat Town during the Non-Combatant Evacuation exercise at DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

With M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) ready, rescue forces challenge ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... 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

Manning an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with an M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), Security Force members from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, stand ready at one of the installations Entry Control Points. The Wing witnessed an evolutionary and dynamic Force Protection program, seeing force protection measures from Alpha to Delta implemented in response to the terrorist attacks against the US and while supporting Operation NOBLE EAGLE

Manning an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

US Army SPECIALIST (SPC) Anthony Lorent, A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 181st Infantry, Massachusetts Army National Guard, carries an 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear

US Army SPECIALIST (SPC) Anthony Lorent, A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 181...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Kryn Westhoven... 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

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Yee, USMC, L/Company, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines Regiment mans his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a prone position, while conducting security training at Bellows, Air Force Station, Oahu, Hawaii

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Yee, USMC, L/Company, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL N. J. Riddle, Usmc Releas... More

A US Army (USA) 25th Infantry Division (Light) Soldier wears Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and carries an 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during exercise rehearsals at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

A US Army (USA) 25th Infantry Division (Light) Soldier wears Multiple ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Weightman, USMC, assigned to K/Company, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment, mans his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon from a restricted access bunkered position, while performing security watch training at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Weightman, USMC, assigned to K/Company, 3rd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL S. D. Martin, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

US Army (USA) 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Soldiers armed with 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine and 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), train at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

US Army (USA) 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Soldiers armed with 5.56m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

A US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldier wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear aims down range with his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during live fire exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

A US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldier w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Gregory S. Martin, Commander, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) talks with Security Police (SP) from the 100th Security Forces Squadron, Royal Air Fore (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK). An M998 High-Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with an 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, is parked in the foreground

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Gregory S. Martin, Commander, US Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brian Boisvert, USAF Release... More

Army soldiers strengthen force protection measures, laying more rows of concertina wire, around the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. All Army personel are carrying M16s and one has a M-240B SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), while they unload the M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)

Army soldiers strengthen force protection measures, laying more rows o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Paul N. Hagen, USMC, rushes out of the armory after receiving his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a react drill. LCpl Hagen is a sentry with the Interim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Naval Support Activity, Bahrain

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Paul N. Hagen, USMC, rushes out of the armory af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: Interim Marine Security Forces Scene Camera Operator:... More

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal William Schwettmann, USMC, (left) and Lance Corporal Matthew Soberl, USMC, (right), sits by his M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) both members of Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) perform security at a forward area refueling point at an undisclosed location in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An M16A2 Assault Rifle and M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) are at the ready for the Marines use

In an improved fighting hole along the camp perimeter, Lance Corporal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... 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

Sergeant (SGT) Dorian L Majano from 1ST BN (Battalion), 187 Infantry Regiment stands watch from an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area. Mounted in front of SGT Majano is an MK19 Grenade Launcher and to his left is an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). A roll of concertina wire sits in front of him

Sergeant (SGT) Dorian L Majano from 1ST BN (Battalion), 187 Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 187th Infantry Regiment Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. C... More

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