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BAHRAIN (Jan. 14, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps riflemen

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A British soldier of the Queen's Dragoon Guards watches as a Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a British L7A2 general purpose machine gun during weapons training at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. J.R. Ruark

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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06/12/1990
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A Marine assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, climbs a rope ladder to an MH-60S Sea Hawk

Army Sergeant Gerry D. Latham, a member of the "Opposing Forces," briefs pilots on a Soviet SA-7 surface-to-air missile launcher during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. The Soviet machine guns displayed on the table are, left to right, an RPD 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RPK 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RP-46 7.62 mm company machine gun and a PK 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

Airman 1st Class Joshua Sprinkles, a 354th Civil Engineer

Members of a minehunting unit prepare to lower the sonar device of an AQS-14 minehunting system from a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The system is being used to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Iraqi Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and U.S. Marines from Charlie, 1ST Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment conduct a joint patrol in Khandari, Iraq on April 22, 2006. The purpose of the patrol was to capture suspects from a joint watch list and to give the local people a feeling of security. Streets filled with Iraqi Army and Marines as they search for caches and suspects.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

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

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GEN Colin L. Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, talks to Marines from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wind (2nd MAW) before their departure to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Also present are LGEN Ernest T. Cook Jr., second from left, commanding general, Marine Corps Combat Development command (MCCDC), and MGEN Richard D. Hearney, commanding general, 2nd MAW, who is behind Powell at right

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