visibility Similar

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, take up a defensive position long the Main Supply Route (MSR) on Route 7, north of the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. USMC personnel are in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th

Service members from the Jordan Armed Forces, Mohamed

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), move through an outline of a building as they practice urban warfare techniques at Camp Matilda during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is using a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached

Soldiers of A Company 2-87 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, armed with M-16A2 rifles and M-249 squad automatic weapons (SAW), aim towards an open window as they climb an outside staircase to raid a building in Cap Haitian. The facility was suspected of containing a cache of weapons. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government

Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine

Afghan recruits participate in a brief on military

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 7th Marine Regiment in formation for a semi-formal promotion ceremony at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Lima Company,

code Related

A Marine from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, points his M16A2 rifle through the window of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during an exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility during Limited Objective Experiment 1 (LOE 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles, rush to their objective at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE (Limited Objective Experiment #1) as part of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Urban Warrior series. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

Marines armed with M4 carbines fitted with M203 grenade launchers, await the command to move forward while staying below window level 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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, aims in with his M-16A2 during an exercise 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

Marines take aim, using a M16A2 rifle with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) attached, on opposing forces 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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles take cover behind a wall as they watch for opposing force members 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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, scan the area with their M-16A2's during an exercise in 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

U.S. Marines, armed with M16A2 rifles equipped with M203 grenade launchers, rush to their objective as they maneuver through 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

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol in a "Helicopter Transportable Tactical Vehicle (HTTV) mounted with a M240G machine gun 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 from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, guards the simulated Embassy with an M4 carbine rifle at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). The M4 is equipped with the MILES (multiple integrated laser engagement system). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

description

Summary

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 Camera Operator: SSGT. David J. Ferrier

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.

label_outline

Tags

marine charlie charlie company battalion guards embassy carbine rifle carbine rifle mout military operations military operations urban terrain urban terrain facility loe objective experiment objective experiment laser engagement system laser engagement system warrior urban warrior laboratory experiments objective experiments tactics technologies north carolina camp lejeune staff sergeant us marine corps marine corps base state m 4 carbine rifle series marine company us national archives
date_range

Date

21/01/1998
collections

in collections

US Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps
place

Location

create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore M 4 Carbine Rifle, Objective Experiment, Objective Experiments

Hot brass is ejected from an M4A1 5.56mm Service Rifle fired by Reconnaissance Marine Corporal (CPL) Michael J. Wing, with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, in support of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, part of a stationary single target engagement drill, in support of Exercise BALIKATAN 2003

Cadets familiarize themselves with the M4 carbine and

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ronnie Lock, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 310th Space Group (SG), aims his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear from the kneeling position during the Security Forces Tactics competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Lewis G. Lee, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles C. Krulak, speak to Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary unit, (MEU), during a recent visit to Camp Pendleton. The MEU is preparing to leave on a six month deployment to the Western Pacific

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Inanftry Division, fan out from the landing zone during an airmobile combat assault at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area, during training Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83. The troops are wearing MILES (Mutiple Intergrated Laser Engagement System) gear. (SUBSTANDARD)

Members of 3rd Section, A Battery, 1ST Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), Fort Bragg, plug their ears as the M119 105mm howitzer fires during a joint field training. The soldiers are wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) equipment. (Duplicate image, see also DASD9803109 or search 980201A6522J506)

Sgt. Ian Rivera-Aponte, a U.S. Army Reserve sniper

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

Soldiers with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army,

Airmen armed with M16 rifles equipped with multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) transmitters conduct a patrol during Exercise VOLANT SCORPION

A soldier sights in with a .50-caliber machine gun during an exercise at the National Training Center. The gun is equipped with a blank firing device and Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear

Canadian soldiers armed with M16A2 assault rifles arrest a hostile foreign national during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United ...

Topics

marine charlie charlie company battalion guards embassy carbine rifle carbine rifle mout military operations military operations urban terrain urban terrain facility loe objective experiment objective experiment laser engagement system laser engagement system warrior urban warrior laboratory experiments objective experiments tactics technologies north carolina camp lejeune staff sergeant us marine corps marine corps base state m 4 carbine rifle series marine company us national archives