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An Afghan Uniformed Policeman during a visit to the

Petty Officer 2nd Class Trini Castro, from Phoenix,

British Army Staff Sgt. David Donovan, CJ2 intelligence

An Afghan National Army soldier with 4th Brigade, 215th

Lance Cpl. Jake Denman, a refrigeration and air conditioning

An Afghan National Army soldier salutes on Forward

U.S. Army Sgt. Austin Berner, of the 982nd Combat Camera

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dennis Seif, a Structural Journeyman with the 819th/219th Expeditionary Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers or "Red Horse," takes a break during construction of a new transportation building for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army Sergeant Jason Shapiro writes a tag certifying that an agriculture inspection has been done on equipment prior to it being backloaded on the Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS), MV Bobo (T-AK 3008) during Exercise DYNAMIC MIX '98. SGT. Shapiro belongs to the 560th Company, Stuggart, Germany. DYNAMIC MIX is a combined exercise comprising air, land, maritime, and amphibious operations throughout the Turkey southern region to improve command and control procedures

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Smith, 384th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), prepares to change the magazine of his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle while at the ready within his camouflaged post at the 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) camp perimeter during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Lail, with the 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), RAF Lakenheath, England (ENG), participates in a simulated ground attack for a local Tactical Evaluation exercise. The three-day exercise tests the Liberty Wing's ability to organize, train and equip forces to survive and operate in real-world events. The AIRMAN is holding a 5.56 mm M16A2 Automatic Rifle

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Lail, with the 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), RAF Lakenheath, England (ENG), participates in a simulated ground attack for a local Tactical Evaluation exercise. The three-day exercise tests the Liberty Wing's ability to organize, train and equip forces to survive and operate in real-world events. The AIRMAN holds a 5.56 mm M16A2 Automatic Rifle

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Lail, with the 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), RAF Lakenheath, England (ENG), participates in a simulated ground attack for a local Tactical Evaluation exercise. The three-day exercise tests the Liberty Wing's ability to organize, train and equip forces to survive and operate in real-world events. The AIRMAN is aiming a 5.56 mm M16A2 Automatic Rifle

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Tray Mitchell, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) Security Forces Squadron (SFS), provides security armed with a 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, inside tent city at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, in support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ryan Fregon (right) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Rizzitello, 39th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), wait for the order to advance on an objective being held by hostile forces during an exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Airmen are wearing their MCU-2P gas masks and carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Wright (foreground) and USAF A1C Jeannie Hill, both assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), are armed with their 5.56 mm M4 carbines, equipped with a blank firing devices, as they take cover during a simulated attack while conducting combat skills training at Auxiliary Field 1, in preparation for an upcoming deployment at Luke Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona (AZ)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rory McMilton (foreground), Security Forces Journeyman, 332nd Air Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (AESFS) readies his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher, as US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Shane Yokum, a Military Policeman (MP) assigned to the 362nd Military Police Battalion, stand guard as others from their element sweep a building during a patrol near Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda located near Balad Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

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Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bridget Rapp, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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label_outline Explore Amn Bridget Rapp, Mm M 249 Squad Automatic Weapon, Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

One of the many entry control pointes (ECP), manned by the 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on October 23rd, 2000. The 363rd is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. This image was shot using the Starlight night vision system

Spc. Ethan Moe, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the

A U.S. Army Ranger, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), armed with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), participates in a dismounted patrol during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) personnel deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), place toy soldiers on a barrier at an entry control point during a sandstorm, as a distraction, in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an FNMI 7.62mm M240 Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Bree (B029), a US Air Force (USAF) Military Working Dog, with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forcese Squadron (ESFS), follows commands from his handler, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Derreck Bachner, as he attacks SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steven Moolish during a "6 Phases of Aggression" exercise. The Military Working Dogs here are deployed with their handlers from home station for six months in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi security forces leader briefs fellow soldiers

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Ronquillo, assigned to A/Company, 2-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, carries a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), and a 7.62mm M21 sniper rifle, as he prepare for a search and destroy mission in the mountainous region of Kohi Sofi, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), search Afghani men for weapons during a cordon search of the village of Khabargho, Afghanistan, as they look for arms caches and Taliban insurgents during Operation Asbury Park. During eight days of intense fighting more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed while eight Marines were wounded in the most intense clashes during the MEU's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Robet Kieth plays bass guitar during a United Service Organizations (USO) concert for the 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Zavitz, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), exercises his dog, Kelly, on the K-9 confidence course at Camp Sather, Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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