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Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (top), Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun, Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles and Tabuk 7.62 mm assault riles, various Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG): PG-7VM HEAT grenade, two Russian PG-7G HEAT-T grenades, Chinese 75 mm HE-T Type 69, Russian RKG-3 hand grenade, and AK-47 clips

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (left) and a Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun

RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenade) and launcher and other weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. From top to bottom: USSR RKG-3 hand grenade (left), AK-47 clips (right), RPG-7 launcher, PG-7VM HEAT grenade, Chinese 75 mm, HE-T, Type 69 grenade, two USSR PG-7G HEAT-T grenade, PG-7VM HEAT grenade, AK-47 without stock

US Army (USA) Soldiers with the 304th Military Police (MP) Battalion (BN) display an inventory of confiscated weapons at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Some of the usable weapons will be released to the local Iraqi police. Weapons regularly collected are Chinese or Soviet AK-47s, what appears as copies of a M1917 Enfield rifle and a Mauser Model 98 rifle, Beretta 9mm pistols, rocket propelled grenade launchers and bayonets

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), watch from their Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) as a bonfire consumes a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The fire will break the metals temper making the weapons useless. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) suits, carry out arm loads of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), stands guard with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle with M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, next to a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), use Iraqi manuals as kindling to create a bonfire of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles near their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) tracks as they clear out an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. The fire will break the metals temper making the weapon useless. The Marines are in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) suits. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) suit, toss arm fulls of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles into a bonfire. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The fire will break the metals temper making the weapons useless. Fellow Marines watch from an Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) in the background. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (left), Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun, Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifles and Tabuk 7.62 mm assault riles, various Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG): PG-7VM HEAT grenade, two Russian PG-7G HEAT-T grenades, Chinese 75 mm HE-T Type 69, RPG-7 launcher, Russian RKG-3 hand grenade, and AK-47 clips

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Base: Al Shahabi

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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.

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label_outline Explore Iraqi Tabuk, Mm Pkm Light Machine Gun, Pg

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Glen Piro, from Mansfield, Mass.,

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.

Afghan students wait to receive winter clothing in

Iraqi Maj. Gen. Khadam, provincial department of police

U.S. Army SGT. Kelly Black from 3-187th Infantry Regiment shoot an AK-47 and demonstrates the firing procedures to Iraqi Police men during a firing training at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Alpha company, 3-187th Infantry Regiment is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S.. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation

AK-47 magazines and a bayonet (not for AK-47) acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands an identification (ID) card to an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier during registration and processing at the ICDC compound. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marine is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Michael Alston, from Detroit,

U.S. Soldiers with the 628th Aviation Support Battalion,

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion (BN), 70th Armored Regiment (AR REGT) (2/70), 1ST Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas (KS), unpack cases of 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, alleviating a critical shortage of weapons for the 1ST Presidential Iraqi Army in Mamadia Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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weapons marine insurgents police station police station kharma al kharma iraq operation iraqi freedom al quds rifle mm al quds machine rifle russian pkm light gun mm pkm light machine gun tabuk iraqi tabuk assault assault rifles mm assault rocket grenades rpg pg heat grenade vm heat grenade two russian pg heat t g heat t grenades chinese he t type mm he t type launcher rkg russian rkg hand hand grenade ak clips us marine corps soviet weapons ak 47 light machine gun machine gun united states marine corps ak 47 assault rifle exercise al anbar province lance corporal high resolution two russian pg 7 g heat t grenades russian rkg 3 hand grenade pg 7 vm heat grenade al shahabi al anbar scene major command us national archives