2,220 Grenade Image: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search}

A member of Marine Detachment Security Group 6, part of a Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST), shoulders his M16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and blank firing attachment as the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS CASIMIR PULASKI (SSBN 633) is tied up at the pier. The FAST and the PULASKI are participating in Exercise LANTCOOPEX 1-89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LANTCOOPEX 1-89 Base: Port Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1( More

Two soldiers from the 1ST Bn., 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Div., cross a stagnant pool as they approach Atlantic Airfield, their unit's objective during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. The soldier at left is carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and the soldier at right is carrying an M-249 squad automatic weapon

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc More

A soldier of the 7th Light Infantry Division carries an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Scott R. Gibson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) man a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted atop an M-998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) parked in a village near Pattaya Beach during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

A member of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) runs past two other Marines manning a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted atop an M-998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

Carrying an M-16A rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, kneels in the brush during an exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

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

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 carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, patrol during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

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, take up positions during a 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center

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

A Marine aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) cleans an M-203 grenade launcher from his M-16A2 rifle during PACEX '89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

A Marine aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5) cleans an M-203 grenade launcher from his M-16A2 rifle during PACEX '89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Part of the cache of Soviet-bloc weapons, which included AK47 rifles and RPG-7 and RPG-18 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, uncovered by the Salvadoran government on 30 May 1989

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine from the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, attached to Marine Forces Panama, waits for the signal to advance during a live-fire exercise at Empire Range. The Marine is carrying an AN/PRC-77 field radio and is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Empire Range Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Corporal Terry Lambert, a fire team leader from 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, directs the members of his team during a live-fire competition at Empire Range. Lambert is carrying an AN/PRC-77 radio and is armed with an M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Elliott, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine from Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, holds his M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher at the ready as he advances during a live-fire competition at Empire Range

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An airman armed with an M16 rifle speaks with the driver of a 1 1/4-ton cargo truck as another airman mans a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) . The roadblock has been organized to prevent the entry of aggressor forces into camp during the air base ground defense Exercise Foal Eagle '89

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release S More

Armed with an M16A1 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher, STAFF Sergeant Gil Martin of the 51st Security Police Squadron makes his way to an assembly area on the perimeter of the base during the air base ground defense Exercise FOAL EAGLE '89. Air Force security police personnel from various United States and Pacific commands are taking part in the exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Val Gempis Relea More

Lance Corporal William Anglin, left, and Lance Corporal David Droster, members of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, act as a rear guard during Operation BIG VALLEY, a patrol west of Howard Air Force Base. Anglin and Droster are each armed with an M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIG VALLEY Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

SGT. James Patterson of 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., carries an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher as he moves through Landing Zone Hue during a live-fire exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donald R. Smith Release Status: Released to Pu More

SPEC. 4 Mario Garcia, a radioman from 2nd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., talks on his field radio during a live-fire exercise. Garcia is holding an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donald R. Smith Release Status: Released to Pu More

A soldier carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher crouches at the base of a building during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas E. Witham More

Two 82nd Airborne Division soldiers carrying M-16A2 rifles, one, left, equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, make their way along a wall during the joint service exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas E. Witham More

A SFC demonstrates the passing of a grenade to a recruit during basic training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi More

An instructor demonstrates the handling of a grenade to a recruit during basic training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi More

A SFC demonstrates the handling of a grenade to a recruit during basic training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi More

AMN Gene Culbert raises an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher. Culbert is participating in a course designed to teach Air Force security police infantry tactics for air base defense

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to P More

Airmen fire M-16A2 rifles equipped with M-203 grenade launchers on a range. They are participating in a course designed to teach Air Force security police infantry tactics for air base defense

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to P More

A member of the U.S. Army's 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), maintains his position during the joint Royal Thai/U.S. Army exercise Cobra Gold '90. The soldier is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and blank firing device

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A drill instructor tells a 2nd Battalion recruit how to use the sight of an M-209 grenade launcher which is mounted on an M-16A2 rifle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Galan Release Sta More

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) controller ignites a smoke grenade at a drop zone during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. Once the grenade is ignited, the combat controller establishes communications with incoming aircraft. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: S More

MASTER Sergeant Mike Buethie explains the operation of an M203 grenade launcher, mounted on an M16 rifle, to STAFF Sergeant Bob Keene during exercise PATRIOT WARRIOR. Both men are members of the 916th Aerial Refueling Group's security police

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT WARRIOR Base: Camp Swift State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST More

A 1ST Battalion recruit armed with an M-16A2 rifle prepares to throw a practice grenade during Basic Warrior Training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Swzeck Release St More

Marine Corps Air Station. A Marine mans a Mark 19, Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher mounted on a M998 series High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a capabilities exercise (CAPEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bea More

A 1ST Battalion recruit checks the sights on his M-16A2 rifle, which is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Lamb Release Stat More

A Marine armed with an M16A2 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher stands watch on the roof of the United States Embassy. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to More

A Marine posted atop the roof of the United States Embassy sits beside a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher as he scans the surrounding area with a pair of binoculars. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to More

Photographer's Mate 1ST Class Scott Allen photographs a sniper of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, as he trains his M-16A2 rifle on a target during Operation Desert Shield maneuvers. The Marine's rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and a night vision scope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

An M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a motorcycle sit beneath a camouflage net at the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield. A Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher is mounted on the roof of the HHMMWV.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D.E. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

An M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted on its roof sits beneath a camouflage net at the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D.E. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion fires an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher at a live-fire range during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D.E. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion fires an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher at a live-fire range during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D.E. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, checks his target while taking part in weapons training at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield. The Marine is carrying an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. J.R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A member of Co. B, 4th Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light) tosses a grenade as another soldier stands by during training for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

A soldier of Co. B, 4th Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light) moves out from his position, armed with M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher, as SPECIALIST 1ST Class Brian R. Anderson, platoon sergeant, relays information. Anderson's unit is training for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

Members of Co. B, 4th Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light) practice shooting their M-16A1 rifles from prone position as they train for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm. The rifle of the soldier in the center is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

An Air Force security policeman armed with an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and a night vision sight stands guard at an airfield during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Com More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Robert Mott of the 90th Security Police Group stands guard near an E-3A Sentry aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Mott is armed with an M-16A1 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MSGT. Donald Sutherland Release Status: Released to Pu More

Members of the Tiger Brigade man a foxhole in the desert during Operation Desert Storm. They are armed with an M-249 squad automatic weapon and an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Berwick Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Troops muster on the dock near the U.S. Army logistic support vessel LT. General William B. Bunker (LSV-4) as the city's port facility is cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher is at right

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to P More

Wearing a grenadier's vest filled with 40mm grenade cartridges, Lance CPL. Charles E. Blevins stands watch on the perimeter of a desert camp site following the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Blevins is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A Marine uses the hood of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as a table while he cleans his M16A2 rifle and M203 grenade launcher. The Marine is at the site of a forward camp under construction in northern Saudi Arabia prior to the start of the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A Marine displays a rocket-propelled grenade taken from a crate at the site of an ammunition cache discovered following the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from the city during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Publi More

SGT. Victor Haskins, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, mans a Mark 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher as he and SENIOR AIRMAN Thomas Anderson guard a flight line during Operation Desert Storm. A 401st TFW F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis on the runway in the background.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee F. Corkran Release Status: Released to Public C More

SGT. Victor Haskins, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, mans a Mark 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher as he and SENIOR AIRMAN Thomas Anderson guard a flight line during Operation Desert Storm. A Mirage F1 aircraft of the air force of Qatar is taxiing on the runway in the background.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee F. Corkran Release Status: Released to Public C More

A view of the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted atop a vehicle of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force that is parked near the Kuwaiti border at the begining of the ground phase of Operation DESERT STORM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: J.R. Roark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

Two members of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force display a captured Iraqi AKM assault rifle, left, and an RPG-7 grenade launcher as they stand beside their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. A TOW 2 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank weapon is mounted on the roof of the HMMWV. The Marines are still wearing their Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) protective suits and overboots

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Lance Clp. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A Marine from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force mans a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher in a fighting position near the Kuwaiti border at the start of the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: J.R. Roark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

An Army military policeman mans the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted on the roof of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) ties up at the pier behind him. The LA SALLE has come to Ash Shuaybah for a ceremony marking the re-opening of the city's port facility following Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait(KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pu More

M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of a military police unit, one equipped with a Mark 19 grenade launcher, provide security for the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3), command center for all mine countermeasures units, prior to a ceremony marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility during Operation Desert Storm. The port is being reopened after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Hatzakos Release Status: Released to Public More

Members of the South Korean Army, using M16 rifles with a M203 grenade launcher attached, take aim down range at South Nam Han River

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Ito Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jean-Paul Ruch Release Status: Released to Public Combin 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)

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

LCPL Brian Quinn, left, and LCPL Giacomo DiGiacomo of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), sit under the Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted on an M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) parked in a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to P More

LCPL Ed Misker of Co. H, 2nd Bn., 8th Marine Regiment stands watch in a wheat field near a deserted Iraqi training compound near Dahuk. Misker, armed with an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-209 grenade launcher, is part of U.S. military presence in the area during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

An instructor explains the proper method of throwing a practice grenade to a 3rd Battalion recruit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Drake Release St More

LCPL Ed Misker of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), looks out over a field while standing guard duty. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Misker is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to P More

A Marine waves to the crowd as he stands behind the Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during the National Victory Celebration parade. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator More

A Marine mans the gunner's turret aboard an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the National Victory Celebration parade. The turret is equipped with an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun, left, and a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator More

A 3rd Battalion recruit sights his M-203 40mm grenade launcher during training. The M-203 is mounted on an M-16A2 5.56mm rifle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Garten Release S More

An instructor gives a 1ST Battalion recruit his final safety brief before the recruit throws a live grenade. The recruit is holding an M-67 delay fragmentation hand grenade still in its shipping container

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL O'Brien Release More

Artwork: "Grenade Toss". Artist: SGT. Adam Glenday, Catalog Number: 10.15.90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A1C Johnny Moseley, 475th Security Police Squadron, sights in with his M-16 rifle during the ground base defense exercise Foal Eagle '91. The rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and a blank firing device.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '91 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Baker Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

A left side view of an M-16A1 5.56mm rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Lou Rivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Weapons and equipment used by a Marine reconnaissance team during Operation Desert Shield include, from left: an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with an M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) on top and an M998 with an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun. In front of the hard-roofed M998 is a Marine armed with an M-249 SAW. A Marine armed with an M16 rifle, equipped with M-209 grenade launcher, is beside the M998. In front is an M-19 automatic grenade launcher equipped with Starlight scope, center, flanked by an M-60E3, left, and a SAW. Modular universal laser equipment and radio equipment complete with display.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT C. Archuletta Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

A Marine inspects the Mark 19, Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher mounted in the turrett of his AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during a live fire exercise at Camp Schwab

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Schawalder Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two US Marines run toward the camera around a dilapidated building. The Marine in the foreground carries a M16A2 rifle with the M203 Grenade Launcher attached. Slung over his shoulder he has a M136 (AT4) light anti-armor weapon. The Marine in the background carries a M16A2 rifle pointed toward the ground. They are running for cover as sniper shots are fired from undisclosed areas of the cantonment area. The Marines are from Task Force Mogadishu. Their mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P More

A Marine throws a practice grenade over a wall in combat town, a mock town built for small unit combat training in the Central Training Area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT P.D. Bishop Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

A Marine watches the impact area as a congressional staff member fires a Mark 19, Mod 3 40mm automatic grenade launcher during a visit to the Marine Corps Combat Development Command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL S.D. Dommer Release Status: More

CPL. Richar Roumimper, left, and CPL. Martin Price man a Mark 19 grenade launcher as they guard the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Regiment during Operation Desert Shield. The launcher is equipped with a night vision scope.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

CPL. Ray Penna of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 2nd Marines, guards the camp perimeter with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher during an Imminent Thunder training exercise, a part of Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Witham Release Status: Released t More

Soldiers sight in with their M-70 40mm grenade launchers during TRADEWINDS '92, a joint exercise between eleven Caribbean countries, the United Kingdom and the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRADEWINDS '92 Country: Barbados(BRB) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

U.S. Marine Corps riverine assault craft RAC-55 patrols by the beach during a joint military training exercise called Ocean Venture '92. The RAC, used for drug interdiction and troop and fire support, has a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher in the back and an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the front

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc More

U.S. Marine Corps riverine assault craft RAC-28 and two other RACs are docked at a pier during a joint military training exercise called Ocean Venture '92. Each RAC, used for drug interdiction and troop and fire support, has a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher in the back and an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the front

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc More

U.S. Marine Corps riverine assault craft RAC-55 patrols an inlet during a joint military training exercise called Ocean Venture '92. The RAC, used for drug interdiction and troop and fire support, has a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher in the back and an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the front

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc More

U.S. Air Force security police prepare a 40mm Mark 19 Model 3 grenade launcher for firing during a demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public More

U.S. Air Force security police pose for a photograph behind a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher during Operation Desert Shield. The men are armed with Colt Commando assault rifles.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public More

Security policemen demonstrate the 40mm Mark 19 Model 3 grenade launcher during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public More

GUNNER's Mate 1ST Class Bradley Chamberlain mans an Mk 19, Mod 3, 40mm automatic grenade launcher for gunnery practice on the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076) during exercise Eager Sentry 92-4. The crewmen in the background are preparing to deploy an inflatable gunnery target

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER SENTRY 92-4 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Ac) April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) monitors food distribution in a Somali village outside Baidoa during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. The Marine is armed with an M-16A2 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Civilian relief workers pile sacks of grain in a village near Baidoa as a Marine escort stands by during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The Marines are armed with M-16A2 5.56mm rifles equipped with M-203 grenade launchers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Smoke rises in the background as members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5 sight in on a target with their M-4 carbines during a press demonstration. The rifles are equipped with M-203 grenade launchers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Poche Release Sta More

Naval Amphibious Base. A member of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5, sights in on a target with his M-4 carbine during a press demonstration. The rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Poche Release Status: Released to Public More

US Army SSGT William Yurconic from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, stands facing the camera and holds M16 rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached. He is one of the Soldiers from his Company to escort the media into the Somali bunker. It's one of 38 bunkers (not shown) found by the MPs just north of Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Afgoi Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Carmen Yebba Release Status: Released to Pu More

Smoke rises in the background as a member of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5, armed with M-4 carbines during a press demonstration. The rifles are equipped with M-203 grenade launchers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Poche Release Sta More

A member of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5 surveys the territory as he takes a break during a press demonstration. He is holding an M-4 carbine equipped with M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Poche Release Sta More

Members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 5 take a break during a demonstration. The SEALSs are armed with M-4 carbines and the rifle in the foreground is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Poche Release Sta More

US Marines run for cover as sniper shots ring out in the compound. The Marines, armed with M203 grenade launchers attached to M16A2 rifles and an AT8 light anti-tank weapon, are attempting to secure Somali Warlord GEN. Aideed's weapons cantonment area. The Marines from Task capital city, after a 6:00 a.m. surrender deadline, were ignored by Somali nationals in the compound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t More

A US Marine standing behind and manning a Mark-19 Grenade Launcher mounted on a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Only the very top of the HMMWV is seen. Somali civilians are seen in the background. He stays alert for snipers in the Bakara Market as the unit sweeps the crowded Bakara, Mogadishu market for arms and ammunition. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sharie Derrickson Release Status: Released to More

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, California, disperse a crowd of Somalis after a riot on a street in Mogadishu. The Marine at the left carries a M16 rifle with a M209 Grenade Launcher attached. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Michael Halgren Release Status: Released to P More

Members of Special Boat Unit 20 (SBU-20) pause during a weapons firing exercise on the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44). Two 7.62mm M-60E3 lightweight machine guns and a 5.56mm M-16A1 fitted with an 40mm M-203 grenade launcher are on the deck

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A heavily camouflaged SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Chambers, 100th Security Police Squadron, guards the perimeter from a dug-in defensive position. Chambers is armed with an M-16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher as he takes part in Creek Defender, an air base ground-defense training course including both classroom and field training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kevin Hoeth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More