Weapons Related

Rct. Liezel Bullecer, Platoon 4018, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, waits to begin marksmanship training April 28, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Recruits spend two weeks honing their shooting skil More

Col. Gregory H. Kitchens, officer in charge and marksmanship training unit and shooting for Marine Corps Forces Reserve Division Team, checks his time before firing the National Match M16A4 service rifle with i More

Rct. Delanoe Maximore, Platoon 3010, India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, uses his rifle to lift concertina wire from his path Jan. 24, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. This course is part of Basic Warrio More

Sixteenth Sustainment Brigade, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Intelligence Analyst, Pfc. Shawn Mount from New York, provides rear security for his squad-mates as they assault an objective. The sustai More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. D. J. Harris, Information Officer, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), establishes radio communications during Operation County Fair I, in Ar Ramadi, Al Anb More

The 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team deployed from South Korea to Iraq's Sunni Triangle in August 2004. (Photo credit: Col. Eric Albertson, U.S. Forces Korea Command O'Chaplain)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Bushee, 635th Supply Chain Operations Group stock control technician, disassembles a weapon March 3, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Scott's CATM instructors train more the 1,500 airmen a More

Earl Gerhard, left, Capt. Jake Washington, commanding officer of Naval Facilities; Ken Carlson, from Clark-Blinderman-Zander-GRAEF (CBZG); Rear Adm. Lee Metcalf, deputy commander of Navy Region Midwest; Capt. J More

Sailors load ammunition into the Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). CIWS provides point defense against anti-ship missiles and aircraft. George Wa More

An Afghan National Police student loads a magazine into his AK-47 at the range while his instructor, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Phillips, Team 2, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, II Marine Expedition More

Training technicians with the Training Support Center Benelux demonstrate Laser Collective Combat Advanced Training System equipment during the grand opening of the new engagement skills trainer facility and op More

Marines and sailors listen to a range safety brief prior to executing advanced live-fire training, also called Table 3, June 11 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji as part of Exercise Fuji Warrior. Parti More

U.S. Marines with Bravo and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conduct rocket range outside of Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2014. The Department of Defense has rem More

Sgt. Travis Payton, a native of Fortuna, Calif., and wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divis More

Soldiers from the United States, Britain, and Estonia meet at the end of Operation Steadfast Javelin May 22, 2014. Troops from the U.S., U.K., Latvia and Lithuania joined Estonian troops for the largest ground More

Bullets for .40-caliber handguns are seen at the gun range in Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 15, 2013. Coast Guardsmen from Sector Baltimore, most of them reservists with the Vessel Boarding Security Team, were at the More

Chief Master-at-Arms Scott Johnson observes Culinary Specialist 1st Class Marco Guevarra fire the M9 service pistol during a practical weapons course. The course ensures sailors maintain proficiency with weapon More

Master Sgt. Pablo Jimenez provides security for a fellow service member near the perimeter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in October 2013. Jimenez volunteered to provide security as the service member check More

Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) went to the Camp Carroll range to qualify for the Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) on Oct. 16.

Sailors aboard U.S. Navy Support Facility (NAVSUPPFAC) Diego Garcia participate in a weapons qualification course Oct. 31, 2013, as part of Auxiliary Security Force (ASF) training. ASF trains on weapons handlin More

Sonar Technician 3rd class Jarvis Mckoy, from Maxton N.C., preforms maintenance on a surface vessel torpedo tube aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). Truxtun is conducting More

Soldiers assigned to Assault Company, 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, provide security during a leadership engagement at a Afghan Uniformed Police checkpoint in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Nov. 30, 2 More

A Ukrainian inspector takes a picture of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft Dec. 5, 2013, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty allows NATO countri More

Sgt. 1st Class Edith Vaughn, Regional Command (South) a female engagement team member in Regional Command (South), acts as a safety for a female Afghan National Police recruit during AK-47 weapons qualification More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Larry Newland,Company Gunnery Sgt., Combined Landing Team 2, and Australian Defense Forces Cpl. Ross Campbell, Quartermaster, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, pose for a photo prior to cond More

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Autumn Hicks, from Denison, Texas, mans a .50-caliber machine gun mount during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is at home p More

A Mark 38 Mod 2 machine gun system is tested at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Picatinny detachment, before being delivered to the fleet. The detac More

A Type 74 Main Battle Tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force rolls through the motor pool at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 15, 2014. The JGSDF were at NTC for the first time last More

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conduct amphibious operations Jan. 17, 2014, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii during exercise Sandfisher 2014. Sandfisher is an annual amphibio More

Marines with Battery A dig through frozen earth to emplace an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer January 18 during Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-4. The battalion divided its time in the field into th More

The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) fires a close-in weapons system (CIWS) during a live-fire exercise. San Jacinto is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting mari More

Minot Air Force Base recently completed a large-scale inspection for all operations held at the base. The 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing coordinated operations for the Inspector General in which the teams More

Cavalry scouts from the Tennessee National Guard’s L Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment provide route reconnaissance at Volunteer Training Site–Catoosa, Jan. 25, during a landmark training exercise combining More

U.S. Army Sgt. Vanessa Hernandez, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), poses for a photo during an M4 qualification range at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Jan. 27, 2014. Soldiers qualified to improve t More

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, stand guard during the battalion’s field exercise. The exercise included Marines as the first line of defense to ensure part More

From left, Staff Sgt. Zachary Eierman, Staff Sgt. Nho Nguyen, and Staff Sgt. Rowle Boone, noncommissioned officers from 1st Platoon, 218th Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustain More

Cpl. Jeffery Mount, from Hendersonville, Tenn., team member, Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security from the gunner seat of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a routine ge More

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Marie Berry, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Corey Hetrick, assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, download rounds from the gun bay of an F/A-18F Supe More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Dinkel, the provost marshal noncommissioned officer in charge for 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, pulls perimeter security in full Mission Oriented Prote More

Monte Romano Italian Range Jan. 28, 2014. Davide Dalla Massara, a visual information specialist with the 7 JMTC Vicenza, Italy, focuses on his subjects, while providing video coverage of soldiers assigned to 17 More

A member of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion fires an M9 pistol at the firing range at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 29, 2014. Members of ARFOR conducted small arms weapons training in order More

A HIMARS from Alpha Battery, 1-158 Field Artillery, Oklahoma National Guard, from Fort Sill, located in Zabul, Afghanistan, shoots a rocket in support of Operation Brothers United. This was the first time a roc More

A Delta Company soldier, 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), stands guard during a training exercise at the National Training Center [NTC] on Fort Irwin, Calif. The training helped enhanc More

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Lace Alexander fires a shot line from the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) More

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conduct a patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2014. The patrol was conducted to disrupt enemy activit More

A B-2 Spirit from the 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., banks over the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during a Red Flag 14-1 night training mission Jan. 29, 2014. The B-2 is a multi- More

Sgt. Richard Czerniak, a team leader with 510th Clearance Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade practices target acquisition with a FGM-148 Javelin using a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement More

Lance Cpl. Eleanor H. Roper (right), a Monroe, Wis., native and field radio operator with Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pulls a Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit, or M More

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment secure an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Jan. 31. The systems were prepared for the HIMARS Rapid Infil More

Master Sgt. Russell Moore, a member of the Army Reserve Marksmanship Program Combat Team, shoots the 9mm pistol during an individual drill at the 2014 All Army competition in late January. (U.S. Army photo by S More

A CBRNE Response Team member inspects a possible "chemical weapons" facility during a training exercise at Fort Irwin's National Training Center Jan. 31. CBRNE refers to the team's specialty of mitigating chemi More

Gunner's Mate 1st Class Scott Wegmann, left, and Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Christian Davis monitor the torpedo pre-setter test set while preparing to launch air slugs from a torpedo tube aboard the Arleigh Burke- More

Paratroopers assigned to Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) out of Vicenza, Italy, prepare to transport a TOW 2B missile to the firing lane d More

Soldiers and airmen of the Delaware National Guard competed in the first Chambers Cup 3-Gun Match at the River Road Training Site in New Castle, Del., Feb. 2, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. More

Maj. Gen. Dean Milner, Commanding General of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (center right), poses for a group photo with coalition and Afghan National Army (ANA) attendees of the combined arms training cours More

The California National Guard's two teams took first and third place in the Overall Team Championship at the 2014 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Ga., backing up California's performance in 2 More

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) test fires its close-in weapons system (CIWS) during a live-fire gunnery exercise. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting training for future deployments. More

Jeffrey Head, instrumentation laboratory supervisor, right, Kevin Jones, instrumentation laboratory technician, left, and Richard Thomas, IT, left, go over a MOD-7 instrumentation wafer from a Minuteman III at More

U.S. Army Rangers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, throw hand grenades during a demo range at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the h More

U.S. Army advisers with Security Force Advise and Assist Team Blue, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, enter the Afghan National Police headquarters in Jalalabad, Feb. 3, 2014, More

A 120mm mortar system waits to be fired during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and Sailors from the 15t More

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Johnson, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, moves to his next firing position while conducting immediate-action drills with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exer More

Lance Cpl. Alexander M. Omar, amphibious assault vehicle crewman, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and a 28-year-old native of Woodbridge, Va., recently completed the weeklong Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exer More

A 96th Security Forces Squadron airman points his weapon toward scene of an active-shooter exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 4. The active-shooter was the second of a series of 96th Test Wing exercis More

Lance Cpl. Evan D. Kiefer, rifleman, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and a 21-year-old native of Perry, Iowa, posts security on top of a bluff overlooking the beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Cali More

Assault amphibious vehicles with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion land at the beach during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, More

Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah T. Dare gives guidance to Lance Cpl. Greg Steiner Feb. 4 during a small-arms, live-fire package at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The package gave the Marines a chance to become mo More

1 A forward-mounted Mk. 45 5-inch gun is fired during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook is underway en route to Rota, as the firs More

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element use fire and maneuver tactics to move from house to house as part of urban raid training here Feb 5. This raid was the first of three diff More

A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion executes a failure drill using the M4 service rifle during an intermediate combat marksmanship training course aboard Camp Pendleton, Ca More

A U.S. Marine, pre-scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, explains sniper-shooting techniques to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif More

A Georgian soldier of Alpha Company, 23rd Light Infantry Battalion calibrates his Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in H More

A 201st Afghan National Army Corps soldier observes and documents features of a simulated round of unexploded ordnance from a distance while training with American explosive ordnance disposal soldiers, Feb. 6, More

Gunnery Sgt. Brian Murphy, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, briefs Marines on the importance of range safety Feb. 6 at the EOD range aboard Marine Corps Air Stati More

Rct. Bradley Pokuta, left, Platoon 1012, Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and Rct. Cristian Sustaita, Platoon 1010, make outlines on targets the company will use during their combat marksmanship t More

U.S. Marine Cpl. William M. Kresse, a Combat Camera videographer with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a studio photograph in Camp Lejeune. N.C., Feb. 6, 2014. Kresse, a Texas native, has been in the Marin More

Afghan commandos prepare to rehearse for a mission Feb. 6, 2014, in Helmand province’s Washer district, Afghanistan. The commandos are assigned to the 7th Special Operations Kandak, Afghan National Army Special More

Sgt. Jeffrey Fahrenbach and Lance Cpl. Matthew Streitenberger, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense specialists with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct CBRN sensitive site exploitation t More

Members of various Coast Guard maritime safety and security teams conduct room clearing during close quarters combat training at Camp Shelby, Miss., Feb. 7, 2014. Coast Guard MSSTs train in tactical environment More

Staff Sgt. Angelo Rodriguez, 492nd Fighter Squadron weapons load crew team chief, demonstrates how to properly inspect a Guided Bomb Unit 12 to Airman 1st Class Justice Redd, 492nd FS weapons load crew apprenti More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Wright, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares to pressure wash a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protection vehicle at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2 More

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Gregory Spaulding fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55). Stout is on a schedu More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting raid training during Exercise Iron More

Royal Thai Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians load unexploded ordnance onto a truck during a bilateral training exercise with U.S. Marine EOD as part of Exercise Cobra Gold on Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, More

Lance Cpl. Wesley Rhea, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., reloads a M240G medium mac More

As crew chief Spc. Scott Pauley, Company B, 1-140 Aviation Battalion, provides direction, a soldier with 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry clears out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Feb. 8. Soldiers of the 1-184 More

National Guard Soldier Spc. Fredrick Burney, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Headquarters Headquarters Company, Detachment 1 Military Police, qualifies with the .50-caliber M2 machine gun with help from More

Soldiers assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, wait for the order to depart Camp Hero before the start of Operation Alamo Scout 13, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2014. The o More

Information Systems Technician Seaman Krystina Silva aims an M9 service pistol on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a weapons qualification. Mason is deployed as part of More

An Afghan National Army commando recruit participates in a culmination exercise Feb. 9, 2014, at Camp Commando, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This exercise is the final test for more than 600 commando recruits who p More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Michael Ganousis, left, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Troy Padmore, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 mine-countermeasures team More

A Georgian soldier assigned to the 23rd Light Infantry Battalion provides security during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 9, 2014. Georgian s More

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Kehr, reassembles his Beretta M9 pistol as airmen from the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, brush up on their chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear; self-aid buddy care; po More

Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load a bus destined for a staged convoy during the company's Emergency Deployment Readines More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), fire down range during the Pacific Division Shooting Matches at Puuloa Range Training Facility near Ewa Beach, Feb. 10th, 2014. The Pacific Division Sho More

Staff Sgt. Eric Ellenbergers demonstrates how to load a Beretta M9 pistol for the Royal Thai 1st Marine Battalion Feb. 10 in Samaesan, Kingdom of Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a recurring More

U.S. Marines and soldiers from the Republic of Georgia conduct a squad-patrol and Close Air Support (CAS) familiarity exercise as part of the Georgia Deployment Program- ISAF at the Joint Multinational Readines More

Georgian soldiers of Alpha Company, Special Mountain Battalion rest between training iterations during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. More

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) uses hand signals to communicate with members of his team during a platoon assault exercise Feb. 10, 20 More

Royal Thai Army soldiers train at the Special Warfare School near Lop Buri, Thailand Feb 11, 2014. This photo was taken during the beginning stages of Cobra Gold 2014, a large multinational exercise that takes More