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A US Army (USA) Soldier (left) from the 2nd Battalion (BN), 70th Armored Regiment (AR REGT) (2/70), 1ST Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas (KS), helps unpack a supply 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

A US Army (USA) Soldier (left) from the 2nd Battalion (BN), 70th Armor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mamadia Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ronald Shaw Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A guard armed with an AK-47 assault rifle watches as armed personnel carriers (APC) move toward the "front lines" during the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77

A guard armed with an AK-47 assault rifle watches as armed personnel c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Barry... More

A guard armed with an AK-47 assault rifle watches as armed personnel carriers (APC) move toward the front lines during the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77

A guard armed with an AK-47 assault rifle watches as armed personnel c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Barry... More

Members of Co. D, 1ST Bn., 502nd Infantry, fire AK-47 assault rifles while undergoing Opposition Force (OPFOR) live-fire training. Their training is being supported by units of the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 101st Airborne Division

Members of Co. D, 1ST Bn., 502nd Infantry, fire AK-47 assault rifles w...

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

Two Somalian soldiers pose for a photo during Exercise EASTERN WIND '83, the amphibious landing phase of Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83. The soldier on the right has an M16A1 rifle he borrowed from a US Marine, and the soldier on the left has an AKM 7.62 mm assault rifle

Two Somalian soldiers pose for a photo during Exercise EASTERN WIND '8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 / EASTERN WIND 83 Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT W. R. Hower Release Status: Released to... More

Egyptian soldiers, armed with Soviet designed AKM assault rifles, maintain a perimeter during the joint Exercise Bright Star '83

Egyptian soldiers, armed with Soviet designed AKM assault rifles, main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiov... More

A Somalia soldier, armed with a Soviet designed AKM assault rifle, participates in the joint Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83

A Somalia soldier, armed with a Soviet designed AKM assault rifle, par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiovisual Team Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Egyptian soldiers instruct a member of the 82nd Airborne Division on the proper handling of a Soviet designed AKM assault rifle with a folding stock, as they participate in the joint Exercise Bright Star '83

Egyptian soldiers instruct a member of the 82nd Airborne Division on t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiov... More

Egyptian soldiers, armed with Soviet designed AKM assault rifles, maintain a perimeter during the joint Exercise Bright Star '83

Egyptian soldiers, armed with Soviet designed AKM assault rifles, main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiov... More

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. On the top of the pile of weapons is the barrel attachment to a 7.62 mm machine gun

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A crate of AK47 assault rifles that was among the military supplies seized at the Frequente Supply Depot near Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY

A crate of AK47 assault rifles that was among the military supplies se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Edward Nevala Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY piled beside a wooden box. On the top of the pile is the barrel attachment to a 7.62 mm machine gun

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force gather weapons seized during Operation URGENT FURY. The soldiers are armed with Belgian made 7.62 mm FN FAL rifles. The weapons in the pile are Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force gather weapons seized d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

AK47 assault rifles that were seized at the Frequente Supply Depot during Operation URGENT FURY are displayed on the hood of a vehicle

AK47 assault rifles that were seized at the Frequente Supply Depot dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: SPC5 Edward Nevala Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. On the top of the pile of weapons is the barrel attachment to a 7.62 mm machine gun

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force gather weapons seized during Operation URGENT FURY. The soldiers are armed with Belgian made 7.62 mm FN FAL rifles. The weapons in the pile are Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles and the barrel attachment to a 7.62 mm machine gun (visible on top of the pile)

Members of the Eastern Caribbean Defense Force gather weapons seized d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A Soviet made AK-47 assault rifle seized during Operation URGENT FURY

A Soviet made AK-47 assault rifle seized during Operation URGENT FURY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A box of Soviet made 7.62 mm Mosin-Nagant rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. Also visible to the left is an AK-47 assault rifle

A box of Soviet made 7.62 mm Mosin-Nagant rifles seized during Operati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multiservice, multinational Ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A Soviet AK47 assault rifle captured during Operation URGENT FURY

A Soviet AK47 assault rifle captured during Operation URGENT FURY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT M. J. Creen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Seized weapons on display are: (clockwise from back) Soviet made 82 mm M-36 mortars, 5 Soviet 7.62 mm PK general purpose machine guns, two Bren light machine guns, 7.62 mm ammunition, two AK-47 assault rifles, an RPG-2 portable rocket launcher, a 7.62 mm Mosin-Nagant rifle, a Czechoslovakian made Model-52 7.62 mm rifle and a US made.45 cal. M-3A1 submarine gun

Seized weapons on display are: (clockwise from back) Soviet made 82 mm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division examines a crate of AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division examines a crate of AK-47 assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An UZI 9-mm submarine gun and AK-47 assault rifles seized during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

An UZI 9-mm submarine gun and AK-47 assault rifles seized during the m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Creen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. Visible to the left is an Israeli made 9 mm UZI submarine gun

Soviet made AK-47 assault rifles seized during Operation URGENT FURY. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Wujcik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition clips seized during the multiservi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Among the weapons seized during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY, are an UZI 9 mm submarine gun, a light machine gun, and assorted AK-47 assault rifles

Among the weapons seized during the multi-service, multinational Opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Creen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Two members of the People's Revolutionary Army are escorted to a holding area during Operation URGENT FURY. The serviceman escorting them is carrying a seized Soviet made AK-47 assault rifle (with folding butt)

Two members of the People's Revolutionary Army are escorted to a holdi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Don Crawford demonstrates the use of a Romanian-made 7.2 mm AKM assault rifle during Exercise VOLANT SCORPION

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Don Crawford demonstrates the use of a Roman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A Soviet 7.62 mm PKS machine gun, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm AKM assault rifle with bayonet attached, bottom, in firing positions

A Soviet 7.62 mm PKS machine gun, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm AKM assaul...

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 Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle with a permanently attached folding bayonet, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle with a folding double-strut stock

A Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle with a permanently attached fo...

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 Soviet 7.62 mm AKM asssault rifle with a folding double-strut stock and a 30-round magazine, top, compared with a standard Soviet AK-47 assault rifle, bottom

A Soviet 7.62 mm AKM asssault rifle with a folding double-strut stock ...

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 Soviet 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm Simonov self-loading rifle (SKS) with bayonet folded back

A Soviet 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, top, and a Soviet 7.62 mm Simono...

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 Navy corpsman uses an AK-47 assault rifle to help him crawl under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

A Navy corpsman uses an AK-47 assault rifle to help him crawl under ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz, USN Relea... More

A Navy corpsman uses an AK-47 assault rifle to help him crawl under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

A Navy corpsman uses an AK-47 assault rifle to help him crawl under ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz Release St... More

Navy corpsmen use rifles to help them crawl under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. The corpsman in the foreground is using an AK-47 assault rifle. They are undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

Navy corpsmen use rifles to help them crawl under barbed wire on the o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz Release St... More

An Egyptian marine aims an AKM 7.62mm rifle during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85

An Egyptian marine aims an AKM 7.62mm rifle during an amphibious assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Mark Beberwyck Release Status: Released t... More

Three Soviet naval infantrymen carrying AK-74 assault rifles. (SUBSTANDARD)

Three Soviet naval infantrymen carrying AK-74 assault rifles. (SUBSTAN...

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 Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first US Navy (USN) ships to visit China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch during a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to visit China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to visit China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch during a welcoming ceremony given in honor of the first US Navy (USN) ships to visit China in 40 years

A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Charles L. Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team member fires an AK-47 assault rifle at a target during a field training exercise

A Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team member fires an AK-47 assault rifle at a ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine loads 7.62mm ammunition to be used during a demonstration live firing of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle during a class on North Korean weapons given by members of the opposing forces team from the 2nd Infantry Division during Operation Bear Hunt '88

A Marine loads 7.62mm ammunition to be used during a demonstration liv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Smith Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A close-up view of a Soviet 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle on display

A close-up view of a Soviet 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle on display

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: CPL. D.A. Haynes Release Status:... More

A close-up view of an East German 7.62 mm MPik-3 assault rifle

A close-up view of an East German 7.62 mm MPik-3 assault rifle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL D.A. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A close-up view of a Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle on display

A close-up view of a Chinese 7.62 mm Type 56 assault rifle on display

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL D.A. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Marines get some practice firing AK47-type assault rifles during the joint Korean US Exercise BEAR HUNT 88

Marines get some practice firing AK47-type assault rifles during the j...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uncheon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Lucey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A member of the 12th Marines tries the bolt action on an AK-47-type assault rifle, during the joint Korea-U.S. exercise Bear Hunt '88

A member of the 12th Marines tries the bolt action on an AK-47-type as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: CPL Bateman Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines disassemble and examine several Soviet-made AK-47 and AKM assault rifles during a weapons familiarization class

Marines disassemble and examine several Soviet-made AK-47 and AKM assa...

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

An Army instructor loads a 75-round drum magazine into a Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifle while teaching a weapons familiarization class

An Army instructor loads a 75-round drum magazine into a Soviet-made A...

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

Marines fire Soviet-made weapons during a familiarization class. The Marine at left is firing an RPK light machine gun and the others are firing AKM assault rifles

Marines fire Soviet-made weapons during a familiarization class. The M...

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

A left side view of a 5.45mm Soviet AK-74 assault rifle, top, and a 5.45mm RPK-74 light machine gun, bottom. The RPK-74 is the light machine gun version of the AK-74 and has a longer, heavier barrel, a larger magazine, and an attached bipod

A left side view of a 5.45mm Soviet AK-74 assault rifle, top, and a 5....

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 right side view of a field-stripped Soviet AK-74 assault rifle. Above the front sight is the weapon's muzzle brake

A right side view of a field-stripped Soviet AK-74 assault rifle. Abov...

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 crewman aboard the Soviet Slava class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV (CG 088) stands at attention with AK74 assault rifle in hand. Norfolk residents are touring the MARSHAL USTINOV which is in port for a five-day goodwill visit along with the guided missile destroyer OTLICHNYY (DDG 434) and the replenishment oiler GENRIKH GASANOV

A crewman aboard the Soviet Slava class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Stephen Batiz Release Status: Releas... More

Ethiopian security guards equipped with 7.62mm AKM assault rifles stand near C-130 Hercules aircraft being used in a search and rescue mission for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Ethiopian security guards equipped with 7.62mm AKM assault rifles stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

With bayonets fixed on their AK-47 assault rifles, Soviet naval infantry (Marine) commandos perform hand-to-hand combat drills for their American visitors. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by US naval vessels since World War II

With bayonets fixed on their AK-47 assault rifles, Soviet naval infant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Scott Allen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

With bayonets fixed on their AK-47 assault rifles, Soviet naval infantry (Marine) commandos perform hand-to-hand combat drills for their American visitors. The guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59) and the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) are making the second goodwill visit to a Soviet port by US naval vessels since World War II

With bayonets fixed on their AK-47 assault rifles, Soviet naval infant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Scott Allen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A Soviet sailor holding an AKM assault rifle stands at port arms during the visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). It is the second goodwill visit by American warships to a Soviet port since World War II

A Soviet sailor holding an AKM assault rifle stands at port arms durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A Marine from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, fires an AKMS assault rifle under the supervision of a Thai instructor during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89

A Marine from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, fires an AKMS assault rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL J.A. Krumholz Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Romanian soldier stands guard on the flight line as medical supplies from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Pirmasens, West Germany, are unloaded from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Bucharest airport. Provided by the 7th Medical Command, the supplies are part of a relief effort for citizens of the revolt-torn country. The soldier is armed with an AKM assault rifle

A Romanian soldier stands guard on the flight line as medical supplies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bucharest Country: Romania(ROM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Members of the staff of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) stand in front of a Iraqi Bell 214ST Super Transport helicopter captured by members of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (1 MEF) during Operation Desert Storm. Two of the Marines are holding a Kuwaiti flag and one is holding a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle

Members of the staff of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) stand i...

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

Discarded Iraqi helmets lie scattered around an AKM assault rifle near vehicles that were destroyed during Operation Desert Storm

Discarded Iraqi helmets lie scattered around an AKM assault rifle near...

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

Two members of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force display a captured I...

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 charred AKM assault rifle and a flare pistol lie on the hull of a destroyed Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A charred AKM assault rifle and a flare pistol lie on the hull of a de...

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

Iraqi RPG-7 portable rocket launchers and an AKM assault rifle are among the weapons found in Iraqi bunkers near Kuwait International Airport after the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

Iraqi RPG-7 portable rocket launchers and an AKM assault rifle are amo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Release Status: Released ... More

A member of a Syrian honor guard stands at attention as his unit prepares for the arrival of a visiting dignitary during Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is armed with an AK-47 assault rifle.

A member of a Syrian honor guard stands at attention as his unit prepa...

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

A Syrian soldier aims an AK-47 assault rifle from his position in a foxhole during a firepower demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is wearing a Soviet-made Model ShMS nuclear-biological-chemical warfare masks.

A Syrian soldier aims an AK-47 assault rifle from his position in a fo...

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

A member of a Syrian honor guard stands beside his country's flag as his unit prepares for the arrival of a visiting dignitary. The soldier, armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, is in the region during Operation Desert Shield.

A member of a Syrian honor guard stands beside his country's flag as h...

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

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault...

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

Captured AKM assault rifles are tagged and displayed during Operation Desert Storm

Captured AKM assault rifles are tagged and displayed during Operation ...

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

A French soldier from the Military Instruction Advisory Detachment (IMAD) of the 5th Regiment International Army Overseas (RIAOM) trains Somali policemen on the assembly and disassembly of the AK-47 assault rifle in Baidoa. The French are providing training for the Somalian police in Baidoa and Buurhakaba

A French soldier from the Military Instruction Advisory Detachment (IM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Jeffrey T. Brady Release Status: Released to... More

A French soldier from the Military Instruction Advisory Detachment (IMAD) of the 5th Regiment International Army Overseas (RIAOM) trains Somali policemen on the assembly and disassembly of the AK-47 assault rifle in Baidoa. The French are providing training for the Somalian police in Baidoa and Buurhakaba

A French soldier from the Military Instruction Advisory Detachment (IM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Jeffrey T. Brady Release Status: Released to... More

A civilian Walther PPK pistol and a Yugoslav Army Model M70 pistol, both damaged and rendered inoperable, lie on the ground next to two 7.62mm AK-47 AKM Assault Rifles (with folding buttstock). US Army soldiers, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, made these pistols inoperable at the Team's Headquarters located at Camp Lisa, Bosnia-Herzegovina

A civilian Walther PPK pistol and a Yugoslav Army Model M70 pistol, bo...

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

Albanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks are filmed and interviewed while attempting to learn crowd control measures that are part of Situational Training Exercise-4, "civil disturbance and mass casualty", part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

Albanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A medium close up of Albanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks, practicing a wedge shape crowd control technique during the practical application portion of Situational Training Exercise-4, "civil disturbance and mass casualty", part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

A medium close up of Albanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A medium close view of Hungarian Soldiers lying on the ground in a wooded area, armed with AK-74 assault rifles, after a simulated mine explosion during Situational Training Exercise-6, "mine awareness",part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

A medium close view of Hungarian Soldiers lying on the ground in a woo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A US Marine instructs a Latvian Soldier on the proper stance he should assume during civil disturbance training, part of Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4) held at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. The Latvian Soldiers are armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks

A US Marine instructs a Latvian Soldier on the proper stance he should...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A close up view of Polish Soldiers armed with Tantal assault rifles, practicing the forward thrust maneuver and crowd control procedures, during civil disturbance training at Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4), part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune, NC

A close up view of Polish Soldiers armed with Tantal assault rifles, p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise 4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. An AK-74 assault rifle can be seen on the left side of the image. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 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 ...

A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Ukrainian Marine armed with an AKSU-74 sub-machine gun in a line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Ex... More

An Albanian soldier with an AK-47 assault rifle on his back probes for mines, during mine awareness training, Situational Training Exercise 6, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is 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 States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing troops ...

An Albanian soldier with an AK-47 assault rifle on his back probes for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Albanian soldier with an AK-47 assault rifle on his back probes for mines, during mine awareness training, Situational Train... More

Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise 4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 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 States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" ...

Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exerc... More

A Romanian Soldier, not wearing his uniform shirt, cleans and disassembles his 7.62mm AKM assault rifle at the end of a long training day during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune NC

A Romanian Soldier, not wearing his uniform shirt, cleans and disassem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise-4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is 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 States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 ...

Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) soldiers arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles up on line during civil dist... More

Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise 4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is 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 States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing ...

Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Georgian soldiers armed with AKM assault rifles form up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exerc... More

A close up view of two Lithuanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles with folding stocks as they prepare for their part in civil disturbance training, during Situational Training Exercise-4 (STX-4) during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 held at Camp Lejeune, NC

A close up view of two Lithuanian Soldiers armed with AK-74 assault ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Holding an AKM assault rifle (top left), a Dragoon sniper rifle (bottom left) and a PKM light machine gun (right), soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) infiltrate "Combat Town" during Final Training Exercise 2 of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. 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 ...

Holding an AKM assault rifle (top left), a Dragoon sniper rifle (botto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Holding an AKM assault rifle (top left), a Dragoon sniper rifle (bottom left) and a PKM light machine gun (right), soldiers fro... More

Troops from Company Three, soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia), make an assault on "Combat Town" with AKM assault rifles, Dragoon sniper rifles, and a PKM light machine gun during Final Training Exercise 2 of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. 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...

Troops from Company Three, soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Troops from Company Three, soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia), make an assault on "Com... More

Albanian soldiers with AKM assault rifles escort civilians out of a hostile area during Final Training Exercise (FTX) I, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX I consists of Mine Field Operations as well as Mass Casualty Drills. 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 States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 ...

Albanian soldiers with AKM assault rifles escort civilians out of a ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Albanian soldiers with AKM assault rifles escort civilians out of a hostile area during Final Training Exercise (FTX) I, COOPER... More

Albanian Soldiers armed with the 7.62mm AKMS assault rifle, patrol Landing Zone (LZ) Falcon at Camp Lejeune, NC, during Final Training Exercise I (FTX-I), part of Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX-I consists of minefield operations and mass casualty drills

Albanian Soldiers armed with the 7.62mm AKMS assault rifle, patrol Lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA... More

Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Mali Army Troops (armed with AK 47 assault rifles) come off of a US Air Force C-130E Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing after being transported to Robert's International Airport located just outside of Monrovia, Liberia, for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission

Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Mali Army Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron Release St... More

Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Mali Army troops look on (one armed with an AK47 assault rifle), during Operation ASSURED LIFT at Bamako/Senou Airport in Mali, as Mali Army troops board a US Air Force C-130E Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The troops will be transported to Robert's International Airport in Liberia for a six month deployment in support of ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission

Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Mali Army tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Bamako-Senou Airport Country: Mali (MLI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron, USAF Release Status: ... More

A Partnership For Peace soldier, armed with an AKMS assault rifle with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) attached, takes a knee after spotting the enemy on a patrol at the Joint Readiness Training Center

A Partnership For Peace soldier, armed with an AKMS assault rifle with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Uzbekistan Army personnel receive AK47 assault weapons after traveling to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. United States Army Task Force 3-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from the 82nd Airborne Division will host the military platoon during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants and Task Force 3-504 and to set the conditions for a successful Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise

Uzbekistan Army personnel receive AK47 assault weapons after traveling...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Light enhanced photography fish-eye lens view show an unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) firing a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, during weapons familiarization training conducted at the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ), during Exercise PHOENIX READINESS 2002

Light enhanced photography fish-eye lens view show an unidentified US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

On display are one 7.62mm AK-47 Rifle, several 7.62mm AK-47 AKM Assault Rifles (with folding butt-stock), many 30-round detachable box magazines, a number of hand grenades, C-4 explosive material, detonation cord, a land mine, and other explosive material all confiscated by US Army soldiers, C Co., TF 1-26, stationed at Camp Dobol during Operation Search and Sniff (a house-to-house weapons search) in Hajvazil, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation Search and Sniff is a smaller part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

On display are one 7.62mm AK-47 Rifle, several 7.62mm AK-47 AKM Assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEARCH AND SNIFFJOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Edward Cranick Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Medium shot. Armed with a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle a member of the Phoenix Readiness class repels attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war,...

Medium shot. Armed with a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle a member of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Medium shot. Armed with a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle a member of the Phoenix Readiness class repels attacking opposition f... More

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by a military video camera person. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentrucky, and 300 ...

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by... More

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The ...

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping... More

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