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Viet Cong soldier stands beneath a Viet Cong flag carrying his AK-47 rifle. He was participating in the exchange of POWs by the Four Power Joint Military Commission

Viet Cong soldier stands beneath a Viet Cong flag carrying his AK-47 r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Publ... 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

A Soviet Union AKM rifle (bottom) is compared to a United States M-16A1 rifle. The AKM bullet has 123 grains of gun powder in it and has a velocity of 2400 feet-per-second. The bullet for the M-16A1 is 25 percent smaller and its velocity is 35 percent faster

A Soviet Union AKM rifle (bottom) is compared to a United States M-16A...

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

A U.S. Marine from Co. C, 1ST Bn., 6th Marines, fires a Norwegian rifle while cross-training during a cold weather joint forces airlift exercise

A U.S. Marine from Co. C, 1ST Bn., 6th Marines, fires a Norwegian rifl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stout Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two Marines of the 1ST Marine Brigade shoot a U.S. M-16A1 rifle and a Russian AK47 from the prone position to show how the two rifles compare to each other

Two Marines of the 1ST Marine Brigade shoot a U.S. M-16A1 rifle and a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Taylor Release Status: Re... 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

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

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 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

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

An infantryman fires a rifle from the turret of an M551 light tank with a 75 mm automatic cannon during exercise GALLANT EAGLE '82 at the National Training Center. The tank has been altered to appear Russian. The soldiers, wearing Russian uniforms, are armed with an AK47 rifle and an RPG portable rocket launcher

An infantryman fires a rifle from the turret of an M551 light tank wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unk... More

Members of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fire Soviet made AK-47 rifle during Operation ADEPT WARRIOR at the National Training Center

Members of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fire Soviet made AK-47 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Gus... More

Army Sergeant Jarrett, wearing a mock Soviet uniform, briefs members of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron on the AK-47 rifle during Operation ADEPT WARRIOR at the National Training Center

Army Sergeant Jarrett, wearing a mock Soviet uniform, briefs members o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mi... More

A member of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fires a Soviet made 7.62 mm AK-47 rifle during Operation ADEPT WARRIOR at the National Training Center

A member of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fires a Soviet made 7....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mi... More

A member of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fires a Soviet made AK-47 rifle during Operation ADEPT WARRIOR at the National Training Center

A member of the 63rd Field Maintenance Squadron fires a Soviet made AK...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Gus... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 chief petty officer of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet stands guard at a war memorial with his AK-47 rifle

A chief petty officer of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet stands guard at a ...

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

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, and Brig. GEN. Thomas V. Draude, right, assistant division commander, 1ST Marine Division, talk with CPL. Lance D. Wilson about a display of captured Iraqi weapons and equipment following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. The weapons include an AKM rifle and an RPG-7 rocket launcher at lower left and an M-19 60mm mortar at upper center

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9t...

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

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, and Brig. GEN. Thomas V. Draude, right, assistant division commander, 1ST Marine Division, talk with CPL. Lance D. Wilson about a display of captured Iraqi weapons and equipment following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. The weapons include an AKM rifle and an RPG-7 rocket launcher at lower left and an M-19 60mm mortar at upper center

LT. COL. Michael H. Smith, left, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9t...

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 non-commissioned officer from the 1ST Marine Division kneels beside an M-19 60mm mortar that is part of a display of captured Iraqi weapons and equipment being shown to reporters following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. An AKM rifle and an RPG-7 rocket launcher are at lower left

A Marine non-commissioned officer from the 1ST Marine Division kneels ...

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 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

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 Bulgarian soldier, armed with an AKS-47 rifle, stands by for the signal to enter during room clearing training at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training facility during Situational Training Exercise Two (STX-2). STX Two trains troops on the use of defensive techniques in urban environments

A Bulgarian soldier, armed with an AKS-47 rifle, stands by for the sig...

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

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

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

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

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol found this AK-47 rifle with a full 30 round magazine after searching a room in a house located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol found this AK-47 rifle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hajevazi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Edward Cranick, USA Release... More

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol found this AK-47 rifle with a full 30 round magazine after searching a room in a house located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol found this AK-47 rifle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hajevazi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Edward Cranick, USA Release... 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 AK-47 rifle that is equipped with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES), leads his squad on a patrol at the Joint Readiness Training Center

A Partnership For Peace soldier, armed with an AK-47 rifle that is equ...

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

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

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

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

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

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 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 ...

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asi... More

Egyptian Soldiers demonstrate the Misr 7.62mm (Soviet AKM, AK-47) assault rifle during a small arms training class at a firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt, part of Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Egyptian Soldiers demonstrate the Misr 7.62mm (Soviet AKM, AK-47) assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Relea... More

An Egyptian soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle listens intently during a small arms training course held at the small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

An Egyptian soldier armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle listens in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Relea... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), gives assistance to an Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier, who is attempting to assemble his 5.56mm AK-47 assault rifle while blindfolded, at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. New recruits in the ANA received training, advising and assistance from USA personnel assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd SFG

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A new recruit in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) fires his 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle under the supervision of a US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), during training conducted at the Military Academy located near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A new recruit in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) fires his 7.62mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kubal Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, assist a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, with his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) prepares to fire his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) (left), and a Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier, check to make sure a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, has cleared his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, after participating in a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Ambassador to Afghanistan, The Honorable Robert P. Finn (left) and US Deputy Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz (center), look on as US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), reviews a display of weapons used to train new recruits for the new Afghanistan National Army (ANA). Weapons include a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle (left), a 7.62mm RDP light machine gun (center) and a 7.62mm PK machine gun

US Ambassador to Afghanistan, The Honorable Robert P. Finn (left) and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A variety of weapon seized when US Army (USA) Soldiers gave local villagers an hour to give up any weapon that could be used against them during search and attack missions in the area of Narizah, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Weapons include two .303 Lee-Enfield rifles, a 7.62mm MPiKMS-72 rifle, several 7.62mm AK-47 and AKM assault rifles, and a single shot .22 caliber hunting rifle

A variety of weapon seized when US Army (USA) Soldiers gave local vill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Eric Hughes, USA Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Joel Tejeda, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (PSYOP), uncovers a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found hidden with other weapons in a house at Objective Pickett, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Joel Tejeda, 9th Psychological Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

A Sri Lankan Army Special Forces Soldier armed with a 5.45mm AK-74 assault rifle patrols the perimeter near the airfield at Colombo, Sri Lanka, during Exercise BENGLE TIGER 2002. The Exercise is a bilateral training exercise between the US Military and the Sir Lankan Air Force

A Sri Lankan Army Special Forces Soldier armed with a 5.45mm AK-74 ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BENGLE TIGER 2002 Base: Colombo Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-152 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Benn... More

A 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie/Company, 3-505th Infantry Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, during a Sensitive Site Exploration mission conducted in a local village located outside Khowst, Afghanistan, during Exercise Alamo Sweep

A 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Eric E. Hughes, USA Release Status: Rele... More

Night vision photo Republic Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidza, 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion firing his Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle at an objective during a night live fire raid exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic Georgia. The US Army (USA) (Airborne) is in the Republic Georgia conducting the Georgia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance the Georgian soldiers abilities in various battlefield techniques. GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and Georgia since the end the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic...

Night vision photo Republic Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Night vision photo of Republic of Georgia (GEO) Lieutenant Besiki Lobzhanidza, 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion firing h... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), display a variant of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle as they clear out an Iraqi armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

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

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Martin Filbey, a reservist military police officer, holds a AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle confiscated from an enemy Prisoner Of War (POW) at Three Rivers in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Martin Filbey, a reservist milit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Lorenzo Garcia, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, 3rd Platoon, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), confiscates a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle during a search of cars for weapons in Qa dawi Bahgdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. CPL Garcia is in his Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) suit along with a USMC Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System Outer Tactical Vest (OTV). The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

US Marines Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Lorenzo Garcia, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

Three Iraqi portable rocket launcher (left), a Mk III Lee-Enfield .303 rifle (center) and several AK-47 rifles are among the weapons seized by US Marine Corps (USMC) 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) personnel during a raid on an El Fedayeen Headquarters location in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Three Iraqi portable rocket launcher (left), a Mk III Lee-Enfield .303...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, armed with a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine, accompanied by an Iraqi police officers armed with a 7.62mm Tabuk assault rifle, conduct a vehicle security patrol through the city streets of Kirkuk, Iraq, during the humanitarian phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This interaction helps citizens in the city learn to deal with their new police force and ensure a safe and free Iraq

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, armed ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Billy Johnston, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

An Iraqi Police Officer, with an AK-47 rifle, sits at his post outside the Police station in An Nasiriya(h) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An Iraqi Police Officer, with an AK-47 rifle, sits at his post outside...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

An Iraqi police officer armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle stands guard with US Army (USA) Military Police (MP) from the 411th MP Company during a raid on the home of a Baath Party loyalist, in Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi police officer armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle stands...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREED0M Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jason Phillips, USA Release S... More

A Nigerian Army Soldier armed with a 5.45mm AK-74 assault rifle provides security as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), move into position around the runway at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A Nigerian Army Soldier armed with a 5.45mm AK-74 assault rifle provid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eas... More

The Commanding Officer assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment (Kilo 3/23), US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), examines an 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Commanding Officer assigned to Kilo/Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

A Polish Army Soldier (left) armed with a TANTAL assault rifle stands guard inside the amphitheater during the opening of the Relief in Place (RIP) Ceremony as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) relinquish authority to the Polish lead coalition forces, during a ceremony at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Polish Army Soldier (left) armed with a TANTAL assault rifle stands ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

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