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Shot of the remains of two AK-47 rifles and two .762 pistols confiscated in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Russian Brigade. A country-wide weapons destruction took place during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

Shot of the remains of two AK-47 rifles and two .762 pistols confiscat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: Teresa H. Hawkins, USA CIV. Release Status: Rel... More

Couple of confiscated Yugoslavian Zastava 80A rifles along with other confiscated handguns await to be to be destroyed at Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1ST Brigade, Combat Team Motorpool during JOINT ENDEAVOR.(Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-00-00289 or search 960816-A-6567T-002)

Couple of confiscated Yugoslavian Zastava 80A rifles along with other ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Kime Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Thompson Release Sta... 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

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

A Hungarian soldier patrols the fence line, armed with a 7.62 mm PK Kalashnikov machine gun, during Final Training Exercise-2 (FTX-2), a part of Cooperative Osprey '96

A Hungarian soldier patrols the fence line, armed with a 7.62 mm PK Ka...

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

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 out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds of ammunition after a thorough search of a few houses located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds ...

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

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol discovered ammunition and AK-47 rifles after a thorough search of a few houses located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol discovered ammunition a...

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 out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds of ammunition after a thorough search of a few houses located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds ...

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

Serbian policemen exit a house located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where US Army soldiers, (not shown) out of Camp Dobol, discovered ammunition for AK-47 rifles (not shown) during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

Serbian policemen exit a house located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia ...

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 out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds of ammunition after a thorough search of a few houses located in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers out of Camp Dobol discovered AK-47 rifles and rounds ...

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

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol discovered ammunition for primarily AK-47 rifles after a search in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army soldiers (not shown) out of Camp Dobol discovered ammunition f...

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

A close up view of weapons and explosives confiscated by US Army Soldiers from C Company, Task Force 1-26, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during house to house searches in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Shown here is are AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, detonation cord, ammunition, magazines, a bag containing 20 pounds of C-4 explosives and, various and anti-personnel mines

A close up view of weapons and explosives confiscated by US Army Soldi...

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 Edeard Cranick Release Stat... 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 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

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

Kazakhstan Army SENIOR Sergeant Askar Papambekov sits on top a Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) as he waits for the parade to begin, during the closing ceremony Phase One the Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The closing ceremony took place at Sayram Airfield in Kazakhstan. The main goal the exercise is to increase the ability mutual interaction CENTRASBAT with the units the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states and other partners through practical work out common mission peacekeeping and humanitarian operations on the level the battalion-platoon. Working out the coordination among joint peacekeeping forces according to the procedure...

Kazakhstan Army SENIOR Sergeant Askar Papambekov sits on top a Armor P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army SENIOR Sergeant Askar Papambekov sits on top of a Armor Personnel Carrier (APC) as he waits for the parade to be... 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

Left side profile medium shot of a USAF member participating in the exercise Phoenix Readiness at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He stands next to the corner of a building that provides him cover as he aims a Russian Federation made 7.62mm AK-47S with folding butt. The course is designed to train Air Force members in Air Mobility contingency operations

Left side profile medium shot of a USAF member participating in the ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS COURSE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... 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 reinforced squad of soldiers armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifles moves across open terrain during exercise Central Asian Peackeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ) Wednesday 15 September2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the 82nd ABN Div and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 ...

A reinforced squad of soldiers armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A reinforced squad of soldiers armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifles moves across open terrain during exercise Central Asian... 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

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles practice their beach assault techniques at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, 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

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles practice...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN 7.62mm MAG general purpose machine gun practice their beach assault techniques at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, 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

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN 7.62mm MAG general purpose machine gun disembark from a USN Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, 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

Egyptian Army Soldiers armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a FN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... 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

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles while blindfolded at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. New recruits in the ANA received training, advising and assistance from US Army (USA) personnel assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG)

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.6...

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

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. New recruits in the ANA are receiving training, advise and assistance from US Army (USA) personnel assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG)

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers practice assembling their 7.6...

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

New recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) fire their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles under the supervision of a US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), during training conducted at the Military Academy located near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

New recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) fire their 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 (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) instruct new recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), on the operation of their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, during a live fire exercise held on the range near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Arlo K. Abrahamson, USN Release Statu... 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, as the prepare for a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, double time it away from the range, after participating in a live fire training exercise, at Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed to 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles practice squad tactics 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) load 7.62 mm ammunition clips for their AK-47 assault rifles, as the prepare for 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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), 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, board an elaborately decorated truck after participating a live fire training exercise on the in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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 US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) (left), and a Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier, leads a group of new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, armed 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, on their way to participate 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

A 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) load 7.62 mm ammunition clips for their AK-47 assault rifles, as the prepare for 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, double time it away from the range, after participating a live fire training exercise on the in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, practice security tactics during urban training conducted at Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The training program conducted by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed to 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, practice drill and ceremony during training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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), armed three with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, simulates a radio communications during urban training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, practice marching drill and ceremony at Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The training program conducted by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed to 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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

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

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, takes up a defensive position near a building during urban training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 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

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

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles assigned to Psychological Operations show local Afghani militiamen, armed with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, a radio during a Medical Contingency Assistance Program (MEDCAP) held near the village of Sayad, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Programs provide free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US Military is here in their country

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sayad Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Republic of gia, Company Sergeant Gocha Mushkudiani, 2nd Company, gian Commando Battalion, loads live ammunition for his Kalashnikov AK-47, prior to a daylight raid attack exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic of gia. 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is in the Republic of gia conducting the gia Train and Equip Program, which will enhance the gian 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 the Republic of gia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of...

Republic of gia, Company Sergeant Gocha Mushkudiani, 2nd Company, gian...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Republic of Georgia, Company Sergeant Gocha Mushkudiani, 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion, loads live ammunition for his... More

Republic Georgia (GEO) members 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an objective during a live fire ambush exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic Georgia. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (in background) 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 the Republic Georgia since the end the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic...

Republic Georgia (GEO) members 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an ... More

Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an objective during a live fire ambush exercise at a training range in Vasiani, Republic of Georgia. The US Army (USA) (Airborne) is in the Republic of 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 the Republic of Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of Georgia's sovereignty,...

Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Republic of Georgia (GEO) members of 2nd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion fire their Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles at an ... 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

Armed with AK-47 Assault weapons, members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) help conduct crowd control during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) in the village of Aroki, Province of Kapisa, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with AK-47 Assault weapons, members of the Afghan National Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlb... More

On the ground assembled, is equipment from the Republic of Georgia (GEO) 16th Mountain Battalion, consisting of US issued web gear, Kevlar helmets and AK-47 rifles, under the supervision of US Marine Corps (USMC) members assigned to Joint Task Force Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), here at the Kodjori Training Area, in the Republic of GEO

On the ground assembled, is equipment from the Republic of Georgia (GE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kodjori Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A wooden case containing Iraqi 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, seized by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, from a hospital compound in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, being used as staging area for Iraqi para-military forces. USMC personnel are in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A wooden case containing Iraqi 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, seized by ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPT N. V. Taylor, USMC Release S... More

An abandoned weapons cache of AK-47 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG-7), land mines and other equipment lying along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An abandoned weapons cache of AK-47 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wendell Keener, an instructor assigned with the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), watches a stack of 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles as Republic of Georgia Soldiers assigned to the 16th Mountain Battalion, train with US Military personnel, during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), at Rock City, Republic of Georgia

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Wendell Keener, an ins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock City Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S.C. Felde, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), pass Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles hand to hand past their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) as they clear out an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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 Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), check out the crushed Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles just run over by a tracked vehicle. The Marines, as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, destroyed the weapons from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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 Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), prepare to gather Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles from an armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuks will be destroyed. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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 Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) suits, get ready to light up a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles into a bonfire outside an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut and destroyed as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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 Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), begin to take arm fulls of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles from an armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuks will be destroyed. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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 Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), pass Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles hand to hand as they clear out an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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

US Marines 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

The debris of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles after US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), ran over them with tracked vehicles. The rifles were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut and destroyed during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

The debris of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles after US Marines Corps (USM...

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

The interior of an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut with racks filled with Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

The interior of an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut with racks filled with Tabuk...

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

The interior of an Iraqi armory in Al Kut with racks of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

The interior of an Iraqi armory in Al Kut with racks of Tabuk 7.62 mm ...

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 Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release S... More

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifles found in piles near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifle...

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

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), watch a pile of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles burn. These weapons were removed from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut, and the fire will break the metals temper making the weapon useless. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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

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

Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles laid out in two rows as US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), prepare to run over them with their Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1). The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle. The rifles will be destroyed as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles laid out in two rows as US Marines Corps ...

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

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