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Members of the Marine detachment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) prepare to fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from one of the ship's bridge wings

Members of the Marine detachment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Steven C. Hurd Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Members of the Marine detachment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) prepare to fire an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from one of the ship's bridge wings

Members of the Marine detachment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Steven C. Hurd Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Members of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 8th Regiment, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, proceed along a road aboard a M151 light utility vehicle during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Mounted on the vehicle is an M2 .50-cal Browning machine gun

Members of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 8th Regiment, 24th Marine Amphibi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT R. D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A US Marine cleans M2 .50-caliber machine guns aboard the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84

A US Marine cleans M2 .50-caliber machine guns aboard the amphibious a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A Marine uses a field radio to receive instructions after constructing a nest for an M2 .50-caliber machine gun

A Marine uses a field radio to receive instructions after constructing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CDR Frank Arlinghaus Jr. (Usnr) Release Status: ... More

A Marine cleans an M2 .50 caliber machine gun

A Marine cleans an M2 .50 caliber machine gun

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A Marine mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of an M998 series multipurpose wheeled vehicle during Operation COLD WINTER'87, a NATO-sponsored military exercise

A Marine mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of an M998 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL J.D. Gonzales Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Marine in chemical warfare gear mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on an M998 high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle as his patrol comes under a simulated gas attack during a training exercise

A Marine in chemical warfare gear mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun m...

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: CPL Sandness Release Stat... More

A Marine mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on an M998 high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle while on patrol during a training exercise

A Marine mans an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on an M998 high mo...

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: R.K. Maher Release Status... More

A Marine checks M998 high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle equipped with M2 .50-caliber machine guns during a live fire exercise

A Marine checks M998 high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle equip...

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: R.F. Ellano Release Statu... More

A Marine gunner positions himself behind a M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle while on patrol during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

A Marine gunner positions himself behind a M2 .50-caliber machine gun ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine uses an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle to patrol the perimeter of the Marine encampment during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87. An M2 .50-caliber machine gun is mounted atop the vehicle

A Marine uses an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle to pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine gunner positions himself behind an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle while on patrol during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

A Marine gunner positions himself behind an M2 .50-caliber machine gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of the Marine detachment use binoculars to check a floating gunnery target after firing an M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a"Quick Draw"close-in weapons support drill aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)

Members of the Marine detachment use binoculars to check a floating gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: CWO Bill Welch Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine in a seated position fires an M2 .50 caliber machine gun on a tripod, behind sandbags in grassy field. Another Marine looks on

A Marine in a seated position fires an M2 .50 caliber machine gun on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Crosser Release Status: Released ... More

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides heavy weapons support with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun for security at the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Corporal D. L. Eberly loads his Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, while his crewman Lance Corporal L. A. Rodriguez gets permission to fire. Third Platoon, Charlie Company, Second Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, live fired their M2s off their vehicles, at Range Alpha in the Blacktop Training Area, during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine...

Corporal D. L. Eberly loads his Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal D. L. Eberly loads his Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, while his crewman Lance Corporal L. A. Rodriguez gets permi... More

Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CSSD-27 (Comat Service Support Detachment) fires an M2 .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun off the roof of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the Delta Corridor Training Area during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert...

Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Private First Class C. Jones an MP with Military Police Detachment, CSSD-27 (Comat Service Support Detachment) fires an M2 .50 C... More

Marine Corporal (CPL) Bryant Smith of the 7th Marines mounts a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun on top of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) in the well decks of the USS Comstock (CG-57) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine Corporal (CPL) Bryant Smith of the 7th Marines mounts a Brownin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Comstock (LSD 45) Scene Major Command Shown: USS COMSTOCK/7TH MARINE DIVISION Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A Marine rushes up a hill with a M2 .50 caliber machine gun receiver after assaulting Red Beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A Marine rushes up a hill with a M2 .50 caliber machine gun receiver a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

Corporal (CPL) Adam Pogorzelski, US Marine, (USMC), (M-2, 50-Caliber gunner), 2D Tank Battalion, Weapons Platoon, and CPL Jeremy Fell, USMC, (M2, 50-Caliber A-gunner), 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company/Weapons Platoon, fire their M-2 machine gun at color-coded balloon targets placed throughout a firing range during a weapons training element on Range 1-Alpha at the Empire Range Complex, Camp Hayes, Panama Canal

Corporal (CPL) Adam Pogorzelski, US Marine, (USMC), (M-2, 50-Caliber g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hayes Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Timothy A. Pope, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Corporal (CPL) Adam Pogorzelski, US Marine, (USMC), (M-2, 50-Caliber gunner), 2D Tank Battalion, Weapons Platoon, and CPL Jeremy Fell, USMC, (M2, 50-Caliber A-gunner), 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company/Weapons Platoon, load ammunition into their M-2 machine gun. They are preparing to fire upon color-coded balloon targets placed throughout a firing range during a weapons training element on Range 1-Alpha at the Empire Range Complex, Camp Hayes, Panama Canal

Corporal (CPL) Adam Pogorzelski, US Marine, (USMC), (M-2, 50-Caliber g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hayes Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Timothy A. Pope, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Sailors aboard the USS Anchorage (LSD-36) mount a M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun while on maneuvers during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Sailors aboard the USS Anchorage (LSD-36) mount a M2 Browning .50-cali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A U.S. Marine machine gunner from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, manning a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun, looks through binoculars while scanning the local road of a small town near the forward operating base, during a parade by Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers. Elements of the 26th MEU deployed from ships of Amphibious Readiness Group 2 (Not shown) in support of NATO Operation Joint Guardian

A U.S. Marine machine gunner from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael Schellenbach Release Status: Rele... More

Corporal (CPL), Steven J. Jones, USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, instructs a group of Philippine Marines on the proper techniques for cleaning the 0.50 M2 HB QCB machine gun system during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Corporal (CPL), Steven J. Jones, USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), fires the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), prepares the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun for firing from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

With the Saco.50 M2 Machine Gun mounted and locked, off the starboard side of the UH-1N "Huey," Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief member with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), calls in ground clearances to the pilot as they takeoff during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

With the Saco.50 M2 Machine Gun mounted and locked, off the starboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), fires the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Actor Bruce Willis accompanied by CHIEF Warrant Officers Johnston and Reiltmacher, USMC, (right) fires the M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at the Individual Simulated Marksmanship Training (ISMT) facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, for his upcoming movie about Navy SEALS

Actor Bruce Willis accompanied by CHIEF Warrant Officers Johnston and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcbh State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gilbert, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sarith Tohn, USMC, Motor Transportation Operator, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group (MSSG) 24, 24th MEU (Special Operations Capable) (SOC), provides security behind a M2 Browning machine gun.50 caliber as the MEU heads ashore for Exercise EDGED MALLET 2003

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sarith Tohn, USMC, Motor Transportation Operator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manda Bay State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Stat... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the M-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW) platoon, 1ST Tank Battalion, fire the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), on Range Ripper at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the M-220 Tube-launched, Optical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

From the M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) a Marine with 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, test firing his ring mounted M2 .50 Caliber (12.7mm) Machine Gun at the Ripper small arms range Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

From the M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) a Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Officer (CO) of Headquarter Company (HQC) and Lieutenant (LT) Granville, kneeling, establish firing limits for the M2 50. Caliber Machine Gun manned by Private (PVT) Juan M. Valdez, at a security perimeter for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (USMC) High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), guards the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) during displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, the lead US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Officer (CO) of Headquarter Company (HQC) and Lieutenant (LT) Granville, kneeling, establish firing limits for the M2 50. Caliber Machine Gun manned by Private (PVT) Juan M. Valdez, while PVT Bruce K. Garcia, digs at a security perimeter for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) O'Niele, left, Commanding Office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) trooper mans a defensive position for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) tro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen Re... More

A new 7-ton truck flies the American Flag just above an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, mounted on its cab, as it leads a convoy consisting of Bravo Battery, 11th US Marine Corps (USMC) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait (KWT), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A new 7-ton truck flies the American Flag just above an M2 .50 Caliber...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) D.M Devore, scans the terrain for unwanted company while manning a turret mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) D.M Devore, scans the ter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brandon M. Sorensen... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Roderick Totton, 7th Marines, Headquarters Supply Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), greasing up an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at Camp Ripper Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Roderick Totton, 7th Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

US Marine (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) William L. Carlsen, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) Bravo, cleans a Browning M2 HB 0.50 Caliber heavy machine gun on top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Living Support Area 1 (LSA 1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) William L. Carlsen, 1ST Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher G. Graham, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Grubb, with Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, cleans an M2 50-caliber machine gun at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Grubb, with Bravo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth McAllister, with Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, cleans an M2 50-caliber machine gun at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth McAllister, with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Grubb, with Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, cleans an M2 50-caliber machine gun at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Phillip Grubb, with Bravo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Pablo Alarcon, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), strains as he replaces the barrel of the Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun back into place at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Pablo Alarcon, 3rd Light Armored...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden Iii, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), man their M1043 Armament Carrier High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) armed with a Browning M2 HB 0.50 heavy machine gun, at the Dispersion Area in Northern Kuwait during ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bear Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), Truck Company (CO), 3rd Platoon (PLT), sits atop a camouflage netted Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), manning the Browning M2 HB 0.50-caliber heavy machine gun, in Northern Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), Truck Company (CO), 3rd Platoon (PLT), is a "Guardian Angel" manning the Browning M2 HB 0.50-caliber heavy machine gun atop a camouflage netted Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), watching the perimeter in Northern Kuwait in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dan Parks, 1ST Marine Division (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (unidentified) as a "Guarding Angel" mans a Browning M2 HB 0.50-caliber heavy machine gun, on top of an M1043 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as a convoy passes by near Al Basrah, Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (unidentified) as a "Guarding Angel" m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Band members, Corporal (CPL) Terrell Tiles (right), on the Browning M2 HB 0.50-caliber heavy machine gun, as a "Guarding Angel" while USMC CPL John Karr, gets some rest before his shift near AD Diwanyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Both are with the 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Band members, Corporal (CPL) Terrell Tiles (rig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a class on the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun in a vehicle storage area aboard the USS NASSAU (LHA-4), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alexander J. Whitney, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Aboard a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7.1 ton truck, armed with an M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, US Marine Corps (USMC) members from Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) move out in a convoy through southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aboard a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7.1 ton truck, arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030331-M-7371B-004 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Zachary A. Bathon,... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) a M2 .50 caliber machine gun at landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) a M2 .50 caliber machine gun at landing strip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun at landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch behind an M2 .50 caliber machine gun at landing strip Viper, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Issac D. Sweeton of Weapons Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Next to an M2 12.7mm .50 caliber Machine Gun, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jesse Santana, from Moreno Valley, California, scans around the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 6 with his binoculars, from the turret of his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Next to an M2 12.7mm .50 caliber Machine Gun, US Marine Corps (USMC) L...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), mounts a 0.50 caliber M2 HB QCB machine gun equipped with a NSV-800 night vision system, atop a vehicle, before leaving Kuwait, on a convoy heading north through Southern Iraq

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expedition...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 030403-M-3022S-001 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Benjamin Medina of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 from the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, mans an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, mounted on top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Benjamin Medina of Marine Wing S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 371 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jon... More

Onboard the UH-1N Iroquois, Sergeant (SGT) C.A. Neydon, crewmember, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), Marine Air Group-39, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, mans an M2 Browning machine gun during a security escort during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation 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

Onboard the UH-1N Iroquois, Sergeant (SGT) C.A. Neydon, crewmember, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (USN), Ms. Anita Blair, is toured through the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) at Camp Devildog and learns to operate an M2 50. Caliber Machine Gun, during her recent visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (USN), Ms. Anita Blair, is tour...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune S... More

Armed with an M2 50 caliber Browning machine gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq and enjoys the company of local children, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 50 caliber Browning machine gun, a US Marine Corps (U...

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

Armed with an M2 50 caliber Browning machine gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines stands perimeter watch around an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Al Hay, Iraq and enjoys the company of local civilians, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with an M2 50 caliber Browning machine gun, a US Marine Corps (U...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) students from the Virginia Technical Institute (VTI) train operating heavy weapons like this M2 50. Caliber Machine Gun during a weeklong exercise aboard Camp Geiger, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) students from the Virginia Technical Institute ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC Scene Cam... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to Lima/Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), aboard a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a roof-mounted M2 0.50 caliber machine gun, provide security as a United Nations (UN) IL-76 Candid aircraft, carrying humanitarian relief supplies, lands at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) assigned to Lima/Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th M...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, operates an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Divi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, operates an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Divi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, fire M2 50 caliber Machine Guns, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jefferson, with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, operates an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jefferson, with the 10th Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, operate an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) members with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, fire M2 50 caliber Machine Guns, prepares a Mark19 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3, for a live firing, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, secures a tripod for an M2 50-caliber Machine Gun, during Exercise ROLLING THUNDER 2003, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Divi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROLLING THUNDER 2003 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private (PVT) Mark Rice, Machine GUNNER, Weapons Company (Co.), 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), checks and cleans the 0.50 M2 (12.7 mm) machine gun on his M1044 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Armament Carrier prior to going on patrol in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HTI), while participating in a multi-national military peacekeeping force

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private (PVT) Mark Rice, Machine GUNNER, Weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Light enhanced, night vision photography showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), manning a vehicle mounted 12.7 mm M2 HB-QCB 0.50 caliber machine gun, while on patrol in the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. (SUBSTANDARD)

Light enhanced, night vision photography showing a US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) David A. Childress, 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), provides coverage for an arriving US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) medical helicopter, for medical evacuation after receiving enemy contact southeast of Camp Blessing during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. USMC CPL Childress is manning a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun, atop an Up-Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) David A. Childress, 1ST Platoon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagolan State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) James P. Douglas (foreground), a combat cameraman, clutches his M-16 assualt rifle while USMC Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, holds an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) James P. Douglas (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, alight from their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to set up security positions while on patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). Mounted on top of their HMMWV's are M2 0.50 caliber machine guns. The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Taveras from the Combined Anti-armor Team (CAT) Platoon, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Division, adjusts his eye protection while manning an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Taveras from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, inspects his M2 0.50 caliber machine gun mounted on top of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) before heading out for a patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the Combined Anti-Armor Platoon, 3rd Battalion (3rd BN), 6th Marines, holds an M2 0.50 caliber machine gun from the turret of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The USMC Marines are preparing to take over full operational control of the area from the US Army (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Corporal (CPL) Robert M. Wilges from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Blair A Mcclellan, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, assigned to Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20), aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) armed with two RAMO 0.50 M2 lightweight machine guns, underway in the North Arabian Sea, conducting Maritime Interception Operations (MIO), in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM/IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM/ IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Peterson, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, manΘs an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun in support of COL. Gary S. Patton's security team, at a soccer field during Operation Hurricane 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jordan F. Sherwood) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release S... More

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, man's an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun in support of COL. Gary S. Patton's security team, at a soccer field during Operation Hurricane 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jordan F. Sherwood) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release S... More

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, man's an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun in support of COL. Gary S. Patton's security team, at a soccer field during Operation Hurricane 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jordan F. Sherwood) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release S... More

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, manΘs an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun in support of COL. Gary S. Patton's security team, at a soccer field during Operation Hurricane 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jordan F. Sherwood) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David R. Stemmerich with the 2nd Infantry, 1ST 506th, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Release S... More

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols the city of Jabella, Iraq, with an M2 .50 Caliber machine gun, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Sept. 21, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance Corporal Zachary R. Frank) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jabella State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A U.S. Marine Corps Combat Service Support Company 115 (CSSC-115), 3rd Battlion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine stays alert with his M2 .50 caliber machine gun while traveling to collect a group of Iraqi detainees apprehended at a vehicle checkpoint, near the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 2, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Samantha L. Jones) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Combat Service Support Company 115 (CSSC-115), 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Samantha L. Jones, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A U.S. Marine Corps MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement seven-ton cargo truck, equipped with a roof-mounted .50 caliber M2 machine gun mount, leads a convoy of trucks as it arrives at the Jolan Park Humanitarian Aid Site in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 11, 2004. Multi-National Forces, Iraqi Police and Iraqi civilian workers are clearing the streets and setting up humanitarian aid sites before the citizens of Fallujah are allowed back in after a battle with the insurgents destroyed much of the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement seven-to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael "Pooh" Winniford, 8th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), Alpha (A) Company (CO), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), checks a pothole for mines on Main Supply Route (MSR) Tin, during a convoy from Camp Al Asad to Al Qaim, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. LCPL Winniford is part of the Engineer's Sapper Team that travels in front of the convoy and searches for any landmines. The USMC M1116 Up-Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) armed with a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun on a turret waits for the all clear

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael "Pooh" Winniford,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Msr Tin State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 8th ESB Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian A. Jaques, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Rogelio Lujan, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), mans his Browning M2 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Rogelio Lujan, 2nd Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Paul D. Bishop, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marines familiarize themselves with the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun, in the hangar bay aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 21, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Christopher L. Clark) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines familiarize themselves with the M2 .50 calib...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Christopher L. Clark, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More