Training and Tactical Operations

Images depict Marines in training exercises and tactical operations, showcasing their skills in combat scenarios and equipment use.

Right side rear view from a low angle, up at two Marines from 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Company, posting security during Kernel Blitz '99. The one Marine shoulders a Light Anti-armor Weapon (LAW) simulator used during an amphibious assault beach landing (not shown) conducted by the 1ST Marine Division. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side rear view from a low angle, up at two Marines from 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, Echo Company, posting security during Kernel Blitz '99. The one Marine shoulders a Light Anti-armor Weapon (LAW) simulator used during an amphibious assault beach landing (not shown) conducted by the 1ST Marine Division. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970628-M-9816M-007. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Amphibious assault

During a training operation a security policeman fires the Browning M-2, 50 Cal machine gun mounted on a fast moving High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A US Marine from Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, lays in the prone position and takes a security position while aiming his M16A Rifle, with M203 Grenade Launcher attached, down range. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sea Horse Wind at Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon, California. Subject Operation/Series: SEA HORSE WIND Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCPL S. Saunders from the Marine detachment of the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) moves out with his M-16A1 rifle during tactical maneuvers at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05181. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040420-A-1526R-035. Base: Sierra Prieta Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

During a quiet moment of the exercise, AIRMAN 1ST Class William McGall, 341st Operations Squadron, takes the time to field-clean his M-16 rifle mounted with a laser aiming light projection system (LALPS). Subject Operation/Series: MARAUDER 1995 Base: Limestone Hills State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), disembark from the back of a cargo truck at a former Iraqi army compound upon their arrival from Silopi, Turkey. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A machine gun team from Co. C, 2nd Bn., 297th Infantry Group (Scout), Alaska National Guard, waits for the approach of aggressor forces during exercise Kernal Potlatch '89. The soldier's M-60 machine gun is equipped with multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) units. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL POTLATCH '89 Base: Amchitka Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security police sit in an armored personnel carrier prior to taking their positions in a flight against "aggressor forces" during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marines train Company 1, Polish and Lithuanian soldiers in the methodoogy of checkpoints, disarmament and the Garrett hand-held metal detector, during Situational Training Exercise 5 (STX5). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force radio operator adjusts his pack straps as he pauses with two Marines during a joint services exercise. Country: Panama (PAN)

DA-ST-85-12338. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

DA-SC-87-05421. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

COL. Daniel R. Zanini of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, briefs his soldiers on the plan of attack before a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A plebe receives instruction in M-16A1 rifle marksmanship during basic training at the U.S. Military Academy. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Airborne Ranger from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, armed with an M-161A rifle, moves out toward a central gathering place after being dropped from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft, at the start of Exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-11604. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

Marines with M-16A2 rifles from the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Combat Engineer Battalion, practice marking a lane after setting off a line charge detonation during the exercise. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Men of the 1st Inf Div draw sniper fire while on a search and destroy mission. Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 10/65.

DF-ST-88-10319. Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

970628-M-2111R-027. Complete Scene Caption: A soldier, armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle, from the 3d Infantry Battalion, 160th Regiment, US Army National Guard, sets up a hasty defense after disembarking from a Bradley fighting vehicle during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) operations, 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. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d Bn, 160th Inf Regt, USA NG

A Marine demonstrates a Mark 19 Mod 3 40mm machine gun. The gun fires high velocity belted grenade ammunition. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. troops, wearing cold weather gear, participate in the joint South Korea/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '84. The soldier in front is armed with a 7.62mm M-21 rifle. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Country: South Korea

Soldiers of the 5/87th Infantry Battalion demonstrate firepower using M16 rifles and M60 machine guns for Paraguayan visitors. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

An Army instructor loads a 75-round drum magazine into a Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifle while teaching a weapons familiarization class. Country: Panama (PAN)

970623-N-3149V-005. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH 466

DN-ST-88-01904. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '85 Country: Thailand (THA)

DA-SC-89-07268. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine officer of Co. H, Basic School, prepares to fire a round from the M-203 40mm grenade launcher mounted on his M-16A2 rifle during a live fire exercise at Range 11. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST, 506th Infantry Battalion aim down range using a M60 machine gun during a live fire training exercise at Typhoon Range. Subject Operation/Series: LIVE FIRE Base: Yang-Gu Country: Korea

DN-ST-88-01888. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '85 Country: Thailand (THA)

030418-M-4419R-065. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-86-09292. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-85-11549. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the Marine detachment from the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) pose for a photograph prior to talking part in a field exercise. The men are armed with M-16A2 rifles. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05424. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

United States Army personnel takes a break at the Kibumba refugee camp. They are part of the United Nation's force that is aiding an estimated 1.2 million Rwandan refugees that fled to Zaire after a civil war erupted in their country. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

970628-N-4998R-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: C CO 1ST TANKS

A Drill Instructor (DI) shows a recruit the proper way to aim and hold an M16A1 rifle, while other Marine recruits live fire down range. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1/3, wearing Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) protective masks, move forward during a mock assault. They are participating in Operation KERNAL BLITZ. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Airborne Ranger from the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry, uses a field radio to report his and his comrades location after being dropped from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as Exercise Ocean Venture '81 gets underway. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Keith Ingram, left, and SSGT Tommy King plot the location of a potential target during an exercise. Ingram and King are Air Force enlisted tactical air controllers assigned to the Army's 193rd Infantry Brigade at Fort Clayton, Panama. Country: Panama (PAN)

DM-ST-88-09881. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-89-05572. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier from the 65th Military Police Component sets up a field radio at the start of a mock amphibious assault on Fort Kobbe. Country: Panama (PAN)

DA-ST-88-04608. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stage weapons prior to being transported back to the USS Wasp. They provided security during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

030117-F-1789V-002. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

An 82nd Airbourne Division soldier carrying an M-16A2 rifle mans his position during the joint service exercise OCEAN VENTURE '90. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-03092. Base: Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040114-M-9362G-005. Base: Magtftc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two camouflaged Air Force Security policemen pull a pilot down from a tree as a third stands watch with his M-16 in hand. In a training scenario security policeman from the 138th Security Police Unit attempt to recover a downed pilot while fighting off hostile forces in the area. Tactical, recovery and medical procedures are evaluated and critiqued by members of the 138th Security Police Squadron. Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine recruits cross a rope on the "slide for life" while running the obstacle course at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-up view of camouflaged soldiers during jungle training. Base: Fort Sherman Country: Panama (PAN)

970630-M-2111R-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant David R. Lee demonstrates the Redeye portable anti-aircraft missile system. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Canadian soldiers armed with C-7 assault rifles practice convoy operations during Situational Training Exercise 1, 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. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward Jones of the 48th Security Police Squadron lays on the ground with his M-16 rifle. His partner kneels behind him, ready with his rifle. They are prepared to defend against intruders during a NATO Tactical Evaluation. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Army Soldiers and the El Salvador Army Parachute Battalion fire Minimi weapon during a small unit familiarization program platoon exchange in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 1, 2006. The Minimi is the Belgian version of the M249 Squad Assault Weapon. The Army Soldiers are from 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

DM-ST-86-05492. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

990424-M-7910V-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Randall Mellow, 305TH Security Forces Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey mans his 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifle, while he is partially submerged in swamp water during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 97. AIC Randall has night vision goggles attached to a mount on his helmet. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '97 Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Armed with M-16, battle gear and specially outfitted with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Simulators (MILES) system, Security personnel cover the tactical departure of a C-130 Hercules during AIR WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines on the grounds of the US Embassy sandbag a position near the compound's perimeter. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR)

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light) attend a Catholic Mass near the Yoju airstrip during the joint South Korea/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Yoju Air Base Country: Korea

Technical Sergeant Tweed discusses the M72 light anti-tank weapon with MASTER Sergeant Mike Zultak, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 916th Aerial Refueling Group's security police. The men are taking part in exercise PATRIOT WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT WARRIOR Base: Camp Swift State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05854. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the U.S. Army's Berlin Brigade observe a segment of the Berlin Wall from the West German side. Members of the wall patrol are chosen from brigade units on a rotating basis, patrols usually including six men in two jeeps sent out daily. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-89-08796. Base: Hercules

A Navy ROTC midshipman fires an M-60 lightweight machinegun on the range during training at the basic school as an instructor observes technique. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry Division attend a class on search and control of suspect techniques near the Tent City living facilities at Orote Point, Guam during Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Orote Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

DN-ST-88-00619. Country: Unknown

040609-F-3488S-015. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DA-ST-88-04381. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sitting at a rally point in the woods of Silver Creek, a Marine fire team from India Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines is on an ambush patrol during cold weather training. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army personnel from Fort Ord, California, disembark a utility landing craft (LCU-1645) during Exercise Crisex '81. Subject Operation/Series: CRISEX '81 Base: Garrucha Country: Spain (ESP)

US Army soldiers from 3rd Squad, 1ST Platoon, Charlie Company, 2 Battalion, 14th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, patrol through the village of Donja Dubrava, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to assess the attitude of the local people and to gather information. Operation JOINT GUARD, 19 April 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Donja Dubrava Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

First Lieutenant Michael D. Bramhall of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, departs the 82nd Airborne Division's briefing tent after delivering one of two daily weather briefings during the XVIII Airborne Corps command post Exercise CABER DRAGON '89. Bramhall is the officer in charge of the division's Cadre Weather Team. Subject Operation/Series: CABER DRAGON '89 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two combat-ready Marines help a buddy who could possibly have a leg or foot wound using the two-man support carry. The Marines are participating in Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). Marines from 2nd Platoon Alpha Company and 2nd Platoon Bravo Company, 2nd Combat Engineering Battalion, prior to launching a Shoulder Mounted All Purpose Assault Weapon (SMAW), from protected positions at Range 104. Part of Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Bill Vandiver, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, probes for land mines during the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT THUNDER '95 Base: Warren Grove Range State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07999. Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

CAPT. Anthony J. Watts, a member of Co. C, 8/9 Royal Australian Regiment, and 2nd LT. Brock E. Ayers, right liaison officer from the 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div., observe opposing forces during a joint U.S./Australian training exercise at the U.S. Army`s Pohakuloa Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Major of the Army, Gene McKinney, poses for a photograph with soldiers of the 161st Field Artillery Target Acquisition Battery Kansas National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Crew members care for "casualties" in an air transportable hospital during Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. The crew members are assigned to the 32nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-02278. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Marine armed with an M-60 machine gun, guards his part of the helicopter landing zone perimeter during the 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, combat readiness evaluation at the Pakalula area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-84-08150. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) stand by to board a helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marines will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. military personnel set up a mortar as they participate in the evacuation of American students from the island. Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

A causeway team member from Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, wearing a Mark 17 gas mask, undergoes a simulated chemical attack during the amphibious assault exercise CACEX-1-81. Subject Operation/Series: CACEX-1-81 Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot and crew chief make last adjustments before a mission is flown against targets in Yugoslavia, (not shown) April 5, 1999. Members of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spandahelm Air Base, Germany are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members fire their weapons in a meadow on a wooded hillside during a field training exercise. Country: Unknown

A gunner with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Lewis, Washington sets up an M-60 machine gun in a newly constructed, sand bagged, bunker at a Fort Bliss site. The 35th ADA while deployed to Fort Bliss will provide Patriot missile defense against enemy fighter strikes and simulated SCUD missile launches during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030129-F-6665C-002. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Space

Three sergeants assemble an M-29 81mm mortar. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Fully-equipped recruits from the Woman Recruit Training Command march into the field for individual tactics and combat training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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