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

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

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

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

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

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

US military personnel display Soviet made AK-47 rifles and a Czech-made Model-52 7.62 mm light machine gun, right, seized during Operation URGENT FURY

US military personnel display Soviet made AK-47 rifles and a Czech-mad...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The interior of an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut with racks filled with Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. In the foreground, right, is a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle on the table this may be the photographers. 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 Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release S... More

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

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

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

A Range Officer (rear), firing a Heckler and Koch 9 mm MP5K sub-machine gun, from the Australian Air Traffic Control Detachment, Task Unit 633.4.2, teaches Special Agent (SA) Denny Wood, 447th Office of Special Investigations (OSI), how to fire a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle at the Baghdad International Airport firing range, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Range Officer (rear), firing a Heckler and Koch 9 mm MP5K sub-machin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Australian Air Traffic Control D Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy L... More

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a 7.76mm PK Kalashnikov machine gun, radio their departure, as they load into a pickup truck after a meeting with villagers in Ghuran, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Kandak, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ghuran Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Christopher Kaufmann, USA Release Status... More

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, armed with 7.62 mm Tabuk assault rifles, practice building and room clearing techniques during training conducted near Camp Hurricane Point, located on the outskirts of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, armed with 7.62 mm Tabuk a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless,... More

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides outer security with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle on a roof top overlooking the area of operation at Camp Ali home of the 60th ICDC Brigade training camp during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation GAUNTLET

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides outer security wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-BCT Scene Camera Operator: CPL William I. Salazar, USMC Release Statu... More

An Iraqi Policemen (IP) provides inner security with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle near the building as he waits for fellow Iraqi Policemen to enter the area of operation at Camp Ali, home of the 60th ICDC Brigade training camp, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation GAUNTLET

An Iraqi Policemen (IP) provides inner security with a Tabuk 7.62 mm a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-BCT Scene Camera Operator: CPL William I. Salazar, USMC Release Stat... More

A 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) recruit cleans his weapon, a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle, during Commando training at Camp Ali, 60th ICDC BDE training camp, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) recruit cleans h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

U.S. Army COL. Richard Gonzalez, 325th Field Surgical Team, cuts tissue away from a broken thighbone during surgery on a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army COL. Richard Gonzalez, 325th Field Surgical Team, cuts tissu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Army SPEC. Richard Crane (right), Surgical Technician, and STAFF SGT. Jorge Solis, both from 325th Field Surgical Team, prepares a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle for surgery at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army SPEC. Richard Crane (right), Surgical Technician, and STAFF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers assigned to the 405th Battalion, 50th ING Brigade, raise their 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles into the air as they chant a celebratory cheer during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of their new barracks in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers assigned to the 405th Battalion, 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, search the home of a local resident during a search for weapons caches and insurgents in the area of Hillah, Iraq, during Operation Northern Harbest

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Ronald Shaw Jr, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

An Iraqi Army (IA) Soldier Zatar Jeba, armed with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle, sits and watches a US Army (USA) patrol drive by in their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), during counter-insurgency operations, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Army (IA) Soldier Zatar Jeba, armed with a Kalashnikov automa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Larson, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

March 9, 2007, Iraqi School of Infantry students from 2d Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division stop to eat chow during a day of shooting Pulemyot Kalashnikov Machine Guns (PKMs) at Asad, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Shane S. Keller) (Released)

March 9, 2007, Iraqi School of Infantry students from 2d Brigade, 7th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D BRIGADE, 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVIS ... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier (left) from the 2nd Battalion (BN), 70th Armored Regiment (AR REGT) (2/70), 1ST Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas (KS), helps unpack a supply of 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, alleviating a critical shortage of weapons for the 1ST Presidential Iraqi Army in Mamadia Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

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

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

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

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

A 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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle, speaks with a civilian during a traffic watch while a joint foot patrol with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (not shown) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An Iraqi Policemen (IP) provides inner security with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle near the building as he waits for fellow Iraqi Policemen to enter the area of operation at Camp Ali, home of the 60th ICDC Brigade training camp, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation GAUNTLET

An Iraqi Policemen (IP) provides inner security with a Tabuk 7.62 mm a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-BCT Scene Camera Operator: CPL William I. Salazar, USMC Release Stat... More

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides security, with a Tabuk 7.62 mm short assault rifle, for coalition forces crossing the road in response to an attack on the Iraqi Police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier provides security, with a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea... More

040827-F-0571C-039 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and Guyana Defense Force (GDF) training personnel of Joint Task Force (JTF) New Horizons on firing 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles at Camp Stephenson in the Republic of Guyana (GUY). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Jeromy K. Cross (RELEASED)

040827-F-0571C-039 (Aug. 27, 2004)US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stephenson Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeromy K. Cross, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

An unidentified member of the Iraqi security force (center), carrying a 7.62mm Tabuk assault rifle, equipped with a folding stock, gets assistance from two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Charlie/Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as they search the trunk of a car, while conducting a cordon-and-search operation in Haswah, Iraq, located in the Northern Babil Province, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified member of the Iraqi security force (center), carrying ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Kalsu, Iskandariyah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Demetrio J. Espinos... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (background), Surgical Technician, assists MAJ. Lance Smith and COL. Richard Gonzalez during surgery on a local national who was shot in the thigh with an AK-47 assault rifle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2004, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Clay Moeller (background), Surgical Technician, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Collins, Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), ree 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, RPG-3 grenades and 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (bottom), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among e city and are in direct violation of e peace agreement between e Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious auority and leader of e Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by...

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammuniti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), three 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles,... More

Two members of the Iraqi National Guard practice search and seizure techniques while another ING Soldier (left) stands by with an AK-47 rifle during training with a U.S. Marine Corps Marine (right) from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, on Nov. 4, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province. In the background are two USMC 7-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) trucks. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Two members of the Iraqi National Guard practice search and seizure te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Korean Village State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

U.S Marine Corps GUNNERY SGT. Jimmy Craig from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holding an AK-47 rifle, and Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Kevin Zuroski (back to the camera) from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, demonstrate search and seizure techniques to members of the Iraqi National Guard at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 4, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

U.S Marine Corps GUNNERY SGT. Jimmy Craig from the 4th Civil Affairs G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Korean Village State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

This is an Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle found by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Regiment (1/8), while searching for insurgents and weapon caches during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted as part of Operation AL FAJR, which is an offensive operation to eradicate enemy insurgents in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

This is an Iraqi Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle found by US Marine Corps ...

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

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Solider armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, stands near the entrance at the newly renovated Kani-Koly School located outside of Dohuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Solider armed with a 5.4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Confiscated Chinese made Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) gun and two Kalashnikov assault rifles lay on the deck of US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) following an early-morning engagement with suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean, during maritime security operations

Confiscated Chinese made Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) gun and two Ka...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cape Saint George (CG 71) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Daniel Sanford, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Iraqi Police men shoot AK-47 while U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Michael Ledbetter observes, during a firing training at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Ledbetter is assigned to 3-187th Infantry Regiment and is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

Iraqi Police men shoot AK-47 while U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Michael Ledbet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen... More

Danish soldiers teach Iraqi soldiers how to load an

Danish soldiers teach Iraqi soldiers how to load an

Danish soldiers teach Iraqi soldiers how to load an AK-47 assault rifles, in a weapons maintenance course at the Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2019. The class will help ensure the Iraqi soldiers’ self-suffic... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two members of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force display a captured Iraqi AKM assault rifle, left, and an RPG-7 grenade launcher as they stand beside their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. A TOW 2 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank weapon is mounted on the roof of the HMMWV. The Marines are still wearing their Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) protective suits and overboots

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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), 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

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

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

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

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

US Army (USA) Captain (CAPT) David Zelkowitz, Commander, Bravo, 1/35 Armor Regiment (AR), hands an AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle to Iraqi Major (MAJ) Raad Khamatt Quassar, Iraqi Facilities Protection Service Commander, during a ceremony transferring authority from the USA to the Iraqi Facility Protection Service at Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Facility, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Captain (CAPT) David Zelkowitz, Commander, Bravo, 1/35 A...

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

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk assault rifle provides rooftop security during a practice house raid conducted near Camp Hurricane Point, located on the outskirts of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless,... More

Jordanian Warrant Officer (WO) Emad, instructs trainees from the second class of female Iraqi Army soldiers on proper breathing techniques while firing a Kalashnikov AK-47 Assault Rifle, part of their basic training at the Jordanian Royal Military College in Jordan

Jordanian Warrant Officer (WO) Emad, instructs trainees from the secon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Major Command Shown: Iraqi Military Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley Brokop, USAF... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose for a picture prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Two of the Soldiers are holding the 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices searching a truck during a vehicle check point training with U.S Marine Corps Marines from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, at Camp Korean Village, a base camp near the Western Syrian-Iraq border, on Nov. 6, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (USMC PHOTO by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

A member of the Iraqi National Guard, using an AK-47 rifle, practices ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Korean Village State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USM... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines walk back to a collection point for weapons found in houses with an AK-47 assault rifle and a magazine with 7.62mm rounds found while on patrol in search for insurgents in the City of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Phantom Fury

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to Bravo/Company, 1ST Battalion, 3r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM FURY Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W Ferguson, USMC Release... More

A 5.45 mm AK-47 assault rifle and some rounds that were obtained by U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, during a raid on houses suspected of harboring anti-coalition forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on Dec. 9, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

A 5.45 mm AK-47 assault rifle and some rounds that were obtained by U....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An Iraqi Police Officer pulls security at an Iraqi voting site. Mosul in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. James H. Christopher III) (Released)

An Iraqi Police Officer pulls security at an Iraqi voting site. Mosul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG James H. Christopher III Release Status: Released t... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. John Foster a Combat Photographer with the 1ST Combat Camera Sq., fires an AK-47 rifle during training being conducted by U.S. Army members with 4th. Battalion, 14th. Infantry Regiment, 172nd. Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with the Iraqi Police in Khidr Ilyas, Iraq, Mar. 29, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Ronald Wright) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. John Foster a Combat Photographer with the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Khidr Ilyas State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) cleans his rifle after training at Cam Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they reort to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deloyed as a art of MNF-W in suort of Oeration Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar rovince of Iraq to develo the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the develoment of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the develoment of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Cors...

An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) cleans his rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) cleans his rifle after training at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq o... More

Rear Adm. Tom Reck, vice commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, fires an AK-47 assault rifle on a military live-fire range during Africa Partnership Station.

Rear Adm. Tom Reck, vice commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, fires an AK-47 a...

ISSONGO, Cameroon (Mar. 14, 2015) Rear Adm. Tom Reck, vice commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, fires an AK-47 assault rifle on a military live-fire range during Africa Partnership Station. Africa Partnership Station, ... More

A boy in a yellow shirt is holding a rifle. Shooting gallery attraction kalashnikov.

A boy in a yellow shirt is holding a rifle. Shooting gallery attractio...

A boy in a yellow shirt and a white cap holding a gun. A boy in a yellow shirt holding a gun. Public domain stock photo.

An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji answers

An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji answers

An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji answers questions during a noncommissioned officer academy class at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2015. Coalition forces assist with the Iraqi academy to help stren... More

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

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

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

Soviet naval infantryman kneel with their AKS-74 rifles during a demonstration conducted for visiting U.S. Navy personnel. Two American ships, the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG-57), are in Vladivostok for a four-day goodwill visit

Soviet naval infantryman kneel with their AKS-74 rifles during a demon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 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

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

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

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, create a bonfire of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles, as they clear out an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut. 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

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, carry out arm loads of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles from an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Tabuk is an Iraqi licensed copy of the Russian Kalashnikov 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle

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 interior of an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut with racks of Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles, footlockers filled with bayonets and magazines for bullets. 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 Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

In a confiscated suit case, US troops found pictures of Saddam Hussein shaking hands with Iraqis, ammunition magazines, gas masks, AK47 Assault Rifles, pistols and a variety of weapons, which were being sold on the Iraqi black market in Al Kut, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In a confiscated suit case, US troops found pictures of Saddam Hussein...

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 Christopher H. Fitzgerald Release S... More

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

A Polish Army Soldier armed with a TANTAL assault rifle stands guard o...

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

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle, watches traffic during a joint foot patrol with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (not shown) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle, speaks with a civilian during a traffic watch while a joint foot patrol with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (not shown) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle, poses for a picture with locals while a joint foot patrol with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines (not shown) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier, armed with a Tabuk 7.62 m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenade) and launcher and other weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. From top to bottom: USSR RKG-3 hand grenade (left), AK-47 clips (right), RPG-7 launcher, PG-7VM HEAT grenade, Chinese 75 mm, HE-T, Type 69 grenade, two USSR PG-7G HEAT-T grenade, PG-7VM HEAT grenade, AK-47 without stock

RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenade) and launcher and other weapons acquire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea... More

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents that attacked the police station in Al Kharma, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Shown are an Iraqi 7.62 mm Al-Quds machine rifle (left) and a Russian 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun

Weapons acquired by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from insurgents tha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea... More

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