Military Training with Firearms

Images depict military personnel engaged in firearms training with rifles and pistols, showcasing focus, action, and tactical environments.

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030530-M-9248U-004. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H&HS

120318-N-XE109-106 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2012) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Joshua Ramos fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the forward-deployed nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

A Marine with School of Infantry-East, fires the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, during the Combat Instructor Advanced Marksmanship Training Program, on Camp Geiger, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 20, 2022. The Advanced Marksmanship Training Program utilizes Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune facilities to increase Marines proficiency as riflemen to better prepare future warfighters for tomorrows fight.

Senior Airman Jaden Edwards, 4th Munitions Squadron munitions operations technician, fires a M-9 pistol, during the Excellence-In-Competition pistol match at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2022. The EIC pistol match tested participants on their handling of an M-9 pistol, their response time and the efficiency of their shots when firing at targets 25 yards down range.

060722-A-3715G-349. Subject Operation/Series: JUMP START Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

Arabian Sea, January 18, 2012 - Shell casings from a .50 caliber machine gun collect around the feet of an Aviation Ordnanceman as he fires on a floating target during a live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

Right side rear view, medium shot over the right shoulder of US Army Sergeant First Class Thomas A. Tamas as he ejects a round during the Men's 50-meter Prone Rifle competition Thursday, September 21st, 2000, during the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. SFC Tamas is a member of the US Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

A man in tactical gear aims a rifle at a target during target practice

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Stilwell, flight sergeant assigned to the 627th Security Forces Squadron, competes in a shooting competition during Police Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 18, 2022. Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty.

220420-N-JX182-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 20, 2022) Gunners Mate 1st Class Joseph Quartararo, from Staten Island, New York, supervises as Boatswains Mate 1st Class Matthew Burke, from Topeka, Kansas, fires an M240B machine gun aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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Members of Altus Air Force Base prepare to fire during a dove hunt at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 2022. The event is held annually in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to promote responsible hunting.

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020525-F-2902B-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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Shooting range, North-Rhine Westphalian SWAT police during target practice, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

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DF-ST-87-08900. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT CHALLENGE Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Soldier with the Stinger. The Stinger is an infrared (heat seam) weapon. The shooter shoulder the weapon, focuses on his purpose, activates the search head, obtains a lock indication, gives an entrance shop and fires by transferring the trigger. The stinger is light and handy, but only suitable for low height and distances up to 6,000 meters.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Payton Garcia, bulk fuel specialist, Security Battalion, from Lawrence, Kansas, jumps on to the roof barricade during the Quantified Performance Match at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 24, 2022. This match had shooters engage steel targets at various range from different positions and objects. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean Potter)

120329-N-PB383-044GULF OF ADEN (March 29, 2012) Sailors fire their 9 mm service pistols at targets during a live-fire small arms qualification aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 27, 2022) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Jasmanny Larenas-Feijoo, from Bloomfield, New Jersey, fires an M4 rifle on the flight deck during a crew serve gun shoot aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Oct. 27. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darnelle Vanslyke, a motor transport operator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, lowers a U.S. Marine Corps MRAZOR during exercise Bougainville II at Kalaeloa Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2022. To rehearse flexibility, a 3d MLR sensing unit of employment displaced and established a sensor EAB to enable early warning of air and missile threats. Bougainville II is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment.

111217-N-YK039-008 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2011) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Scott Kroes draws his M9 service pistol during a weapons qualification event. Sailors assigned to Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 Security Force Reserve Component Detachment 2 participated in a mandatory semi-annual weapons qualification course to maintain small arms proficiency and unit readiness.

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A U.S. Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) rappels to simulated casualty at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 22, 2022. CBIRF conducted a certification exercise using an Initial Rescue Force (IRF) Focused, battalion driven exercise designed to test IRF leadership in task organization and command, and control.

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Modern 300 Meters Shooting Range with an Assault Rifle in an Illuminated Underground Tunnel in Switzerland

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A member of the 355th Security Forces Squadron fires down range while performing tactical combat maneuvers at the combat arms training and maintenance facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 9, 2022. During this exercise Airmen practiced Tactical Response Team actions as well as scored shooting at CATM.

A Navy Reserve Seabee finishes reassembling an M-16A1 rifle during the Reserve Naval Construction Force "Readiness Rodeo" competition. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Cummings, a KC-130J Super Hercules loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, ground guides forward arming and refueling point (FARP) equipment onto a KC-130J Super Hercules with VMGR-152 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMGR-152 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 conducted FARP operations in expeditionary conditions, practicing employment of light and agile forces across the Indo-Pacific.

060427-A-6365W-505. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

051215-A-2777C-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Jason Parry, from Battleground, Washington, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) weapons department, fires the M9 pistol during a small arms live fire gunnery exercise on the ships aircraft elevator, Oct. 15, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

1st Lt. Keith G. Lowell administers OC spray during the OC Spray Performance Evaluation Course on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 27, 2015. This course is part of the Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor Course, which is only offered once a year to all service members on Okinawa. The instructors for this course travel from base to base to remotely certify service members who dont have the chance to attend the formal school in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Lowell, from Fallbrook, California, is the company commander for Company C, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and will have the collateral duty of non-lethal weapons instructor upon completion of the course.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Chief Christopher Gage participates in an M4 rifle shoot on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Navy SEAL sniper in an abandoned building during urban warfare in the Middle East.

Pretty hunter girl aiming with hunting rifle in the outer wood. Low point of view. Carbine with optical-sight

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Department of Aisne. Big game hunting season (autumn). Hunters posted during the start of the hunt. Rifle on the shoulder.

Paintball, shooting, target practice, podkarpackie, Poland, Europe

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YORKTOWN, Va. (June 12, 2013) Master-at-Arms 1st Class and Range Safety Officer Matthew Fitzgerald, assigned to the Weapons Department of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), instructs a Sailor on handling a M9 Beretta 9mm pistol for a small arms qualification course at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. Abraham Lincoln is undergoing a four-year refueling complex overhaul in Newport News, Va.

A Cadet from Ozark High School surveys her shooting space on March 23 at the 2023 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The first day of competition saw the best marksmen from all-service JROTC programs across the country getting their equipment checked before practicing for one hour. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

STAFF SGT. Gordon, head of training for Naval Air Station Key West Security, checks the target and counts the points for firearms qualifications of the Auxiliary Security Forces (ASF) Platoon One during the Unit's weapons training at the Pistol range. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A Green Beret explains an M4 Carbine aiming sight during a family range hosted by the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in the 61st Reunion Week on Sept. 22, 2022. The week-long annual event give special operations soldiers and their families a chance to celebrate the quality of life and heritage of the unit.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Jack Rabasca, from Nashville, Tenn., fires an M9 pistol during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A hunter aims his rifle while hunting geese in Carson City, NV.

A Munitions SPECIALIST (MS), AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Caruso, opens a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

The 374th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance hosts an Excellence-In-Competition M9 Beretta pistol event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2022. The four-day competition was held to boost morale and test how accurate active-duty military members can shoot authorized duty pistols of their respective career fields. The top 10% scorers will earn the Air Force Excellence In Competition medal to ear on the Service Dress Uniform.

DN-SC-90-04263. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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Staff Sgt. Patrick Sunderman, Sgt. Ivan Roe and Sgt. Tim Sherry compete in the Mens 50m Smallbore Team Match at the International Shooting Sports Federation Grand Prix in Granada, Spain May 18-30, 2022, and win the Silver Medal. All Soldiers are competitive shooters/marksmanship instructors with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit International Rifle Team, which is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. (ISSF photo)

Front view of man checking shotgun sight while preparing for hunting trip, Tikhvin, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A United States team member shoots after a ruck during the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition in La Venta, Honduras on June 22, 2022. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust, and confidence to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.

Anti Poaching training at Kariega Game Reserve South Africa

A Japanese Security Guard with Provost Marshals Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, sprays oleoresin capsicum at a target during an OC spray response training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 16, 2022. During the Marine-led training, JSGs navigated through an obstacle course while experiencing the effects of OC spray, also known as pepper spray. The training consists of tactics to subdue and arrest a subject and ensures law enforcement personnel understand the effects of the spray.

Secretary of the Army, The Honorable Lewis Caldera, views the changes made by the 5th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), on their weapon systems at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Secretary holds a Colt 5.56mm M4 Carbine Rifle with a Trijicon ACOG Reflex Sight attached. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Chief Christopher Gage participates in an M4 rifle shoot on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron pose for a photo during a combat dining-in at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 26, 2022. The 23rd CES hosted the event to bring Airmen together and build camaraderie.

The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program is grateful to JBSAs leadership for providing support for the JBSA C.A.R.E event.AFW2 is a Congressionally-mandated, federally-funded program that provides personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously or very seriously wounded, ill or injured Total Force recovering service members and their Caregivers and families.

A Soldier from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Action Shooting Team demonstrates how to shoot clay pigeons with a pistol at Fort Benning, GA. Dec. 7, 2022. The AMU Action Shooting Team was created as a part of the service pistol section. In 2004, the team was reorganized as a separate team and re-designated the Action Shooting and Combat Training Team.

DN-ST-88-03672. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A U.S. Air Force crew chief with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron marshals a F-16 Fighting Falcon for the last Enhanced Air Policing mission of the deployment at 86th Air Base, Romania, July 18, 2022. The 510th EFS deployed to Romania to support the enhanced Air Policing operations over NATO airspace. The multinational NATO Alliance currently hosts more than 100 combat aircraft on alert in the region, performing 24/7 patrols along the eastern borders.

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Steven Passement, Skydio technical training instructor, shows Senior Airman Destiny Hernandez, 319th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller, a sensor on the Skydio XD2 during an unmanned aircraft system flight training course at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 28, 2022. The drone is equipped with dual sensor combining camera and thermal features, allowing Airmen to operate during the day or night.

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