Bullet Collection (page 9)

A Marine engages targets with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a live-fire exercise on the machine gun range at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

U. S. Navy Airman fires an M-240B machine gun aboard USS Essex
October 28, 2010 - U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman fires an M-240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2)

Airmen tests their skills at the shooting range
March 15, 2007 - Airmen test their skills at the Osan Air Base, South Korea, shooting range

Gunners Mate fires an M2. 50-caliber machine gun
Arta Region, Djibouti, March 11, 2014 - Gunners Mate fires an M2.50-caliber machine gun during sustainment training at a range in the Arta Region of Djibouti

Naval Aircrewman fires a. 50-caliber machine gun from a MH-60S Knighthawk
Atlantic Ocean, September 6, 2012 - Naval Aircrewman in an MH-60S Knighthawk fires a.50-caliber machine gun at an MK-25 smoke target

A soldier fires three round bursts from a M4 carbine assault rifle
Dhi Qar Province, Iraq, June 28, 2006 - U.S. Navy Air Warfare Systems Operator fires three round bursts from a M4 carbine assault rifle during a weapons familiarization exercise

A corpsman fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
Pohang, South Korea, March 29, 2006 - A corpsman fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the Su Song Ri Range during Exercise Foal Eagle 2006

A PK 7. 62mm machine gun nest on top of the Baghdad Hotel during Operation Iraqi Freedom
A PK 7.62mm machine gun nest on top of the Baghdad Hotel during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Lance Corporal waits for his turn on the M-2. 50-caliber machine gun
June 13, 2006 - Lance Corporal waits for his turn on the M-2.50-caliber machine gun

Naval Aircrewman manning a. 50 caliber machine gun aboard a MH-60 Seahawk
Atlantic Ocean, September 5, 2012 - Naval Aircrewman awaits permission to conduct a.50-caliber machine gun shoot aboard a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter

The MATADOR light anti-tank weapon (NLAW)

Soldier carries 7. 62 mm rounds to a M240G medium machine gun
March 7, 2006 - Soldier carries 7.62 mm rounds to a M240G medium machine gun aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Al Asad, Iraq

Inert artillery rounds litter Camp Wolfe

Seaman fires twin. 50 caliber machine guns aboard USS Boxer
Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2013 - Seaman fires twin.50 caliber machine guns during a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer

U. S. Army MK48 machine gunner patrols through a field in Afghanistan
September 12, 2011 - U.S. Army MK48 machine gunner assigned to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, patrols through a field looking for triggermen in the Alisheng district, Laghman province

U. S. Marine prepares to fire a PK 7. 62mm machine gun
U.S. Marine prepares to fire a PK 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun in a wadi near Kunduz, Afghanistan

A crew chief aims the GAU-21. 50 caliber machine gun out the tail of a CH-53E Super
July 25, 2006 - A crew chief aims the GAU-21.50 caliber machine gun out the tail of the CH-53E Super Stallion during training near Yuma, Arizona

A M240B medium machine gun is positioned at an observation post
May 6, 2011 - A M240B medium machine gun is positioned at an observation post to provide suppressing fire against any insurgents that might attack Georgian soldiers on patrol near Sangin, Afghanistan

Residual ammunition casing materials
The Combat Centers Range Residue Processing Station takes residual ammunition packing or casing materials, separates them into different categories and offers them for sale to foundries

A Marine loads blank ammunition rounds into a magazine for the convoy excercise

Empty 7. 62mm brass casings
Empty 7.62mm brass casings

Rounds of a M240 machine gun over a compound roof
Kajaki, Afghanistan, June 2, 2012 - Rounds of a M240 machine gun are spread out over a compound roof

A U. S. Sailor fires a. 50-caliber M2HB machine gun aboard USS Frank Cable
January 21, 2011 - A U.S. Sailor aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) fires a.50-caliber M2HB machine gun during a weapons training exercise while underway in the Philippine Sea

More than 3, 000 rounds were fired from M-240G medium machine guns

A. 50 caliber machine gun points out of a CH-46 Sea Knight
A.50 caliber machine gun points out of the CH-46 Sea Knight while in route to an urgent causality evacuation in the city of Ramadi, Iraq

Fifty-caliber machine gun rounds
June 2, 2006 - Fifty-caliber machine gun rounds are set to be fired in case of an insurgent attack during a re-supply convoy

A soldier reaches for a belt of. 50 caliber ammunition
Okinawa, Japan, June 28, 2006 - A soldier reaches for a belt of.50 caliber ammunition on his way to conduct aerial gunnery training at Idesuna Island

A 5. 62mm Minimi light machine gun with ammunitions by its side
A 5.62mm Minimi light machine gun with ammunitions by its side

Marines fire their M240G medium machine guns and M249 squad automatic weapons
October 28, 2005 - Marines unleash hell onto their targets downrange with M240G medium machine guns and M249 squad automatic weapons as part of a training evolution in support of the Weapons

7. 62 mm rounds ready to be loaded
November 23, 2006 - Prior to a patrol through the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, 7.62 mm rounds are ready to be loaded at the Hy Al-Amil station

Aviation Ordnanceman fires a M240 machine gun aboard USS John C. Stennis
Pacific Ocean, September 21, 2012 - Aviation Ordnanceman fires a M240 machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis

An assortment of improvised explosive device materials and munitions
June 16, 2006 - Marines found an assortment of improvised explosive device materials and munitions in the car belonging to an insurgent sniper near Habbaniyah, Iraq

A round flies from the chamber of an M-16A2 service rifle
January 21, 2006 - A round flies from the chamber of an M-16A2 service rifle during an enhanced marksmanship program

A field wireman fires an M2. 50 caliber heavy machine gun
Pohang, South Korea, March 29, 2006 - A field wireman fires an M2.50 caliber heavy machine gun as a field radio operator assists him at the Su Song Ri range during Exercise Foal Eagle 2006

A grenadier provides suppressing fire during counter-ambush training
January 28, 2013 - A grenadier provides suppressing fire during counter-ambush training, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California

Belted bullets for an M-249 squad automatic weapon

An M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons is loaded with 5. 56mm rounds
October 19, 2009 - An M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) is loaded with 5.56mm rounds during a deck shoot aboard the flight deck of the forward-deployed transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD-9)

Expended brass falls from a machine gun
September 29, 2008 - Expended brass falls from a machine gun mounted atop a moving vehicle during a live-fire convoy-training scenario aboard Fort Pickett, Virginia

A Marine conducts drills with an M16-A2 service rifle
March 15, 2006 - A Marine conducts drills with an M16-A2 service rifle on the 100 meter range in Mount Stuart Training Facility, Queensland, Australia

Soldiers fire a Russian RPK Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun
U.S. Navy EOD soldiers fire a Russian 7.62x39mm RPK Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun on the firing range in Kunduz, Afghanistan

U. S. Marine clears a PK general-purpose machine gun
U.S. Marine clears a PK 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun after firing it at old russian APCs in a wadi near Kunduz, Afghanistan

A marine fires his M2. 50 caliber heavy machine gun
July 29, 2006 - A marine fires his M2.50 caliber heavy machine gun at fixed targets down Combat Centers Range 400, as his assistant gunner prepares the next can of ammunition for the gun

A. 50 Caliber Browning Machine Gun with a pile of spent cases and links
A.50 Caliber Browning Machine Gun with a pile of spent cases and links

Airman loads up ammunition for the M-249 automatic rifle
Fort Huachuca, Arizona - Airman loads up ammunition for the M-249 automatic rifle prior to a tactics exercise

U. S. Marine firing a PK 7. 62mm machine gun
U.S. Marine firing PK 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun at a shooting range near Kunduz, Afghanistan

A British Army soldier mans a machine gun mounted on top of a land rover
A soldier of the British Army mans a machine gun mounted on top of a land rover

An Mk-38 machine gun system aboard USS Pearl Harbor
Pacific Ocean, December 31, 2011 - A Mk 38 MOD 2 25mm machine gun system aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor ejects casings during a live-fire exercise aboard the ship

Iraqi soldiers carrying machine guns and rifles
October 2, 2006 - Iraqi soldiers toted machine guns and rifles through Fallujahs souk, or market district during a search operation

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