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After we had been in Jordan a few weeks, we went out into the desert to do a live-fire and familiarization exercise.
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Setting up the MK-19 ("mark 19") grenade launcher. This is a fully automatic weapon that fires 40mm grenades from a...
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Small arms familiarization exercise
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Setting up the M240B machine gun. This is the weapon that replaced the decades-old M60. It fires 7.62mm rounds off a belt.
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing the M240B.
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing the M240B.
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing the MK-19
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing the MK-19
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing the MK-19
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing our M4s and M249s. The M4 carbine replaced the M16 rifle. It is basically a lighter, shorter, and more reliable...
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing our M4s
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Here I'm getting ready to fire the MK-19. Officers don't usually get to fire the big guns very often, so this was a me
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Firing our M4s as a dust devil goes by in the distance
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Loading a new belt of grenades into the MK-19
Date: 04-Jun-2003
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Several of us took "field trips" to various historical sites in Jordan. This is near the top of Mount Nebo, where Mose
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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A view from near the top of Mount Nebo
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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This is where Moses looked out and saw the Promised Land. Although there is usually fog in the valley that limits visibility,...
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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After Mount Nebo, we continued on to Jarash, a centuries-old city which has been rather well preserved.
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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More of the ruins of Jarash
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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More of the ruins of Jarash
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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These schoolkids were apparently on a field trip here. This is the entrance to a coliseum.
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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On our way up to the top of the coliseum
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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To demonstrate the accoustics in the coliseum, our tour guide dropped a coin onto the floor while standing in the center of...
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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A view from the top of the coliseum
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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Sitting on top of the coliseum
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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More of the ruins of Jarash
Date: 16-Jun-2003
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