Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Training video of US Soldiers & US Marines while participating in a live-fire range using the MK19 40mm Grenade Launcher (some footage includes the FGM-148 Javelin and BGM-71 TOW Missile). The purpose of the training is to improve accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities with the MK-19 grenade launchers.
The training exercise focused on enhancing a wide variety of skillsets for the participating such as the opportunity to build confidence and proficiency skills on some of the crew-served weapons they operate while providing security in a deployed environment.
The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher. The first model (Mod 0) in 1966 was determined to be unreliable and unsafe, but a total of six Mod 1 launchers were successfully tested on U.S. Navy riverine patrol craft in the Mekong Delta in 1972. The Navy made further improvements to the weapon, resulting in the Mod 3 in 1976. The Mod 3 was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1983 and remains in service to the present day.
The Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher replaced the earlier Mk 18 hand-cranked multiple grenade launcher. The 40 mm ammunition used (40×53 mm) is not interchangeable with that used in the M203 (40×46 mm). The M203 ammunition develops a lower chamber pressure, and resultant lower muzzle velocity and range, compared to ammunition loaded for the Mk 19. The Mk 19 fires from an open bolt. The rounds are mechanically fed onto the bolt face with the pull of the charging handles. When the trigger is pressed, the bolt closes, and the firing pin is released. The recoil blows back the bolt, feeds a new round onto the bolt face, which pushes the expended casing off the bolt face.
Video Credits: U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps | United States Department of Defense
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Training video of US Soldiers & US Marines while participating in a live-fire range using the MK19 40mm Grenade Launcher (some footage includes the FGM-148 Javelin and BGM-71 TOW Missile). The purpose of the training is to improve accuracy, communication abilities and suppressive fire capabilities with the MK-19 grenade launchers.
The training exercise focused on enhancing a wide variety of skillsets for the participating such as the opportunity to build confidence and proficiency skills on some of the crew-served weapons they operate while providing security in a deployed environment.
The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher. The first model (Mod 0) in 1966 was determined to be unreliable and unsafe, but a total of six Mod 1 launchers were successfully tested on U.S. Navy riverine patrol craft in the Mekong Delta in 1972. The Navy made further improvements to the weapon, resulting in the Mod 3 in 1976. The Mod 3 was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1983 and remains in service to the present day.
The Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher replaced the earlier Mk 18 hand-cranked multiple grenade launcher. The 40 mm ammunition used (40×53 mm) is not interchangeable with that used in the M203 (40×46 mm). The M203 ammunition develops a lower chamber pressure, and resultant lower muzzle velocity and range, compared to ammunition loaded for the Mk 19. The Mk 19 fires from an open bolt. The rounds are mechanically fed onto the bolt face with the pull of the charging handles. When the trigger is pressed, the bolt closes, and the firing pin is released. The recoil blows back the bolt, feeds a new round onto the bolt face, which pushes the expended casing off the bolt face.
Video Credits: U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps | United States Department of Defense
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![Firepower! M1 Abrams Inside & Outside View [Training Exercise]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZgOqEJPVhtM/mqdefault.jpg "Firepower! M1 Abrams Inside & Outside View [Training Exercise]
U.S. Marines with Tank platoon, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire the 120 mm rounds from M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks on static simulated targets during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 (RUTMEUEX). The exercise keeps the 11th MEU Marines and equipment ready for various types of situations, enhancing Marines skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions.
Credit: U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus | U.S. Department of Defense
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![AH-64 Apache on the Range [Highlights]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/anfXNWLXLas/mqdefault.jpg "AH-64 Apache on the Range [Highlights]
The AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. The U.S. Army is the primary operator of the AH-64.
00:00 - Armament and avionics maintainers prepare AH-64 Apache helicopters for flight. Overview
00:56 - Soldiers display their AH-64 Apaches capabilities during a training event.
01:53 - AH-64 Apache helicopters provide air support for M1A2 Abrams during the combined arms live-fire exercise of Victory Eagle.
04:57 - Slow-Motion: AH-64 Apache hovers low and scans for simulated targets.
05:11 - AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters engage targets during an aerial gunnery range exercise.
Credits: U.S. Army videos by Erich Backes, Spc. Alaura Lucas, Cpl. Max Elliott, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds, Maj. Robert Fellingham, Gertrud Zach
Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham
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Derivative works: Military Archive
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