021215-N-4953E-002 At sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Dec. 15, 2002 -- GunnerÕs Mate 3rd Class Travis Smalls practices shooting an M203 grenade launcher during an exercise. The M203 was designed to replace the Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher. The newer weapon also maintains the added versatility for direct fire from both the M16 and the M203 launcher tube. This dual system was combined to create a single effective weapon to be carried and used in many ways on the battlefield. Harry S. Truman is on a regularly scheduled deployment, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduri
021215-N-4953E-002 At sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Dec. 15, 2002 -- GunnerÕs Mate 3rd Class Travis Smalls practices shooting an M203 grenade launcher during an exercise. The M203 was designed to replace the Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher. The newer weapon also maintains the added versatility for direct fire from both the M16 and the M203 launcher tube. This dual system was combined to create a single effective weapon to be carried and used in many ways on the battlefield. Harry S. Truman is on a regularly scheduled deployment, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED) US Navy 021215-N-4953E-002 shooting an M203 grenade launcher
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