were able to observe and ambush the rival gang members. No one was fatally injured. Authorities later arrested the U.S. Marine gang member on base. A search warrant was executed at his residence where numerous military-issued manuals for machine guns and handguns were seized. Gang graffiti in Iraq U.S. gang-related graffiti has shown up in Iraq since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. Among the largest American street gangs represented in Iraq are the Gangster Disciples, Crips, Bloods, 18th Street, Norteños, Black Disciples, Sureños, Latin Kings, TAP Boyz, Tiny Rascal Gang, Vice Lords, and Black P. Stones, which originated in some of America's most violent and impoverished neighborhoods. Reported gangs The gangs present in the US military include: 18th Street Almighty Vice Lord Nation (abbreviated AVLN) Aryan Brotherhood Asian Boyz Bandidos Barrio Azteca Black Disciples Bloods Crips Gangster Disciples Hells Angels King Cobra Boys Ku Klux Klan Latin Kings Mexican Mafia MS-13 Norteños Sureños TAP Boyz Tiny Rascal Gang Vagos White power Skinheads References External links Iraq War Military Military of the United States