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Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted M249 Squad Automatic Weapon qualification training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 25, 2017. The mission of MWSS 271 is to provide all essential aviation ground support requirements to any designated fixed-wing component of the aviation combat element. Marines assigned to the squadron participate in weapons qualification outside of their military occupational fields as part of their overall combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson/ Released)

More than 50 Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing cycled through weapons qualifications during an M240 Bravo machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 29-30, 2016. The exercise allowed Marines to re-familiarize themselves with the weapons and qualify on them. The primary missions of the battalion are to provide low altitude ground-to-air weapon support and provide ground security for air bases.

Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in machine gun live-fire target engagement aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 11, 2016. The Marines worked in pairs and fired M249 Squad Automatic Weapons and M240 medium machine guns at targets of unknown distances. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force, attend a Basic Machine Gunner's course at the Combat Skills Training school at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 18-29, 2016. The Marines with CLB-7 are from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. This is a unique training opportunity for the Marines to interact with their 1st Marine Logistics Group counterparts. The BMG course is a two-week-long class which covers the nomenclature and application of the M240B machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, M2 .50 cal machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, conducted a live-fire training exercise at SR-8, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 6, 2015. The Marines fired the M249 squad automatic weapon, M240B machine gun, M40A5 bolt-action sniper rifle, and the M110 semi-automatic sniper rifle. The training was conducted to show Marines new to the platoon, the importance of employing the different weapon systems together to gain maximum effectiveness and to teach new Marines how to use the different weapons effectively.