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U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fire M240B machine guns in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2025. MASS-2 conducted live-fire training, improving their proficiency with crew-served weapon systems and enhanced force protection capabilities in an expeditionary advanced base operations environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Catindig)

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa participate in a machine gun range with Portuguese paratroopers at Muranzel Range, Portugal, June 8, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct limited crisis response and theater security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Jodson B. Graves)

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)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1 (MASS-1) shoot the M2HB machine gun, M240B machine gun and M4 tactical shotgun on Aug. 28, 2015 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. MASS-1 conducted an overnight training evolution to familiarize its Marines with individual and crew-served weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Kathryn K. Bynum/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.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines conduct mortar and M240B machingun training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 3, 2014. The mortarmen completed approximately 15 fire missions to familiarize Marines with their weapon systems.The following day, machine gunners participated in a basic qualification course to test the Marines’ skills behind their weapon.