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U.S. Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command participate in the first MARFORCOM live-fire rifle range in five years at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia, Oct. 17, 2018. Marines with MARFORCOM will now be able to complete their annual rifle qualification to hone the fundamentals of combat marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jessika Braden/ Released)

Combat engineers with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participated in tactical marksmanship courses at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 25, 2018. The Marines completed Combat Marksmanship Program Tables 5 and 6, as well as a ballistic breaching course with M1014 shotguns and a machine gun course with M240B and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons to enhance their warfighting abilities on the battlefield. Combat engineers often augment infantry units during exercises and deployments, which requires tactical proficiency with multiple weapons systems in various environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Mark Fike)

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, train with Indonesian Marines, as part of the military exchange program, during Exercise Bougainville I on Marine Corps Base Hawaii 7-25 August, 2018. Bougainville I is the first phase of the pre-deployment training cycle for the battalion and is an exercise focused on building small-unit skills to increase proficiency in combat. The military exchange program between Indonesia and the U.S. involves each country sending a platoon of Marines to live and train together at the other's military base. This program enhances the capability of both services and displays their continued commitment to share information and increase the ability to respond to crisis together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ricky Gomez)

U.S. Marine armorers with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion highlight their daily duties at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2018. Marines with the III MSB Armory maintain accountability, issue weapons, perform proper limited technical inspections, pre-fire inspections, and execute maintenance on various weapons and weapon attachments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Danielle Abshire)

U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 swap between M9 service pistols and Mossberg 500 shotguns during a Combat Marksmanship Program aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, May 2-3, 2018. The CMP shoot allowed Marines to learn how to utilize various weapon systems so they could better operate in a dismounted environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Abrey Liggins)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 5 employed a team of combat engineers and heavy equipment operators to fortify Forward Operating Base al Qaim, Iraq in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Tyler Harrison)