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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, participate in the 2021 Expeditionary Operations Training Group Sniper Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2021. The training was an evaluated course of fire requiring the Marines to learn high-level sniper skills in challenging conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Sarvey)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conduct multiple live-fire ranges, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 15, 2021. The focus of this exercise was to prepare for their next evolution of training as the unit works toward future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Brown)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Danny McDonald, a scout sniper with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2021. Sgt. McDonald was recognized for his selfless actions in Surf City, N.C., May 4, 2019, where he risked his own life to save a 10-year-old child from drowning in the ocean. The child was caught in a rip current that carried him approximately 300 feet from shore. McDonald swam out and rescued the child back to safety. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Noah Ralphs)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, and 3d Battalion, 8th Marines, conduct aerial sniping at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 17, 2021. The training increased the Marines’ proficiency in engaging targets with precision from a moving aircraft. 3/3 and 3/8 are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Laiqa Hitt)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 (MRF-E), Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct an integrated live-fire sniper training event with scout snipers from Force Reconnaissance Detachment 21.1 (FORECON) and Norwegian partners in Setermoen, Norway, March 2, 2021. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Andrew Smith)

U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion, and 3D Battalion, 3D Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, participate in a pre-sniper qualification course on Okinawa, Japan from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, 2021. The pre-sniper course is designed to prepare, instruct, and evaluate the Marines identified to attend the scout sniper Basic Course. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kallahan Morris)