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Marines with Weapons Training Battalion conduct the Annual Rifle Qualification train-the-trainer course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 17, 2021. - Marines with Weapons Training Battalion conduct the Annual Rifle Qualification train-the-trainer course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 17, 2021. The ARQ is replacing the current Annual Rifle Training to increase lethality by creating a more operationally realistic training environment which will be implemented service-wide by fiscal year 2022.

New Annual Rifle Qualification To Make Marines More Lethal

The Marine Corps began the train-the-trainer course of the new Annual Rifle Qualification, which will fully replace the previous Table 1 and Table 2 qualification course of fire October 1, 2021.

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7/20/2026 - https://www.businessinsider.com/marines-launched-drones-from-a-helicopter-scouting-ships-in-training-2026-7

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7/17/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/07/14/uss-essex-at-the-center-of-additive-manufacturing-trials-during-rimpac-26

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7/15/2026 - https://defence-blog.com/u-s-marines-train-on-new-recon-boat-near-taiwan/

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7/13/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-marines-demonstrate-jltv-mounted-tow-missile-capability-for-distributed-warfare-in-the-indo-pacific

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7/10/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/07/07/u-s-marines-demonstrate-dual-mef-strategy-in-western-pacific-drills

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