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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shane Ryan, left, and Sgt. Shaun Muller, instructors with the Mobile Training Team, Marine Corps Shooting Team, pose for a photo after conducting training for 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 3, 2023. The Mobile Training Team provides unique additional training for Marines in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shane Ryan, left, and Sgt. Shaun Muller, instructors with the Mobile Training Team, Marine Corps Shooting Team, pose for a photo after conducting training for 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 3, 2023. The Mobile Training Team provides unique additional training for Marines in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Jay, a religious program specialist with Marine Corps Installations West, fires an M4 carbine during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2022. The competition is designed to significantly enhance participants’ proficiency in the use of individual small arms by refining fundamental marksmanship skills, learning marksmanship techniques, and pushing through mental and physical boundaries in a competitive forum. - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Jay, a religious program specialist with Marine Corps Installations West, fires an M4 carbine during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2022. The competition is designed to significantly enhance participants’ proficiency in the use of individual small arms by refining fundamental marksmanship skills, learning marksmanship techniques, and pushing through mental and physical boundaries in a competitive forum.

Sgt. Jacques Yves Duroseau fires rounds at a moving target after maneuvering in a simulated battle environment at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, May 11, 2016. Duroseau competed with the Marine Corps Shooting Team in the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a multinational event that evaluated military marksmen’s skill with firearms against their peers. During the match, competitors had to quickly maneuver to each target through a course. - Sgt. Jacques Yves Duroseau fires rounds at a moving target after maneuvering in a simulated battle environment at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, May 11, 2016. Duroseau competed with the Marine Corps Shooting Team in the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a multinational event that evaluated military marksmen’s skill with firearms against their peers. During the match, competitors had to quickly maneuver to each target through a course.

Sgt. Jose Arroyo, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires his M16A4 service rifle during the section match May 17, 2016 at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia. The event is part of Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a competitive marksmanship event that evaluates the shooting skills of the competitors. The section match consisted of two running portions and two firing portions where teams were evaluated on both skill and swiftness as a marksman. - Sgt. Jose Arroyo, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires his M16A4 service rifle during the section match May 17, 2016 at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia. The event is part of Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a competitive marksmanship event that evaluates the shooting skills of the competitors. The section match consisted of two running portions and two firing portions where teams were evaluated on both skill and swiftness as a marksman.

Competitors at the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016 fire at the moving target range at Puckapunyal in Victoria, Australia, May 2, 2016. The AASAM tested military marksmen in their capabilities with their service specific weaponry in various scenarios. The first match evaluated competitors’ skill in their service specific rifles against moving targets. - Competitors at the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016 fire at the moving target range at Puckapunyal in Victoria, Australia, May 2, 2016. The AASAM tested military marksmen in their capabilities with their service specific weaponry in various scenarios. The first match evaluated competitors’ skill in their service specific rifles against moving targets.