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U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a group photo with Gen. David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, during the annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition awards ceremony in the Hawkins Room at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2023.The annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition is a service-recognized competitive environment to determine, under simulated combat conditions, which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency. - U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a group photo with Gen. David Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, during the annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition awards ceremony in the Hawkins Room at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2023.The annual Marine Corps rifle squad competition is a service-recognized competitive environment to determine, under simulated combat conditions, which Marine rifle squad most effectively demonstrates their combat capabilities and operational proficiency.

First Corps-wide squad competition in nearly 30 years

U.S. Marine Corps infantry rifle squads from across all four divisions participated in the Corps’ service-wide Rifle Squad Competition hosted by Training Command on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 23-27, 2023. The ‘super squad’ style competition took the best squads from competitions at each of the four Marine divisions and saw them face off against each other head-to-head. To determine who was deserving of the title of 'Most Proficient Rifle Squad in the Marine Corps,' each squad was taken through a series of events designed to test their operational proficiency in a realistic training environment while challenging their physical and mental resilience...

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