Marine Sgt. Kennedy Ralph, a joint terminal attack controller with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires his M4 carbine during his annual rifle qualification at Range 116A on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 11, 2022. Camp Pendleton’s Marksmanship Training Division trains 22,000 Marines and sailors each year across the installation to effectively engage targets with both rifles and pistols. The ARQ is a timed course of fire, ranging from 500 yards down to 15 yards. Ralph is a native of Spokane, Washington.

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