Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA -- Belts of .50 caliber ammunition await Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion, 2d Engineer Brigade, as they prepare to conduct qualifications on the M2 .50 caliber machine gun at the Temporary Machinegun Range, JBER-Richardson, Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Army machine gun marksmanship is based on the concept that Soldiers must be able to effectively apply their firing skills in combat. Teams, consisting of a gunner and assistant gunner, underwent basic non-firing training covering maintenance and immediate action drills and an initial 10-meter live fire grouping/setting course, and weapons qualification.
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