Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA -- Pvt. Patrick McBride (r), 56th Engineer Company (Vertical), 2nd Engineer Brigade, of Norwood, Mass., gets hands-on instruction on proper functioning of the M2 .50 caliber machine gun from Sgt. Yesenia Vargas, 95th Chemical Company, of Los Angeles, Calif., prior to qualifications 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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