Marine Corps Capt. Erik Ayala, the company commander of Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range as part of Divisions Schools’ company commanders course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 26, 2024. The division instituted the company commanders course to better prepare officers for company and battery command. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Whistler)

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