Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Abate (left), and Lance Cpl. Calton Ragsdale (right), both machine gunners with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participate in an M240B machine gun live-fire range during exercise Fuji Viper at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 12, 2021. During this evolution of Fuji Viper, Marines honed their tactical skills, demonstrating that infantry formations can facilitate joint force multi-domain maneuver in support of naval operations. 3/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division.


Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Abate (left), and Lance Cpl. Calton Ragsdale (right), both machine gunners with Kilo Company, 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participate in an M240B machine gun live-fire range during exercise Fuji Viper at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 12, 2021. During this evolution of Fuji Viper, Marines honed their tactical skills, demonstrating that infantry formations can facilitate joint force multi-domain maneuver in support of naval operations. 3/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. Abate is a native of Seymour, Connecticut, and Ragsdale is a native of Prairieville, Louisiana.


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