Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA -- Sgt. Yesenia Vargas, 95th Chemical Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, of Los Angeles, Calif., reviews her lesson plan before presenting training 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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