Marine Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Belmont, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, fires his M18 modular handgun system during the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 17, 2022. The competition is designed to significantly enhance participants’ proficiency in the use of individual small arms by refining fundamental marksmanship skills, learning marksmanship techniques, and pushing through mental and physical boundaries in a competitive forum.

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