Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA -- Pvt. Ryan Curtis, 84th Engineer Support Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, of Mobile, Ala., loads a belt of ammunition into his gunner's M2 .50 caliber machine gun at the Temporary Machinegun Range, JBER-Richardson, Wednesday, August 15, 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, an initial 10-meter live fire grouping/setting course, and weapons qualification.
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