Cpl. William D. Alexander, a Severn, Maryland native and anti-tank missileman with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, observes a mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun fire down range during Exercise Fuji Viper aboard Camp Fuji, Japan, August 1, 2017. Fuji Viper is a training exercise where Marines conduct live fire and non-live fire combined arms training in order to sustain combat proficiency and improve the lethality of the Marines in the Pacific Command area of operations. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Japan as part of the

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Cpl. William D. Alexander, a Severn, Maryland native and anti-tank missileman with Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, observes a mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun fire down range during Exercise Fuji Viper aboard Camp Fuji, Japan, August 1, 2017. Fuji Viper is a training exercise where Marines conduct live fire and non-live fire combined arms training in order to sustain combat proficiency and improve the lethality of the Marines in the Pacific Command area of operations. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson)

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