Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa raise their weapons from the ready stance to fire at stationary targets at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 6, 2016. Marines sharpened their close-range combat shooting skills in the standing, kneeling and prone positions, while implementing automatic and semi-automatic weapon systems to simulate a close-quarter engagement requiring different methods of execution.

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