![Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to test fire and calibrate an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1, Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to test fire and calibrate an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PXK4BX/marines-with-weapons-company-battalion-landing-team-3rd-battalion-5th-marines-prepare-to-test-fire-and-calibrate-an-m2-50-caliberbrowning-machine-gun-during-training-at-camp-schwab-okinawa-japan-june-1-2017-the-m2-sometimes-called-the-ma-deuce-is-the-oldest-machine-gun-currently-in-the-marine-corps-arsenal-blt-35-is-currently-deployed-as-the-ground-combat-element-of-the-31st-marine-expeditionary-unit-weapons-company-is-the-heavy-weapons-element-of-blt-35-their-arsenal-includes-heavy-machine-guns-mortars-and-anti-tank-weapons-PXK4BX.jpg)
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to test fire and calibrate an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 1,
Corporal (CPL), Steven J. Jones, USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, instructs a group
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![File:A U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin fires an M240B machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise 130522-M-AL626-0704.jpg - Wikimedia File:A U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin fires an M240B machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise 130522-M-AL626-0704.jpg - Wikimedia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/A_U.S._Marine_Corps_machine_gunner_with_Weapons_Platoon%2C_Lima_Company%2C_3rd_Battalion%2C_3rd_Marine_Regiment%2C_Marine_Rotational_Force-Darwin_fires_an_M240B_machine_gun_during_a_night_squad-attack_exercise_130522-M-AL626-0704.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
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![A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during machine gun and heavy-weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2019. During the training, the CLB-31 A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during machine gun and heavy-weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2019. During the training, the CLB-31](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RXCA63/a-marine-with-combat-logistics-battalion-31-fires-an-m249-squad-automatic-weapon-during-machine-gun-and-heavy-weapons-training-at-camp-hansen-okinawa-japan-march-7-2019-during-the-training-the-clb-31-marines-learned-the-fundamentals-to-act-as-safety-officers-for-upcoming-unit-wide-training-clb-31-is-the-logistics-combat-element-for-the-31st-marine-expeditionary-unit-the-31st-meu-the-marine-corps-only-continuously-forward-deployed-meu-provides-a-flexible-and-lethal-force-ready-to-perform-a-wide-range-of-military-operations-as-the-premier-crisis-response-force-in-the-indo-pacific-reg-RXCA63.jpg)
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during machine gun and heavy-weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2019. During the training, the CLB-31
![Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) trooper mans a defensive position for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City, Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) trooper mans a defensive position for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City,](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2003/02/14/armed-with-an-m2-50-caliber-machine-gun-a-us-marine-corps-usmc-trooper-mans-62ee2d-1024.jpg)
Armed with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, a US Marine Corps (USMC) trooper mans a defensive position for the Regimental Main Command Operations Center (RMCOC) displacement training north of Kuwait City,
![US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, take time out to clean the .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, take time out to clean the .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2M9FYYH/us-marine-corps-usmc-personnel-assigned-to-the-3rd-light-armored-reconnaissance-battalion-take-time-out-to-clean-the-50-caliber-machine-gun-mounted-atop-his-light-armored-vehicle-lav-25-during-exercise-kernel-blitz-2001-the-50-caliber-machine-gun-is-fitted-with-a-blank-firing-device-subject-operationseries-kernel-blitz-2001-base-marine-corps-base-camp-pendleton-state-california-ca-country-united-states-of-america-usa-2M9FYYH.jpg)
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, take time out to clean the .50 caliber machine gun mounted atop his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise
![Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, assault the beach after landing in an USMC AAV7A1 Philippine Marines armed with a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun and a 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle with M203 40mm grenade launcher attached, assault the beach after landing in an USMC AAV7A1](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2000/02/28/philippine-marines-armed-with-a-762mm-m60-general-purpose-machine-gun-and-a-e986f4-1600.jpg)