Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Smith, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, assembles an M240B medium machine gun Sept. 11 during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Rifle Squad and Crew-Served Weapons Competition at the Central Training Area. The competition encompassed a variety of proficiencies Marines may need while in a combat environment to include the grenade throwing course, intermediate swimming qualification, combat life-saving drills and firing the M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun, M240B medium machine gun, M249 squad automatic weapon, the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, and 60 mm mortar weapon system. The M240B is a belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine gun. Smith is a reconnaissance man with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
<br>Unit: III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific
Lance Cpl. Cedric Haller
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