Marines elevate combat standards for rifle range
The USMC has modified the second half of the marksmanship program with hopes to better train Marines for combat
February 13, 2017
Marines elevate combat standards for rifle range
Lance Cpl. Robert M. Martinez Jr., sends rounds down range during table two of his annual rifle range qualification, Jan. 12, 2017, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Marine Corps revised table two of the marksmanship program to increase marksmanship skill and realism in a combat environment. The Corps requires Marines to annually qualify at the range to determine their marksmanship skill. Martinez Jr., a Tucson, Arizona, native, is a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment-35, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez/Marines.mil)
By Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez
Marines.mil
OKINAWA, Japan — Marines qualify on the rifle range every year and train to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy. In October 2016, the Marine Corps has presented a new challenge for Marines on the range — a modification to the second half of the marksmanship program was implemented with hopes to better train Marines for combat.
Marines will still complete table one, which trains Marines on the basic fundamentals and techniques of rifle marksmanship.
https://www.military1.com/training/article/1702378014-marines-elevate-combat-standards-for-rifle-range/
