GUNS UP Marine machine gunners are masters of their craft with a proud lineage that stretches back more than 100 years to the fielding of the first machine guns. Their fire has dominated the enemy from Belleau Wood to Guadalcanal, from An Hoa to Sangin. Today, they continue to train, honing their skills to stay ready and lethal on the modern battlefield. Have yourself a day, 0331s. 📷 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez) #USMC | U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps snipers will soon be equipped with a longer-range, more versatile rifle designed to increase lethality and establish threat overmatch on the battlefield in support of Force Design 2030. Selected through a joint effort between Marine Forces Special Operations Command, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, the Mk22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle is a bolt action, precision rifle system. The new rifle will replace all legacy M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 rifles, reducing the sniper rifle inven