Full description: U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Gaige Carpenter, a Ft. Wayne, Indiana native and machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a platoon live-fire event on range 410A as a part of Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 17, 2024. The purpose of SLTE 5-24 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexis Sanchez)

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