As with most people’s lives, we don’t get proper machine gun content every day, but when it shows up, it tends to deliver. Here’s to the U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 3/5, part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, seen running M240B machine guns during a live-fire exercise at sea.

The “range” took place aboard the USS Comstock (LSD 45), operating in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group. Firing from a naval platform adds another layer of complexity compared to static land ranges, with movement, space constraints, and coordination all playing a role. On the other hand, if the sea is empty, what could you possibly hit by accident? And as a shooter, you should know how to adapt and keep the aim – unless there’s a storm.

Source: Sgt. Trent A. Henry, U.S. Marine Corps.