Staff Sgt. Matt Tippett, a chief scout Sniper, Battalion

Staff Sgt. Matt Tippett, a chief scout Sniper, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle in an MH-60S Sea Hawk, over the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2017. Scout snipers conducted aerial sniper training as part of the 31st MEU’s 17.1 Spring Patrol. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st MEU’s air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited contingency to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger/Released)