Sweat drips from the face of Sgt. Ben Mercer with the

Sweat drips from the face of Sgt. Ben Mercer with the 416th Theater Engineer Command and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship team puts on his body armor before qualifying with his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, during the first day of the U.S. Army Forces Command Weapons Marksmanship Competition Sept. 21, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The three-day FORSCOM competition features 27 marksmen from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the National Guard in events for the M9 pistol, the M4A1 rifle, and the M249, to recognize Soldiers who are beyond expert marksmen. The multi-tiered events challenge the competitors' ability to accurately and quickly engage targets in a variety of conditions and environments. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale/Released)