U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alec C. Ward, a primary marksmanship

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alec C. Ward, a primary marksmanship instructor with Formal Marksmanship Training Center, Headquarters Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, instructs a platoon of recruits aboard Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 18, 2016. Ward taught recruits corrective action procedures for the M16A4 service rifle in the case of weapons malfunctions while on range. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick J. ClarosVillalta/Released