U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment are issued 5.56 mm ball ammunition and a distribution point before conducting a live-fire marksmanship event during the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2018. During the multi-day competition, squads from 1st and 3rd Battalions, 23rd Marine Regiment and 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, exercised their technical and tactical proficiencies by competing in events that highlighted offensive/defensive operations, patrolling techniques, combat marksmanship, physical endurance and small unit leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)