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GOTEMBA, Japan - Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines and augments donned their flaks and kevlars to fire crew serve weapons and expand their combat capabilities during Exercise Dragon Fire 2014 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 13.
Dragon Fire 14 is CLC-36’s annual Battle Skills Training exercise that focuses on improving the individual and collective combat skills of CLC-36 service members with an emphasis on weapons familiarization training.
Service members fired the M249 light machine gun, M240G medium machine gun, the M2 .50 caliber machine gun and Mark 19 grenade launcher.
“I ensure everyone is doing what they’re supposed to be doing, both tactically and proficiently, and help support the mission,” said Lance Cpl. Bryant Andrew Scott, a Tactical Readiness and Training instructor with Combat Logistics Regiment 37.
Scott was particularly adamant when service members had questions pertaining to the M2, lovingly nicknamed “Ma Deuce.”
“I specialize in everything that has to do with the .50 Cal,” said Scott. “I like the accuracy and range and I also like the fact if you fire and miss your target, the actual percussion from the round itself can rip a limb off.”
To end with a bang, service members finished the range off with the Mk-19, which a fire 40mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 325 to 375 rounds per minute.
“One of the most important things while handling weapons is having confidence,” said Scott. “Someone who is timid or shy about handling a weapon, that weapon is going to own them. You have to be confident in what you’re doing.”
Scott’s supervision and expertise stuck with service members as the continued to simulate suppressive fire.
“I’m always thinking about safety because I don’t want to hurt any other Marine out here,” said Lance Cpl. Robert Redfield, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. “We all came out here to have fun and train and if someone gets hurt, it brings the morale down.”
Scott said the advantage of having crew serve weapons in a firefight is lethal.
“Crew serve weapons are the most deadly thing on the battlefield,” said Scott. “It definitely brings support to the battlefield. When we need to move in on a target, we’ll lay down suppressive fire with machine guns, soften the target and allow the riflemen to move in. If we need to, we can also have weapons that work together. If we have a .50 Cal and a Mark 19, we can lay fire down on the enemy and if they get into a place where we can’t hit them with the .50, then we’ll use plunging fire with the Mark 19. It’s pretty much a checkmate.”
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2014 22:45 |
| Story ID: | 136673 |
| Location: | GOTEMBA, SHIZUOKA, JP |
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