Pfc. Veronica Slaten, 84th Engineer Support Company,

Pfc. Veronica Slaten, 84th Engineer Support Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, of Alto, N.M., prepares to engage targets with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun at the Temporary Machinegun Range, JBER-Richardson, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Army machine gun marksmanship is based on the concept that Soldiers must be able to effectively apply their firing skills in combat. Teams, consisting of a gunner and assistant gunner, underwent basic non-firing training covering maintenance and immediate action drills, an initial 10-meter live fire grouping/setting course, and weapons qualification.