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Marine Corps Rifle Qualification Is Getting Its First Major Overhaul in More Than 100 Years
Marines with Weapons Training Battalion conduct the Annual Rifle Qualification train-the-trainer course on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 17, 2021. (Rachael A Treon/U.S. Marine Corps)
24 Feb 2021
Marine Corps marksmanship officials this week rolled out the final version of a new, more realistic rifle qualification course that will force Marines to put lethal hits on stationary and moving targets the same as they would in combat.
Beginning Oct. 1, all active-duty Marines and sailors assigned to Fleet Marine Force will qualify with the demanding new Annual Rifle Qualification, or ARQ a course of fire designed to assess how shooters use fundamental marksmanship principles to apply lethal force on modern targets with lethal zones marked on the chest and head.
Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrate the 15th anniversary of the organization, February 22, 2021. Fifteen years ago, the Marine Corps combined several of its specialized and uniquely trained units to become pioneers in a new,
Marines In Hawaii Are Training For A Return To Island Fighting - Honolulu Civil Beat
The Marine Corps is reorganizing its entire force, starting with troops on Oahu. Reading time: 7 minutes.
Hawaii is at the center of an ambitious plan to give the Marine Corps a 21st century reboot that will lead to a leaner force that moves faster and strikes harder as tensions with China intensify in the Pacific.
Over the summer, members of the 3rd Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii became the first “Littoral Regiment,” which will provide the blueprint for the new standard Marine combat unit.
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