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Dec 6, 2005

Sgt. Thomas O. Hereim, crew chief, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pulls back the charging handle on a M16A2 service rifle during the Enhanced Marksmanship Program Dec. 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadrons 374, 373 and 371 attended the day-long course designed to put them in a combat mindset while they increase their basic ability to operate the rifle or pistol in a battlefield environment. The EMP course is a part of Exercise Desert Talon, which is designed to prepare Marine aviation units for their upcoming deployment to Iraq.

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