Readiness

Sgt. Daniel Grant, a mortarman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, assumes the prone position while firing at an unknown distance target on a Table 3 range during pre-deployment training at Range K501 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 16, 2017. The training was conducted to enhance the Ground Combat Element’s readiness for future security cooperation operations in Central America. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens/ Released)