 Marines are no strangers to these words. They hear them every time they step foot on the shooting range. The shooting team on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hit the range to prove that practice makes perfect, especially before competition. On our team there's approximately 50 shooters. We're sending from Iwakuni to compete in division matches in Okinawa, Japan. What we're going to be doing is firing the same course of fires that we fired today with the rifle and the pistol. With the competition looming ahead of them, the Marines on the range still demonstrated camaraderie and a passion for shooting. My favorite part about the range is definitely coaching and seeing the other shooters get better, especially with more practice. Taking that shooter that has never fired the M9 service pistol or the M16 for competition and making him and honing his skills to become a proficient shooter and a proficient rifleman. With the competition fast approaching, the Marines receives a motivation in between each and every practice fire. The motivation to shoot a perfect score comes in its different forms, but is still a standard among every Marine involved and this motivation turns into competition. With our practice we put ourselves above everyone else when it comes to competition. With the team's confidence soaring high, they head to Okinawa, Japan to compete and prove that the motto remains true. Every Marine is a Rifleman. Reporting from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, I'm Lance Corporal Jennifer Ocho.