 Every marine is a rifleman, and during javelin thrust 2011, Marines are learning how to be machine gunners as well. Their journey begins with the familiarization course. Here they are taught how to load, disassemble, reassemble, and clear jams from the weapons. A couple days later, the practical application begins. All right, today we came out here with two machine gun teams. We had some non-infantry Marines come out here. We tried to get them some trigger time, train them up, show them the importance of knowing all their weapon systems just in case they were to have to utilize them. While on the range, these Marines fire the M-250 caliber machine gun, which is effectively able to fire 550 rounds a minute, farther than a mile. With the training these Marines are receiving, they can rest easy knowing that if things get bad, they'll be able to pick up the slack and possibly save Marines' lives. From Javelin Thrust 2011, I'm Lance Corporal, Nick Neighbors. Thank you for watching.