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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia, an expeditionary fuels technician, instructor and competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, holds up an M1 Garand rifle during the Marine Corps Championships Award Ceremony hosted by WTBn at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The M1 Garand rifle was presented to the first-place competitor who attained the highest aggregate score of the Individual Rifle Match and the Individual Pistol Match. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia, an expeditionary fuels technician, instructor and competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, holds up an M1 Garand rifle during the Marine Corps Championships Award Ceremony hosted by WTBn at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025. The M1 Garand rifle was presented to the first-place competitor who attained the highest aggregate score of the Individual Rifle Match and the Individual Pistol Match. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

U.S. Marine Corps chief warrant officer 4 Joshua C. Grayek, Weapons Training Battalion Gunner, hands a 105mm howitzer shell as a gift after a live-fire range at WTBn Vice President JD Vance, speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marine Corps chief warrant officer 4 Joshua C. Grayek, Weapons Training Battalion Gunner, hands a 105mm howitzer shell as a gift after a live-fire range at WTBn Vice President JD Vance, speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, speaks to U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, speaks to U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion pose for a group photo after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion pose for a group photo after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance speaks with U.S. Marines from Weapons Training Battalion, after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion pose for a group photo after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion pose for a group photo after a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, right, participates in firing the M101A1 105 mm howitzer alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, right, participates in firing the M101A1 105 mm howitzer alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, right, fires the M101A1 105 mm howitzer alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, right, fires the M101A1 105 mm howitzer alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, left, explains how to fire the M101A1 105 mm howitzer to Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dillan B. Braud, a field artillery cannoneer with Combat Instructor Battalion, The Basic School, left, explains how to fire the M101A1 105 mm howitzer to Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion explains the usage of the Ground Control Station to Vice President JD Vance during a demonstration of the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marines with Weapons Training Battalion explains the usage of the Ground Control Station to Vice President JD Vance during a demonstration of the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, alongside U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team, wears first-person view goggles during a demonstration of the MCADT at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, alongside U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team, wears first-person view goggles during a demonstration of the MCADT at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M240B machine gun during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M240B machine gun during a live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan S. Dodson, a machine gunner with Weapons Training Battalion, right, talks to Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan S. Dodson, a machine gunner with Weapons Training Battalion, right, talks to Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, left, watches U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sgt. Dillon P. Conway, a marksmanship instructor with Weapons Training Battalion fire the M240B during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, left, watches U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sgt. Dillon P. Conway, a marksmanship instructor with Weapons Training Battalion fire the M240B during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan S. Dodson, a machine gunner with Weapons Training Battalion, left, alongside Sgt. Dillon P. Conway, a marksmanship instructor with WTBn, middle, speaks with Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Evan S. Dodson, a machine gunner with Weapons Training Battalion, left, alongside Sgt. Dillon P. Conway, a marksmanship instructor with WTBn, middle, speaks with Vice President JD Vance, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, right, shoots the M107 .50-caliber Special Applications Scoped Rifle alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Spencer Harrell, the advanced precision marksmanship course chief, during a live fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, right, shoots the M107 .50-caliber Special Applications Scoped Rifle alongside U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Spencer Harrell, the advanced precision marksmanship course chief, during a live fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M4 carbine, during a modified Annual Rifle Qualification live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M4 carbine, during a modified Annual Rifle Qualification live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M4 carbine, during a modified Annual Rifle Qualification live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, shoots the M4 carbine, during a modified Annual Rifle Qualification live-fire range at Weapons Training Battalion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

Vice President JD Vance, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ridgely W. Gray, a marksmanship coach with Weapons Training Battalion, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Vice President JD Vance, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ridgely W. Gray, a marksmanship coach with Weapons Training Battalion, during a live-fire range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 26, 2025. Vance served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of his visit was to engage with Marines, reconnect with the Corps, and experience firsthand the training that shapes the next generation of Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker

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