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A Marine aims a service weapon while holding out the bullet belt for it as seen from close up with a desert setting behind on a sunny day.

Hold Steady

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gilberto Arreguin feeds ammunition into an M240B machine gun as part of a live-fire range during Bright Star 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 8, 2025. The exercise is designed to promote and enhance regional security and cooperation and improve interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

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