Marines Using M110 SASS

3D Recon Marines on Okinawa are the first Marine Snipers to start using the new M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. They received the weapons on January 10, 2011 and started training on them. The semi-automatic weapons allow the snipers to more rapidly engage targets in built-up areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

Marine Corps Training Principles

The Marine Corps Training Principles are:

• Train as you fight
• Make commanders responsible for training
• Use standards-based training
• Use performance-oriented training
• Use mission-oriented training
• Train the MAGTF to fight as a combined arms team
• Train to sustain proficiency
• Train to challenge

No Former Marines

"I set the policy about two weeks ago – there’s no such thing as a former Marine. You’re a Marine, just in a different uniform and you’re in a different phase of your life. But you’ll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego or the hills of Quantico. So there’s no such thing s a former Marine." --Gen. James F. Amos, CMC