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A Marine uses his ski poles to steady his M-16A2 rifle during a live fire exercise.
A 1st Platoon, Lima Company Marine uses his ski poles to steady his M-16A2 rifle during a live fire exercise at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., on Feb. 8, 1997. Marines from the 2nd Marine Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines of Camp Lejeune, N. C., are at the Center to train in cold weather survival and arctic warfare. This M-16A2 is equipped with a M-203 40 mm grenade launcher.