U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fire M240B machine guns during a live-fire exercise at Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 2024. MACS-4 conducted the live-fire training to improve their proficiency with crew-served weapon systems and enhance force protection capabilities in an expeditionary advanced base operations environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila)