Sunshine and rain combined in today’s Photo Of The Day from Japan, where we get an excellent side-view of an M4 Carbine with an ACOG sight and grenade launcher.

Above and below: We see U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, assigned to the 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, as they conduct a combat marksmanship range during Forest Light Middle Army.

This happened in the Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, in December 2019.

The Forest Light Middle Army is an annual training exercise that is designed to enhance the collective defense capabilities of the United States and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez)

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Timothy Brown with Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, gives commands during a combat marksmanship range during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan,

Below caption:

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Evans with Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, prepares to conduct a combat marksmanship range during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 3, 2019.

All photos by U.S. Marine Corps, photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez.