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Here's your news around the Pacific .

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I'm Staff Sergeant Destiny Hill . US

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Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine

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Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps

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installation Pacific participated in a

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martial arts instructor course hosted

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by the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force

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Support Battalion 3FF on Camp Hanson ,

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Okinawa , Japan . The 3 week course

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trained Marines in mental and physical

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toughness and conditioning , as well as

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certifying them to instruct . Marines

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on Marine Corps martial art techniques .

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US Marines with the 3rd Marine

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Expeditionary Force in Marine Corps

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installation Pacific participated in

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the Marine Corps marksmanship

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competition Far East on Camp Hanson ,

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Okinawa . MCMC Far East is one of 5

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annual competitions held Marine Corps

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wide . Competitors who place in the top

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10% of the competition . Move on to

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compete in the Marine Corps

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championship match held in Quantico ,

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Virginia . Over 20 teams competed

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against Marine Corps installations

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Pacific from units across Okinawa

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throughout the 9 day event . US Marines

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with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force

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Information Group conducted a 6 mile

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hike during their Battle site Zero

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range hike training at Camp Hanson Oak .

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The Battlesite Zero range hike provided

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Marines the opportunity to maintain

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proficiency in operating their weapon

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systems and making a movement to

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contact under a fighting load . Battle

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site Zero will allow a marine to engage

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in enemy threats without adjusting the

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elevation of their iron sight from

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point blank range or 0 yards out to 300

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yards . That's it for this edition .

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I'm Staff Sergeant Destiny Hill . For

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