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A student fires an M203 grenade launcher during Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-19 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2019. WOBC is designed to train and educate newly appointed and commissioned warrant officers in a variety of skills required to transition from enlisted Marine to officer, with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye)

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Aug 14, 2025

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va - A student fires an M203 grenade launcher during Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-19 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2019. WOBC is designed to train and educate newly appointed and commissioned warrant officers in a variety of skills required to transition from enlisted Marine to officer, with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye)

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