U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Matthew Laitres, a machine gunner assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion of the 8th Marines (1/8) sights in on targets while on the Infantry Platoon Battle Course located at Fort Pickett, V. A., Aug. 27, 2013. The Marines of 1/8 were supporting students attending the Infantry Unit Leaders Course (IULC) at the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East. IULC is a course designed for Marine infantry staff non commissioned officers that prepares them for the rigors of being a platoon sergeant in an infantry platoon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul S. Mancuso, Combat Camera, SOI-E/Released)