October 15, 2008 -- GULFPORT, Miss. -- U.S. Navy sailors practice firing on paper targets from three yards on the first day of live firing with the 9mm Beretta Pistol. Sailors train in handgun marksmanship at Woolmarket pistol and rifle range as part of Expeditionary Combat Skills School (ECS).  .The ECS school is designed to build a basic level of battlefield competence for sailors from the Navy's newly formed Expeditionary Combat  Combat Command  (NECC) community. The students have a wide range of precision modern warfare skills. Because the Navy is supporting missions ashore more than ever, there is a significant need for sailors to gain land-based combat skills. The aim of the school is to provide NECC sailors basic warfighting and survival capabilities. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Roger S. Duncan.  (RELEASED)
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