Spc. Sean Foley (right), an M-240L machine gun gunner, and Pfc. Edgar Guevara, M-240L assistant gunner, with Avalanche Company, 2nd Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, engage targets March 21, 2026, during infantry squad drills at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Infantry Platoon Battle Course. M-240L 7.62mm machine guns are five pounds lighter than the older M-240B model. (Alaska National Guard photo by Maj. David Bedard)