QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE, Virginia — Vice President JD Vance proved the saying, “Once a Marine, always a Marine,” during a visit to the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, on Wednesday.
During his visit, he gave remarks to about 750 Marines gathered to greet him, served chow at a mess hall, ate lunch with a small group of them, and tested out some new weapons at a range.
Vance got to test out the M27 5.56 Infantry Assault Rifle, which all Marines have to qualify on yearly, the M107 .50 caliber sniper rifle, and the M240B machine gun. He also tested out a drone system, and fired an M101 105mm Howitzer.
He joked on X: “Become VP, get to shoot machine guns with
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