October 16, 2008 -- GULFPORT, Miss. -- U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Jeffery Smitman, right, walks to the ammo tent with the rest of his class 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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