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    A rifle squad is composed of 13 Marines organized into a squad leader, 3 fireteams of 4 Marines each, and organic weapons. Each fireteam includes a corporal leader, an automatic rifleman with a squad automatic weapon, an assistant rifleman, and a rifleman. The squad uses combat formations like column, wedge, and echelon to maneuver and provide security with flexible fire in different directions.

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    A rifle squad is composed of 13 Marines organized into a squad leader, 3 fireteams of 4 Marines each, and organic weapons. Each fireteam includes a corporal leader, an automatic rifleman with a squad automatic weapon, an assistant rifleman, and a rifleman. The squad uses combat formations like column, wedge, and echelon to maneuver and provide security with flexible fire in different directions.

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    COMPOSITION OF THE RIFLE SQUAD

    A RIFLE SQUAD IS COMPOSED OF 13 MARINES -A SERGEANT(SQUAD LEADER) -3 FIRETEAMS OF FOUR MARINES EACH EACH FIRETEAM CONSIST OF -A CORPORAL (FIRETEAM LEADER) -TWO LANCE CORPORALS (AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN AND ASSISTANT AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN)

    -AND A PRIVATE/PFC (RIFLEMAN)

    ORGANIC WEAPONS
    SQUAD LEADER: M-16 RIFLE AND BAYONNET FIRE TEAM LEADER: M-16 WITH A 40MM, M-203 GRENADE LAUNCHER ATTACHED AND BAYONNET KNIFE AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN: SQUAD AUTOMATIC WEAPON AND COMBAT KNIFE (K-BAR) ASSISTANT AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN: M-16 RIFLE AND KBAR RIFLEMAN: M-16 RIFLE AND K-BAR

    BASIC COMBAT FORMATIONS


    COLUMN
    WEDGE SKIRMISHES RIGHT/LEFT ECHLON LEFT/RIGHT

    COLUMN
    PERMITS RAPID CONTORLLED MOVEMENT FAVORS FIRE AND MANEUVER TO THE FLANKS VULNERABLE TO FIRE FROM THE FRONT AND PROVIDES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FIRE TO THE FRONT

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    WEDGE
    PERMITS GOOD CONTROL
    PROVIDES ALL-AROUND SECURITY FORMATION IS FLEXIBLE FIRE IS ADEQUATE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

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