
Sgt. Bradley Leblanc, a military policeman with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, loads a practice round into his M-79 grenade launcher as Staff Sgt. Simon Lemay checks the firing line. Marines tested the "blooper" guns as a possible solution against improvised explosive devices for convoy operations in Iraq.
(USMC photo by Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva)

Cpl. Dennis Aikara of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division reaches for a high-explosive 40 mm grenade during a test-firing of M-79 grenade launchers in Iraq. Marines tested the "blooper" guns to see if they might be an effective tool to defeat improvised explosive devices while on convoy operations.