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LCpl Axel Uy Spotlight

AFN Okinawa
Oct. 20, 2021 | 1:00

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Axel Uy, a combat marksmanship coach with Headquarters & Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, tells his story of becoming a range coach, Camp Foster Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2021. Uy is a native of Manila, Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Elton Taylor)