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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The Marines of 1st Law Enforcement Battalion conducted their first ever live-fire training with the Non-Lethal/Tube-Launched Munition System aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11.
During this initial training shoot, LEB Marines made history as the first Marines to fire this weapon system on the West Coast. The new technology will change the way Marines interact with potential threats during mounted patrols and vehicle checkpoints.
“It is designed to warn vehicles that are approaching [restricted areas],” said Merlin Lewis-Ellis, a life cycle logistician from Elizabethtown, North Carolina. “It helps determine their intent without actually going lethal.”
The NL/TLMS holds 30 rounds of 40 mm flash-bang ammunition that when shot can be seen up to 600 meters away.
“It helps determine the bad guys from the good guys,” said Lewis-Ellis. ”You don’t want civilian casualties and this allows [Marines] to not go lethal if it’s not necessary.”
1st LEB trains with a variety of non-lethal weapons and applies multiple non-lethal tactics.
“This weapon will be useful in future deployments for the Marine Corps,” said Sgt. Mark Wagstaff, 30, from Baltimore, the ammunition chief for 1st LEB. “It gives us another non-lethal tactic to apply in situations where lethal weapons are not necessary.”
The Marines continue to broaden their horizon with new technology that will offer them more options in non-lethal situations.
“It gives the Marine Corps a new capability,” said Wagstaff. “It’s another asset in the arsenal that we have.”
As the training concluded, darkness again returned to the night and the Marines left confident with their new skill set.
| Date Taken: | 09.11.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.15.2014 12:28 |
| Story ID: | 142179 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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