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    Defense Department, ‘America’s Battalion’ Marines conduct non-lethal weapons training [Image 8 of 8]

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    The image depicts what appears to be a military training exercise at a mock village or urban operations training facility. Several soldiers in camouflage uniforms and full combat gear are conducting a simulated detainee or search operation, with role-players positioned on the ground. The setting includes a constructed compound wall, arid terrain, and mountainous backdrop suggesting a training environment designed to simulate Middle Eastern or Central Asian conditions.

    MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    08.16.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    A non-compliant role-player wipes simulated OC spray off his face after being subdued by U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel McCaughern (third from left), a squad leader with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 24-year-old native of Deer Park, N.Y., during non-lethal weapons training in a simulated urban village on Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2012. The training was part of a two-week test readiness review fielded by the Quantico, Va.-based Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate and the Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Experimentation Center. The DoD Non-Lethal Weapons Program, headed by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos, trains operating forces on escalation of force options to minimize casualties and collateral damage, said Kelley Hughes, a directorate spokesperson.

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2012
    Date Posted: 08.17.2012 15:48
    Photo ID: 647117
    VIRIN: 120816-M-MM918-008
    Resolution: 2100x1400
    Size: 3.17 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, HAWAII, US
    Hometown: DEER PARK, NEW YORK, US

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