Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
An American crow observes U.S. Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 participate in a culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of Marines through tough realistic training, enabling Marines to train their......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Richard Tattoli, the lead martial arts instructor with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, gives a debrief to Marines with Martial Arts Instructor course 48-26 after the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Licciardo, a martial arts instructor with School of Infantry – West, hands a Marine Corps martial arts belt to a Marine with Martial Arts Instructor course 48-26 after the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Geronimo Aguirre, an engineer equipment mechanic with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, poses for a photo after the culminating event of Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the mental and......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Richard Tattoli, the lead martial arts instructor with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, signals to Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 as part of the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 perform pistol belt drags as part of the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of Marines through tough realistic training, enabling Marines to train their......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 weapon free spar as part of the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of Marines through tough realistic training, enabling Marines to train their respective......
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Chan | 1st Marine Division | 02.26.2026
U.S. Marines with Martial Arts Instructor Course 48-26 weapon free spar as part of the culminating event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 26, 2026. The MAI course is a physically and mentally demanding three-week training cycle designed to strengthen the mental and moral resiliency of Marines through tough realistic training, enabling Marines to train their respective......
