BLT 1/4 conducts nonlethal force training

Story Date
9/29/2005 By
Byline
Cpl. Matthew S. Richards ,
Unit
11th MEU

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.,
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The following is a photo essay of the Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor's Course here, Sept. 29. The purpose of the course is to train Marines to properly handle, disperse, disrupt or influence crowds and individuals during missions or situations when lethal force is not the first option. Some examples include holding back a crowd of hungry civilians at a food distribution site during a humanitarian mission or demonstrations of civil disobedience, said Capt. Gregory S. Rooker, Force Protection Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Camp Pendleton, CA, USA-Marines from Battery R, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drag a mock unruly civilian from a hostile area during Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor's Course here, Sept. 29. The course was originally designed to train instructors, but because of recent deployments to the units that normally do the training these Marines are treated to the higher level course. , Cpl. Matthew S. Richards, 9/29/2005 4:24 AM
Camp Pendleton, CA, USA-Marines from Battery R, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, tie up a mock American citizen refusing evacuation from a hostile area during Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor's Course here, Sept. 29. The course was originally designed to train instructors, but because of recent deployments to the units that normally do the training these Marines are treated to the higher level course. "The end result is these guys are going to be really proficient," said Capt. Gregory S. Rooker, Force Protection Officer, 11th MEU., Cpl. Matthew S. Richards, 9/29/2005 4:28 AM
Camp Pendleton, CA, USA-A Marine from Battery R, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, subdues mock American citizens refusing evacuation from a hostile area during Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor's Course here, Sept. 29. The course was originally designed to train instructors, but because of recent deployments to the units that normally do the training these Marines are treated to the higher level course. "Nonlethal force is just another tool for the commander," Rooker said. "It's not meant to replace lethal force when that's needed." , Cpl. Matthew S. Richards, 9/29/2005 4:28 AM
Camp Pendleton, CA, USA- , Cpl. Matthew S. Richards, 9/29/2005 4:18 AM
Camp Pendleton, CA, USA-Marines from Battery R, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to suppress mock unruly civilians from a hostile area during Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor's Course here, Sept. 29. The course was originally designed to train instructors, but because of recent deployments to the units that normally do the training these Marines are treated to the higher level course., Cpl. Matthew S. Richards, 9/29/2005 3:42 AM