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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort participate in a Marine Corps martial arts instructor (MAI) course at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2023. MAIs are able to train Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, a program encompassed by close-quarters combat tactics, warrior ethos, and weapons of opportunity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mason Coots)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian Giera, Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, conducts a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) course in Böblingen, Germany from July 24 - August 11, 2023. During the MAI course, Marines are trained to become instructors of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program so they can improve the lethality and combative abilities of other Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian Giera, Martial Arts Instructor Trainer with Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, conducts a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) course in Böblingen, Germany from July 24 through Aug. 11, 2023. The MAI course is designed to develop instructors to certify Marines on combative techniques while enduring both mental and physical stressors. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a culminating event to earn their respective belts during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2023. MCMAP teaches Marines hand-to-hand combat techniques, and develops crucial leadership and teamwork skills through intense training and team building exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Garrett Kiger)

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, train with pugil sticks aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 19, 2023. Pugil sticks are used as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to teach bayonet techniques, allowing recruits to experience and train in simulated close-quarters combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Sabrowski, Lance Cpl. Vincent Needham, Lance Cpl. Samuel Qin)