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Infantry Marines attending Exercise Forest Light conduct fire and movement drills with their Japanese counterparts to better their war-fighting capabilities. Lance Cpl. Calvin Hilt reports. This story includes soundbites from Maj. Mike Jevons, Manhattan, Kansas and Sgt. David Serrano, San Antonio, Texas. This story is also available in high definition.

U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. James Cimino talks about the machine gun training for Marines with Security Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2019. The Marines fired machine guns like the M24B, MK19, M2 .50 Caliber and the M203 grenade launcher. The range allowed the Marines the opportunity to fire the weapon systems and maintain proficiency with a variety of weapons systems. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. D'Angelo Yanez)

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Wyatt McAlpine, a platoon commander, and Sgt. Alexander Aberle, a platoon sergeant, both with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, explain the significant capability that Company A can provide through training to combine crowd control techniques with non-lethal weapons during non-lethal weapons training at Landing Zone Wren, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2019. During the three-day training event, military policemen further crowd-control training with additional equipment and combine those techniques with non-lethal weapons including batons, Mossberg 500 shotguns, M32 Multiple Grenade Launchers, M203 grenade launchers, and Sting Ball Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)

Bulgaria, Moldova, U.S., and Ukraine attend an exercise hosted by Romania called Platinum Eagle. Black Sea Rotational Force’s participation in Platinum Eagle allows training with multiple partner nations and is crucial in dealing with regional issues and keeping peace in the Eastern European region.

Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., train with less-than-lethal ammunition utilizing the Benelli M4 Super 90 M1014, Mossberg 590A1 and the M203 grenade launcher, Feb. 2. The training allowed PMO Marines and civilians to hone their skills with specialized ammunition for use in situations where deadly force is not necessary. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jake M.T. McClung and Cpl. Daniel Auvert/Released)

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment shoot table 5 and 6 at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Marines are in Cuba as part of a CONUS Based Alert Force readiness mission.

In 2016, elements of the Second Marine Division (2d MARDIV) have been deployed across the globe as a multi-role, expeditionary ground combat force. This film gives you a glimpse into where the Marines and Sailors of the Follow Me Division have been and continue to serve. As it has been so aptly said, "The sun never sets on the Second Marine Division".

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 16.2 conduct a non-lethal weapons range on Mihal Kogălniceanu airbase, Romania, Aug. 23, 2016. The Marines can use this training in partner nation multilateral training with partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants’ collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, trained with the M203 40mm grenade launcher and the shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon, or SMAW, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2015. The M203 is a rifle-fired grenade launcher which is attached to an M16-A4 service rifle and fire a 40mm grenade. Likewise, the SMAW is an 83mm portable weapon system which can fire high explosive, dual purpose (HEDP) rockets and high explosive anti-armor (HEAA) rockets. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Krista James/Released)

U.S. Marine riflemen with Company A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force (GCEITF), step off for a seven-kilometer hike and dig two-man fighting holes during defensive operations of the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment at Range 107, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 14, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

U.S. Marine riflemen with Company A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force (GCEITF), kick off the Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center Twentynine Palms, California, March 7, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division completed their Agoge combat training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 2014. The Agoge, originally used to train the next generation of ancient Spartan warriors, immerses the Marines in a simulated combat environment, where every hour is dedicated to training for the art of war. The battalion spent several days conducting mock offensive and defensive operations in the field. During the week and a half of training, Marine advisers ran the unit’s personnel through a series of combat simulations. In this, the training’s culminating event, the Marines conducted helicopter insertion and extraction drills and assaulted enemy positions. The live-fire event allowed the unit to test its ability to use combined-arms warfare and fire-and-maneuver tactics. The battalion used a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, capable of long range refueling, during the training. They also utilized AT4 antitank rockets, M203 grenade launchers, and the M67 fragmentation grenade during the course of fire. Available in high definition Interview: Lcpl Max Chianese, Team Leader, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. Also available in high definition.

U.S. Marines with Amphibious Assault Vehicle Platoon, Company B, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force (GCEITF), conducted a Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment at Range 500, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 7, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders/Released)