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Marines with Marine Forces Reserve conduct a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) course Dec. 30, 2020 at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. MCMAP provides an opportunity for Marines to learn new hand-to-hand combat skills as well as weapons of opportunity training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ashley I. Barreno)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, practice fighting techniques during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 9, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)

To Staff Sgt. Eric McBurney, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa command center watch chief, the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program isn't just a form of physical training, it's a way of life and one that provides him the unique opportunity to give back to the Marine Corps by shaping and developing Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Bourgeois)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and Australian Army soldiers conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training in Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 1, 2020. MCMAP provides Marines the opportunity to maintain their readiness by upholding their physical fitness and warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Marshall)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Roxanne Gorostieta, the administrative chief with the Command Element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks about her experiences in the Marine Corps in the 21 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 28, 2020. Gorostieta uses her knowledge and experience in fitness and the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to train and educate her Marines. Gorostieta is a native of Phoenix. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, engage in pugil sticks on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 24, 2020. Pugil sticks help recruits apply the fundamentals of Marine Corps martial arts. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Godfrey Ampong)