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Law enforcement Marines train with Norwegian soldiers for close-quarters combat

Law enforcement Marines with Marine Rotation Force-Europe 18.1 completed close-quarters combat exercises with Norwegian Home Guard 12 soldiers at Leksdal Skytefelt Training Complex, Norway, March 27.

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EOD Marines conduct advanced IED training

U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response- Africa conduct advanced Improvised Explosive Device and hand-entry training ar Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 5, 2016. “Normally, the safest procedures we’d do would be remotely [disable] where we would be away from the

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Sergeant Jay Schenkel II speaks with soldiers with the Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) after conducting practical application drills for improvised explosive device sweeping while patrolling in Bujumbura, Burundi, Nov. 6, 2014. Schenkel is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa training alongside the BNDF, teaching basic infantry tactics, engineering, logistical support, countering-IED, lifesaving techniques and convoy operations to prepare them for an upcoming deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin) - Sergeant Jay Schenkel II speaks with soldiers with the Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) after conducting practical application drills for improvised explosive device sweeping while patrolling in Bujumbura, Burundi, Nov. 6, 2014. Schenkel is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa training alongside the BNDF, teaching basic infantry tactics, engineering, logistical support, countering-IED, lifesaving techniques and convoy operations to prepare them for an upcoming deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin)