Staff Sgt. Alan Stowers (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Mark Massalski demonstrate Mechanical Advantage Control Hold (MACH) techniques as Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. L. Bolormaa (right), an instructor with the MAF's 330 Peacekeeping Battalion, provides translation during the field training portion of the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 18. Mongolian troops and police personnel are rehearsing MACHs to further develop non-lethal control techniques for use during low-intensity conflict situations. The training is taking place as part of Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) 2013, a regularly scheduled field training exercise and leadership seminar sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, and hosted annually by various nations throughout Asia-Pacific. In its 12th iteration, this multinational training event is designed to promote awareness and effective use of non-lethal weapons. Mongolia, a regular participant, is hosting NOLES for the third time. Stowers, a platoon sergeant an non-lethal weapons instructor with Law Enforcement Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, is from Garber, Okla. Massalski, also a platoon sergeant and instructor with LE Battalion, is from Townsend, Mass.