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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Aquino, a rifleman with 4th Bravo Company, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, grapples against multiple Martial Arts Instructor Trainers during the Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course 101-22 cumulative event at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, Nov. 5, 2021. The MAI course is a multifaceted course incorporating Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) techniques and teaching warrior ethos. Upon completion, Marines are awarded belt advancement and accredited to teach and certify Marines in close-quarters combat tactics, weapons of opportunity and other various MCMAP tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)
211105-M-AR474-1047.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado

Dec 6, 2021
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Aquino, a rifleman with 4th Bravo Company, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, grapples against multiple Martial Arts Instructor Trainers during the Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course 101-22 cumulative event at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, Nov. 5, 2021. The MAI course is a multifaceted course incorporating Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) techniques and teaching warrior ethos. Upon completion, Marines are awarded belt advancement and accredited to teach and certify Marines in close-quarters combat tactics, weapons of opportunity and other various MCMAP tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)


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