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Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to deter role players during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to deter role players during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, use Oleoresin Capsicum spray to deter role players during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, use Oleoresin Capsicum spray to deter role players during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit use riot shields to prevent a simulated attack during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit use riot shields to prevent a simulated attack during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), approach surrendering role players at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), approach surrendering role players at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

Photo by Cpl. John Hamilton

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold riot shields to prevent injury during a simulated riot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold riot shields to prevent injury during a simulated riot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

Photo by Cpl. John Hamilton

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold riot shields to prevent injury during a simulated riot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold riot shields to prevent injury during a simulated riot at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./Released)

Photo by Cpl. John Hamilton

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. The Infantry Immersion Trainer provides a training facility for practical application of tactical skills and decision making in an immersive, scenario-based training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. The Infantry Immersion Trainer provides a training facility for practical application of tactical skills and decision making in an immersive, scenario-based training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Long, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Long, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Phelps, squad leader, and Lance Cpl. Grant Morton, team leader, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, look for enemy movement during a patrol exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Phelps, squad leader, and Lance Cpl. Grant Morton, team leader, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, look for enemy movement during a patrol exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Long, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Long, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for a patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse Escue, rifleman, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rests after doing a recon patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse Escue, rifleman, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rests after doing a recon patrol on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Mousseau, rifleman, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rests after standing watch during a patrol exercise in Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Mousseau, rifleman, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rests after standing watch during a patrol exercise in Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages role-players during an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages role-players during an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tucker Jones, platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols during an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tucker Jones, platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols during an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2015. The exercise allowed the Marines to practice setting up patrol bases and enhances basic infantry principles. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman/released)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Korpisz, a machine gunner assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, cleans an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon before participating in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Korpisz, a machine gunner assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, cleans an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon before participating in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an infantry immersion training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015. BLT 1/6 conducted the training in preparation for a future deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ 22 MEU/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders