Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, right, with Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) Battalion, main instructor, and other students encourage a Soldier as he passes the clinch drill, during which one has to hold his opponent in order to stop incoming punches, for a combatives level one class taught on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 22, 2017. AFNORTH Battalion, USANATO Brigade led this class open to military forces stationed in the Benelux. ( Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie)

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