Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robediane Santiago searches a notional evacuee during a simulated noncombatant evacuation operation on Stone Bay, North Carolina, Feb. 25, 2019. The purpose of NEO exercise is to familiarize Marines with civilian evacuation, increase crowd control proficiency, and employ appropriate escalation of force procedures. Santiago is a corpsman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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