ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 18, 2015) Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, send kicks toward their opponents during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). MCMAP teaches Marines hand-to-hand skills that might help in a combat situation. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to maintain regional security in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Relea


ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 18, 2015) Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, send kicks toward their opponents during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). MCMAP teaches Marines hand-to-hand skills that might help in a combat situation. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to maintain regional security in the 5th Fleet area of operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released)


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