III MEF VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray during non-lethal weapon training aboard USS America (LHA-6) in the Coral Sea, July 21, 2021. After being sprayed, Marines had to overcome a series of obstacles in order to complete the course. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton Nicks).

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division learn how to employ non-lethal weaponry and tactics at Camp Fuji, Japan, April 27, 2019. The techniques learned include the use of riot shields, batons, and OC (Oleoresin Capsicum) spray. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by LCpl. Jacob Hancock)

U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Wyatt McAlpine, a platoon commander, and Sgt. Alexander Aberle, a platoon sergeant, both with Company A, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, explain the significant capability that Company A can provide through training to combine crowd control techniques with non-lethal weapons during non-lethal weapons training at Landing Zone Wren, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2019. During the three-day training event, military policemen further crowd-control training with additional equipment and combine those techniques with non-lethal weapons including batons, Mossberg 500 shotguns, M32 Multiple Grenade Launchers, M203 grenade launchers, and Sting Ball Grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexis B. Betances)

U.S. Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment and civilians conduct weapons testing on the 81mm experimental non-lethal Indirect Fire Munition (IDFM) rounds at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 16, 2018. The IDFM is an integrated flash bang counter-personnel, non-lethal 81 mm mortar round designed to suppress personnel at range, minimizing collateral damage. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso and Lance Cpl. Adam Montera)

Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force conduct non-lethal weapons and quick-reaction force training as a part of the Camp Guard detachment on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian J. Lopez)

U.S. Marines instruct Royal Cambodian Sailors on non-lethal weapons and tactics at Ream Naval Base, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Nov. 1, 2016. This training took place as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 16. CARAT 2016 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise series between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. This phase of CARAT focuses on partnerships between the forces of the US and Cambodia, and Brunei. As the premier naval engagement in South and Southeast Asia, CARAT provides a regional venue to address shared maritime security priorities, enhance interoperability among participation forces, and develop key relationships that will serve partner nations for many years to come. SME: Cpl. Levi Hubbard, Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, Hinckley, Ohio 1st Lt. August Valentine, Platoon Commander, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, St. Louis, Missouri

Non-lethal Weapons Instructors train 3/12 India Battery Mar. 16 to Mar. 18 during a week long training evolution consisting of oleoresin capsicum pepper spray, tazer and riot control applications. Includes sound bites from 1st Lt. Richard Gehricke, Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor. Also available in high definition.

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside Philippine Marines and soldiers, learned about the employment of a variety of non-lethal weaponry during a class from the DOD's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program. The group were also given the chance to fire the X26 Taser, FN-303 launcher, Stingball grenades, rubber shotgun rounds, and non-lethal M203 grenade rounds. Available in high definition.

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary...