Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, employ nonlethal crowd control techniques during the Crisis Response Course, Special Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, here Feb.19. The course simulated the reinforcement of a consulate in the Pacific region, a potential mission during the 11th MEU’s deployment later this summer. - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, employ nonlethal crowd control techniques during the Crisis Response Course, Special Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, here Feb.19. The course simulated the reinforcement of a consulate in the Pacific region, a potential mission during the 11th MEU’s deployment later this summer.

Lance Cpl. John Lemar, a scout sniper with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, and a Hartsville, Tenn. native, practices traversing using spring-loaded camming devices during the Assault Climber Course here Feb.12. A team of instructors trained Marines to become qualified assault climbers. Their new skillset is an asset gained for the 11th MEU’s ensuing deployment later this summer. - Lance Cpl. John Lemar, a scout sniper with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, and a Hartsville, Tenn. native, practices traversing using spring-loaded camming devices during the Assault Climber Course here Feb.12. A team of instructors trained Marines to become qualified assault climbers. Their new skillset is an asset gained for the 11th MEU’s ensuing deployment later this summer.