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Staff Sgt. Rian Oshea, from Eugene, Oregon, practices stick-fighting techniques April 28 at Camp O'Donnell during exercise Balikatan 2015 as part of a martial arts exchange. The Marines learned the art of Philippine stick fighting in exchange for teaching the Philippine Army members the Marine Corps Mixed Martial Arts Program. MCMAP is a mixed martial arts program developed by the Marine Corps to combine hand-to-hand and close quarter techniques with morale and team building functions. Balikatan is an annual bilateral training exercise with the Philippines aimed at enhancing readiness and military-to-military relations, territorial defense and humanitarian assistance, and disaster response operations. Oshea is the Security Platoon Sergeant with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2015 06:06 |
| Photo ID: | 1913728 |
| VIRIN: | 150428-M-XW268-005 |
| Resolution: | 1920x1080 |
| Size: | 511.75 KB |
| Location: | CAMP O'DONNELL, PH |
| Web Views: | 251 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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