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Marine 101

Photo By Lance Cpl. Skyler Treverrow | U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Reed, a squad leader with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine...... read more read more

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01.31.2015

Story by Cpl. Tony Simmons

Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND -- U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), trained other services, foreign and domestic, in Marine tactics and procedures in U.S. Central Command’s area of operation, January 2015.

The Marines taught Danish Soldiers and U.S. Airmen proper weapon techniques, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program maneuvers, and Combat Life Saver tactics.

“We taught the Danish soldiers MCMAP techniques, we taught them some falls, joint manipulations and counters to holds and chokes,” said Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dye, a joint tactical air controller with SPMAGTF-CR-CC. “They learned basic techniques to survive and escape the enemy if ever put into that situation.”

Marines not only trained Danish Soldiers in MCMAP, but had the opportunity to learn a few things themselves.

“It also allowed us to see what their styles were and learn how units in other countries train in order to build our knowledge and experience,” said Dye.

A group of U.S. Airmen also participated in basic Marine training to prepare for an upcoming mission.

The training began with lessons in basic weapon handling techniques such as speed magazine reloads, proper sling tension while firing, and different firing positions, said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony M. Coe, a radio transmission frequency system supervisor with United States Air Force.

The Airmen were taught how to apply a tourniquet, treat different wounds and clear nasal passageways from the Marine Corps’ Combat Life Saver program, as well as how to locate threats by spotting irregularities in normal environments from the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter program.

“The last thing we learned about was [improvised explosive devise] detection, and the procedures that must be performed when an IED is located,” said Coe. “The [Marine] instructors stressed to us the five C’s of IED detection: confirm the threat, control and secure the area, clear the area around the IED, cordon off the IED, and constantly check for more threats.”

By teaching other services how Marines operate in threatening situations, joint and coalition forces can operate more smoothly when working together, helping achieve mission accomplishment.

“Training with other forces helps brings camaraderie to the services,” said Dye. “This gives a base to what everyone operates on in the event we have to work together again.”