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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maxwell McCants, center, demonstrates techniques to Maldivian marines during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 3, 2014. McCants is assigned to Mobile Training Team, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The noncommissioned officer development program provides professional military and cultural exchanges, allowing forces to train in unfamiliar settings and learn different tactics, techniques and procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maxwell McCants, center, demonstrates techniques to Maldivian marines during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 3, 2014. McCants is assigned to Mobile Training Team, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The noncommissioned officer development program provides professional military and cultural exchanges, allowing forces to train in unfamiliar settings and learn different tactics, techniques and procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maxwell McCants, center, demonstrates techniques to Maldivian marines during U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training in Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Feb. 3, 2014. McCants is assigned to Mobile Training Team, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The noncommissioned officer development program provides professional military and cultural exchanges, allowing forces to train in unfamiliar settings and learn different tactics, techniques and procedures.

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