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More than 20 Marines graduated from the Martial Arts Instructor course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 3, 2017. The Marines endured 15 training days of being mentally and physically tested while learning how to properly and proficiently instruct the disciplines of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Martial arts instructors serve the command by enhancing warrior ethos, resulting in more completely trained Marines who are part of a capable and combat-ready team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released) - More than 20 Marines graduated from the Martial Arts Instructor course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 3, 2017. The Marines endured 15 training days of being mentally and physically tested while learning how to properly and proficiently instruct the disciplines of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Martial arts instructors serve the command by enhancing warrior ethos, resulting in more completely trained Marines who are part of a capable and combat-ready team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

Guatemalan Marines execute U.S. Marine Corps martial arts bayonet thrusts, Sept. 7, at Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla Naval Base in Guatemala. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 taught Marine Corps martial arts techniques to Guatemalan Marines for six days. Marines with CP10 are currently deployed to the Caribbean, Central and South America conducting subject-matter expert exchanges and providing humanitarian civic assistance to host nations. - Guatemalan Marines execute U.S. Marine Corps martial arts bayonet thrusts, Sept. 7, at Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla Naval Base in Guatemala. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 taught Marine Corps martial arts techniques to Guatemalan Marines for six days. Marines with CP10 are currently deployed to the Caribbean, Central and South America conducting subject-matter expert exchanges and providing humanitarian civic assistance to host nations.