Marines stand in a crowd control formation Dec. 18

Marines stand in a crowd control formation Dec. 18 during nonlethal weapons and riot control training at Central Training Area. During this training Marines learned different formations to control crowds or defend a position such as an embassy from rioters. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, currently attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, were trained by nonlethal weapons and riot control instructors with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/Released)