Private First Class Austin McAleese, a rifleman with

Private First Class Austin McAleese, a rifleman with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Alpha Company, 1st platoon and Akron, OH native, executes a punch during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Sept. 10th. Marines going through MCMAP go through a certain number of set hours of combat conditioning, lecturing and sustainment before they can test out for the next highest ranking belt in the system.