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Lance Cpl. Justin Dahme, a team leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and student with the Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, shouts commands to his squad during a live fire and maneuver assault at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug. 26. The challenging 45-training-day course, run out of School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, provides infantrymen the technical and tactical tools to begin leading squads of Marines in the fleet. - Lance Cpl. Justin Dahme, a team leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and student with the Infantry Squad Leader Course, School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, shouts commands to his squad during a live fire and maneuver assault at Range Training Facility Kaneohe Bay on Marine Corps Base Hawaii Aug. 26. The challenging 45-training-day course, run out of School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, provides infantrymen the technical and tactical tools to begin leading squads of Marines in the fleet.

The vertical red tabs on the black belts of Martial Arts Instructor Trainers signify their expertise in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. After completing the rigorous seven-week MAIT course at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Va., and earning their first tab, MAITs may graduate up to a black belt sixth degree. - The vertical red tabs on the black belts of Martial Arts Instructor Trainers signify their expertise in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. After completing the rigorous seven-week MAIT course at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Va., and earning their first tab, MAITs may graduate up to a black belt sixth degree.