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Sgt. Ryan-Michael Daffin (front row standing), an avionic technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, stands with his Marine Corps Martial Arts Program students after one of his sessions aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 28. Daffin mentored more than 300 Marines utilizing the martial arts program as his teaching aid. - Sgt. Ryan-Michael Daffin (front row standing), an avionic technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, stands with his Marine Corps Martial Arts Program students after one of his sessions aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 28. Daffin mentored more than 300 Marines utilizing the martial arts program as his teaching aid.

Lance Cpl. Bryan Polonia, class participant and a Stamford, Conn., native executes a hip throw on Lance Cpl. Zachary Acevedo, class participant and a Chicago native during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 26. Morning instructional sessions serve as both an educational platform and an escape from the daily grind for Marines of Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38. - Lance Cpl. Bryan Polonia, class participant and a Stamford, Conn., native executes a hip throw on Lance Cpl. Zachary Acevedo, class participant and a Chicago native during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 26. Morning instructional sessions serve as both an educational platform and an escape from the daily grind for Marines of Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38.