Gunnery Sergeants Alexander Orellana (left) and Mark

Gunnery Sergeants Alexander Orellana (left) and Mark Massalski observe troop positioning as service members with the Mongolian Armed Forces rehearse platoon tactics that can be employed during non-lethal situations, Aug. 25. Role players acted as aggressors in a small riot, hurling rock-filled water bottles at the formation as the troops used non-lethal techniques to quell the disturbance. The training took place at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, as part of the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) field training exercise, hosted annually in the Pacific region and led this year by U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Mongolia, a regular participant, is hosting NOLES for the third time in 12 years. Orellana, chief non-lethal weapons instructor with 3rd LE Battalion, is from New York. Massalski, also a non-lethal weapons instructor with 3rd LE Battalion, is from Townsend, Mass.