U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, throw a CTS 9590 Sting-Ball Grenade during non-lethal riot control training at the Baghdad Embassy Compound in Iraq, Aug. 14, 2020. The nonlethal weapons training gives Marines techniques to accomplish a specific goal without adding another step in the escalation of force. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Spencer)