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A replica of a United States Embassy building on the newly built Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility is being used to help with realistic training scenarios on Marine Corps Camp Blaz, Guam, June 27, 2024. In its last phase before becoming operational, the MOUT facility is being outfitted with $4 million worth of atmospherics. These realistic features include furnished buildings, props, noise generators, and smell generators. These items are essential to help simulate multiple realistic and immersive combat scenarios. The Skaggs Urban Training Complex, is named after Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luther Skaggs Jr. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Afton Smiley)