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    OC Spray Qualification Course – NOLES 2013 [Image 7 of 9]

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    Military personnel are engaged in a close-combat or martial arts training exercise on an open grassy field. A central figure in camouflage uniform appears to be running a gauntlet between two individuals holding padded training shields. The scene suggests a structured physical training drill, likely involving impact resistance or combatives training.

    FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA

    08.21.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    A service member with the Mongolian Armed Forces run through the Oleoresin Capsicum (OC, or pepper spray) qualification course at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 21. Police-grade OC spray measures at about 5.3 million Scoville heat units, more than 2,100 times that of a jalapeno pepper. Approximately 150 troops with the Mongolian Armed Forces and Mongolian police were contaminated before running through a series of stations to earn their certification. The FTX participants received classroom instruction and executed dry runs of the OC course prior to their qualification run, which also served as a cumulative test on all non-lethal tactics covered thus far during the exercise. The training took place as part of the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar 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.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2013
    Date Posted: 08.21.2013 12:11
    Photo ID: 1000022
    VIRIN: 130821-M-MG222-007
    Resolution: 4500x3186
    Size: 2.42 MB
    Location: FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MN

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