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    OC Spray Qualification Course – NOLES 2013 [Image 5 of 9]

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    Military personnel are conducting a close-combat training exercise in an open field with mountainous terrain in the background. One soldier in camouflage uniform is striking a padded shield with a baton while also deploying what appears to be OC (pepper) spray, simulating a real-world defensive scenario. An instructor in a dark shirt observes from behind while a group of additional personnel watch in the background.

    FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA

    08.21.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    A Mongolian Armed Forces service member deploys inert Oleoresin Capsicum (OC, or pepper spray) on an "aggressor" while running an OC qualification course at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 21. MAF troops and members of the Mongolian National Police were contaminated by OC spray, then ran through a series of stations to earn their certification. The training took place as part of the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field training exercise, hosted annually in the Pacific region. Police-grade pepper spray measures at about 5.3 million Scoville heat units, more than 2,100 times that of a jalapeno pepper. The FTX participants received classroom instruction and executed dry runs of the OC course, which also served as a cumulative test on all non-lethal tactics covered thus far during the exercise. Mongolia is hosting NOLES for the third time in 12 years, and more than 150 personnel from the Mongolian Armed Forces and Mongolian General Police are participating in the annual training event.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2013
    Date Posted: 08.21.2013 12:10
    Photo ID: 999978
    VIRIN: 130821-M-MG222-005
    Resolution: 4374x2898
    Size: 2.73 MB
    Location: FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MN

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