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SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines conduct non lethal training at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 2, 2016. During the week-long course, Marines covered taser training, mechanical arm control holds, OC exposure and riot control techniques.

Sirens blare and the aroma of pepper spray hangs in the air as batons and cones fly at a platoon of heavily armored Marines taking their first step into the final exercise arena. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 18, 2016 in preparation for their upcoming deployment.

Oleoresin Capsicum spray certification is part of a nonlethal weapons training PMO and SAF Marines must go through. The training includes baton fundamentals, defensive tactics and mechanical-advantage control holds.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa conduct non-lethal weapons training aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, May 6, 2016. Each Marine was exposed to oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and sent through a course of aggressors to test their ability to execute non-lethal martial arts techniques while under the effects of the spray. The week-long training evolution in preparation for bilateral training with French Gendarmerie, covered civil disturbance techniques, crowd control tactics and escalation of force drills in order to build proficiency in non-lethal tactics.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22 endured multiple stressors in an intense non-lethal weapons training course, Jan. 11-22, in preparation for an upcoming deployment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.