Videos

U.S. Marines with India Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, get sprayed with oleoresin capsaicin spray during a non-lethal weapons course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 19, 2020. Marines were sprayed with OC in preparation for possible riot control situations while forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit endure a circuit while under the effects of Oleoresin Capsicum spray as part of a non-lethal weapons courseaboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Dec. 30, 2017 . The course teaches Marines how to properly implement the weapon systems and provide them with the confidence and knowledge to push through the effects of the non-lethal weapons. The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance regional partnerships and serve as a ready-response capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)

Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force learn how to assess and deescalate a hostile crowd or riot using non-lethal weapons. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harrison)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 16-4 integrated with the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to train in non-lethal weapons procedures in Suva, Fiji Oct. 17, 2016. The Koa Moana exercise seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations in the Pacific with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development and interoperability in the South Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Quavaungh S. Pointer)

Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, practice the fundamentals of riot control during a non-lethal weapons training course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 27. Proper formations, escalation of force, and crowd control were just some of the skill sets that were stressed throughout the week-long training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jonathan Boynes/ Released.)

Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion and Provost Marshal’s Office came together aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 14, 2015, to complete Oleoresin Capsicum (OC spray) training. This was part of a two-week course designed to qualify new non-lethal weapons instructors. It gives the Marine Expeditionary Force non-lethal weapons instructors to be able to train others, which will provide the commander with alternatives to using lethal force.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conduct a crisis response exercise without the use of lethal force aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2014. The training focused on the cultural and language barrier between the role players and Marines of 3/7 in order to give them the most realistic environment possible, preparing them for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)