Lance Cpl. Brenton Blackburn poses for a photo after being sprayed in the face with oleoresin capsicum, or OC spray, and running through a confidence course March 6 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. “It’s like your face is literally on fire,” Blackburn said about the effects of the pepper spray. Blackburn and other Marines temporarily assigned to the security augment force of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, were introduced to the visceral sensation of the irritant to understand its effects and how to operate if they were exposed while spraying an assailant. Blackburn is a Coopers City, Fla., native and an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Released)
Date Taken: | 03.06.2015 |
Date Posted: | 03.12.2015 09:50 |
Photo ID: | 1810607 |
VIRIN: | 150306-M-IN448-066 |
Resolution: | 3769x5653 |
Size: | 13.14 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | COOPER CITY, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 173 |
Downloads: | 18 |
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