Published: June 30, 2009

Non-Lethal Weapons Training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center

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US Army photo by Sgt. Sheila Holifield. Spc. Kyle Mayberry, a military police officer with the 1140th Military Police Company from Fulton, Mo., conducts fight-through drills during Non-Lethal Weapons Training as part of their mobilization training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The 1140th will be deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

US Army Photo by Sgt. Sheila Holifield. Sgt. Lewis Gaines, a boatman's mate with the Navy Group 3, performs take down maneuvers while impaired by pepper spray, during Non-Lethal Weapons Training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The Navy Group 3, commanded by Lt. Arlene Gerado, is a composite group from all over the United States. The group was formed for training purposes, and they will be assigned individually for their overseas mission.

US Army photo by Sgt. Sheila Holifield. Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Caconic, a machinery repairman with the Navy Group 3, receives pepper spray from Staff Sgt. Billy Williams, an Observer Controller/Trainer with the 2nd Battalion, 346th Forward Support Battalion, during Non-Lethal Weapons Training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. The purpose of the training is to understand the effects the pepper spray can have on an individual, teaching them to fight through the effects of the spray if ever exposed to the non-lethal agent.