A soldier holds his eyes open with his fingers in front of a fan to air his eyes off after being sprayed with OC.
220821-Z-BQ261-0575.JPG Photo By: 1st Sgt. John Etheridge

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A Soldier from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion uses a fan to relieve his burning eyes after completing the Oleoresin Capsicum or OC spray qualification event during an evaluation exercise, Aug. 20-21, 2022, for the Utah National Guard Response Force in Salt Lake CIty, Utah. During the OC spray qualification, a trainee gets sprayed in the eyes with OC and must engage two adversaries using baton techniques and drag a simulated casualty to safety. The NGRF is a quick response security force composed of Utah National Guard Soldiers designed to augment law enforcement when directed by the governor. The NGRF is comprised of approximately 300 Soldiers primarily from the 142nd MI. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. John Etheridge)


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