 The security force at Fleet Activity Sasebo goes through training on how to properly use the equipment they carry. The weapons we're trained to use besides the 9-mil Beretta shotgun and the M4, they also train on using their batons as well as using handcuffing, empty hand strikes, and an OC spray as well. OC spray stands for Oleo resin capsicum, a stronger type of pepper spray. After coming in contact, they have to utilize takedowns, empty hand strikes, and baton techniques, as well as a simulated apprehension of a threat. My role is to pretty much get beat up. The red man just sit there and utilize as a training tool to try to make the situation as realistic as possible for the MAs going through the training. After the training is finished, MAs wash out their eyes and head back, knowing they can trust both the tools they depend on and their ability to act when sprayed. Seaman Andrew Dean, Fleet Activity Sasebo, Japan.