Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Espanola, a chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist, assigned to the 43 Area Gas Chamber facility, breaks a tablet of chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or more commonly known as CS Gas, as Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive their Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Qualification at the 43 Area Gas Chamber facility, Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2018. CS is a non-lethal chemical agent often used as a riot control agent by the military and police departments, which causes temporary discom

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Espanola, a chemical biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense specialist, assigned to the 43 Area Gas Chamber facility, breaks a tablet of chlorobenzylidene malonitrile, or more commonly known as CS Gas, as Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receive their Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Qualification at the 43 Area Gas Chamber facility, Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 30, 2018. CS is a non-lethal chemical agent often used as a riot control agent by the military and police departments, which causes temporary discomfort when inhaled. ( Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Jon Spencer)

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