Staff Sgt. Randy Coole, 1st Platoon sergeant, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, rinses his face after enduring a nonlethal weapons training course here where he was sprayed with pepper spray, Oct. 1, 2013. The Marines with Delta Company are preparing for a deployment to the Middle East where they’ll provide embassy security. Coole is a native of Oakley, Mich. - Staff Sgt. Randy Coole, 1st Platoon sergeant, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, rinses his face after enduring a nonlethal weapons training course here where he was sprayed with pepper spray, Oct. 1, 2013. The Marines with Delta Company are preparing for a deployment to the Middle East where they’ll provide embassy security. Coole is a native of Oakley, Mich.

A Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, returns for an accountability formation as part of an air contingency battalion recall rehearsal aboard the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 26, 2013. The drill required Marines to arrive in two hours at the parade deck and get accountability of their gear. The Marines of First of the First make up the air contingency battalion for the next 30 days and are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at anytime. - A Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, returns for an accountability formation as part of an air contingency battalion recall rehearsal aboard the Camp Horno parade deck here, Sept. 26, 2013. The drill required Marines to arrive in two hours at the parade deck and get accountability of their gear. The Marines of First of the First make up the air contingency battalion for the next 30 days and are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at anytime.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Wilson, a rifleman with Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Alexandria, La., simulates attempting to detect improvised explosive devices with a mine sweeper during a training convoy here, Sept. 24, 2013. The Baker Co. Marines drove two Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles and two armored Humvees to a turnaround point nearly an hour away and then returned to their starting point. The convoy halted multiple times to simulate different situations such as a vehicle breaking down or hitting an IED. - Lance Cpl. Christopher Wilson, a rifleman with Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Alexandria, La., simulates attempting to detect improvised explosive devices with a mine sweeper during a training convoy here, Sept. 24, 2013. The Baker Co. Marines drove two Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles and two armored Humvees to a turnaround point nearly an hour away and then returned to their starting point. The convoy halted multiple times to simulate different situations such as a vehicle breaking down or hitting an IED.