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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Rasay flushes his eyes with water after being pepper sprayed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 17, 2012. Security Forces personnel must experience the effect of pepper spray before they earn the right to carry the non-lethal weapon. Rasay, 4th Security Forces Squadron augmentee and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics apprentice, hails from Douglasville, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Sholar sprays Airman 1st Class Phillip Passmore with pepper spray at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 17, 2012. According to Air Force Manual 31-222, security forces personnel and augmentees must experience the effect of pepper spray before they can carry it. Sholar, 4th Security Forces Squadron trainer, hails from Wallace, N.C. Passmore, 4th Security Forces Squadron augmentee and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, hails from Nantahala, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Passmore tries to open his eyes after being pepper sprayed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 17, 2012. Pepper spray, also known as OC spray, is a non-lethal manner used to diffuse violent situations. Passmore, 4th Security Forces augmentee and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, hails from Nantahala, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Rasay rubs soap on his face after being pepper sprayed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 17, 2012. When Pepper spray makes contact with the eyes it causes irritation, tears, pain and temporary blindness. Rasay, 4th Security Forces Squadron augmentee and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics apprentice, hails from Douglasville, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes/Released)

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Published Feb. 22, 2012
By Senior Airman Gino Reyes
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Seymour Johnson Air For e Base, N.C. -- Augmentees from the 4th Security Forces Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., willingly took a face full of pepper spray Feb. 17. According to Air Force Manual 31-222, security forces personnel and augmentees must experience the effect of pepper spray before they can carry it. Pepper spray, also known as OC spray, is a non-lethal weapon used to diffuse violent situations. When pepper spray makes contact with the eyes it causes irritation, tears, pain and temporary blindness. The effects of pepper spray last approximately 30 to 60 minutes.