With a face covered in pepper spray, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Vanhoorebeke, rifleman, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, delivers a knee strike to a punching bag simulating an aggressor during a nonlethal weapons training course here, Oct. 1, 2013. Marines with Delta Company are preparing for a deployment to the Middle East where they’ll provide embassy security. Vanhoorebeke is a native of Mount Vernon, Ill.