Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jontrell Chambers, from Stuttgart, Ark., defends himself against simulated attackers after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum spray during force protection training aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde sailors and Marines assigned to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)