435 SFS kicks off Security Operations Course

A student of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course sits sideways in a mock Humvee during the Humvee egress training portion of the course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. During the HET portion, students were rolled upside down inside a mock Humvee to prepare them for such a situation while deployed down range. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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435 SFS kicks off Security Operations Course

Students of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course calculate the distance of a target during the range calculation portion of the course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. The range calculation training was one of six stations the students went through during this portion of the class. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Staff Sgt. Katelyn McHale, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron desk sergeant, looks through binoculars to calculate the distance of a target during the range calculation portion of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. The purpose of the two-week course is to prepare security forces Airmen who are deploying down range. The purpose of the two-week course is to prepare security forces Airmen who are deploying down range. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th USFPS participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Airman 1st Class Paul Deitz, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron patrolman, writes down his calculations for the distance of target during the range calculation portion of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. Students were required to accurately calculate target’s distance three separate ways during this portion of the training. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th USFPS participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Students of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course form up before beginning the improvised explosive device detection portion of the course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. During the IED detection portion, the students marched through a wooded area and had to detect devices hidden along the way. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Staff Sgt. Franklin Sloat, 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Readiness Training Center instructor, demonstrates reloading a magazine for an M-16 rifle during the weapons manipulation portion of the Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. The weapons manipulation training included gear placement, fighter stance, shooter’s platform, loading, reloading, and transitions. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Staff Sgt. Cyle Lamoureux, 435th Security Forces Squadron Ground Combat Readiness Training Center instructor, briefs students on how to use a defense advanced GPS receiver during the DAGR training portion of the Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25. 2017. The two-week course began March 24 and provides pre-deployment training to security forces Airmen who will be going downrange Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Airman 1st Class Diana Martinez Montano, 422nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, loads magazines into her vest during the weapons manipulation portion of the 435th SFS’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. The purpose of the two-week course is to prepare security forces Airmen who are deploying downrange. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Senior Airman Nico Colombo, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron patrolman, listens to instructions on how to use a defense advanced GPS receiver during the DAGR training portion of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. During the training, students learned how to use all the functions of the receiver and followed it to a specific location. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th USFPS participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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Students and instructors of the 435th Security Forces Squadron’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center’s Security Operations Course gather outside before conducting a variety of hands-on training on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 25, 2017. The two-week course began March 24 and provides pre-deployment training to security forces Airmen who will be going downrange. Airmen assigned to the 86th SFS, 422nd SFS, 100th SFS, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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435 SFS kicks off Security Operations Course

Published March 28, 2017
By Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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