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TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Story by Senior Airman Bryan Swink
136th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

AIR GUARD SECURITY FORCES TRAIN

ALONGSIDE PERSONNEL IN GERMANY

Story & Photos By: Senior Airman Bryan Swink SFS operations superintendent. “There is only so much we
136th Airlift Wing Public Affairs can do at (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth)
since it is a Navy-led installation. This gives our Airmen
Training was the focus for 34 Airmen from the 136th Secu- an opportunity to gain firsthand experience with the host
rity Forces Squadron who embedded with the local secu- nation and active-duty Air Force to put their training into
rity forces units at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 15, practice.”
2019.
Security Forces personnel are the Air Force's first line of
The Texas Air National Guardsmen were in-country work- defense, and it is their job to maintain the rule of law on all
ing hand-in-hand with their active-duty counterparts and Air Force bases and installations.
local German police gaining real-world experience at one
of the largest and busiest U.S. Air Force installations in the The Guardsmen conducted various duties within the se-
world. curity forces career field, such as working sentry at in-
stallation gates, performing patrols and perimeter checks
“This is an incredible opportunity we have for the Airmen around the installation and conducting law enforcement
to get a chance to put into practice many aspects of our ca- practices around the base and local community.
reer field we aren’t able to do on a constant basis while at
home station,” said Senior Master Sgt. Craig Alonzo, 136th Operating in a real-world environment is a first for many

Tech. Sgt. Ashley Davin, 136th Security Forces Squadron defender, conducts a random vehicle search on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, just before
midnight, June 18, 2019. Davin and 33 other Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard embedded with local security forces units and German
police to gain firsthand experience performing security forces duties while on an active duty installation.

14 TheDISPATCH August 2019