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Tech.Sgt. Steven Cherry, 433rd Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, discusses tactical movement scenarios in the event of enemy contact at Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The 433rd SFS and 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a six-block annual training regimen that included, application of force, tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Airmen with the 433rd Security Forces and Civil Engineer Squadrons practice firing in formation during "Movement" training at Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The units conducted a six-block annual training regimen that included, application of force, tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Tech. Sgt. Chase Guldenpfennig, 433rd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, inspects the underside of a water dispenser during vehicle search training at Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The 433rd SFS and 433rd Civil Engineering Squadron conducted a six-block annual training regimen that included, application of force, tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Airmen with the 433rd Security Forces and Civil Engineer Squadrons search enemy combatants for weapons during "React to Contact" training at Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The Airmen conducted a six-block annual training regimen that included, application of force, tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Alamo Wing units conduct force protection training

Published April 5, 2017
433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas --

Roughly 125 Airmen from the 433rd Security Forces and Civil Engineer Squadrons conducted joint security training at Tactical Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The training objective was two-fold, meeting annual requirements for security forces and integrating civil engineering into the security apparatus during deployments to Forward Operating Bases.

The training blocks were broken into six stations, with each group rotating in a round-robin order. The training began with application of force followed by tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations.

"433rd CES is out here doing their Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force training, when we deploy into a bare base scenario we integrate with security forces so we can augment them in case the base comes under attack which allows us to plus up manning for base defense." said Master Sgt. Leia Bernhard, 433rd CES operations superintendent. "So for our combat skills portion of our annual training we do troop movement, conflict procedures, defense fighting positions, and land navigation."

Tech. Sgt. Burt Zoellick, 433rd SFS combat arms, briefed the Citizen Airmen on when it's necessary to use force at a forward deployed location.

"Use of force covers, using the reasonable and necessary amount of force to accomplish the mission up to and including deadly force.," he said. "The idea is to take in the total picture of what is happening and apply your action to meet that reaction."

The Airmen also used the opportunity to meet other obligations.

Capt. Benjamin Welch, 433rd SFS training officer, uses training opportunity to accomplish core tasks, by linking two Unit Training Assemblies for the month to knock out annual requirements.

"We like to come out to the field like this to actually focus on our core requirements, this helps out a lot, and gets our Airmen in a great mindset as apposed to learning by PowerPoint. Bringing them out to the field for hands on training, its a force multiplier, they really love it."