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Iron sharpens iron; 99th SFS defenders graduate from LVPD academy

by Senior Airman Bailee A. Darbasie meetings to provide feedback to the
Nellis AFB, Nev. LVMPD Academy sta .
“ e skills we learned through Air-
Two Airmen assigned to the 99th man Leadership School and Noncom-
Security Forces Squadron at Nellis Air missioned O cer Academy were some
Force Base, Nev., graduated from the Las of the topics we discussed with the sta ,
Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and we were able to help them re ne
Academy Oct 6, 2021. their curriculum in certain areas,” said
Master Sgt. Jorge Reyes, 99th SFS Gra ell. “It was a mutually bene cial
flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Gerald experience.”
Gra ell, 99th SFS ight sergeant, took e enthusiasm to serve a cause great-
part in the 28-week long training to er than oneself is a ubiquitous theme in
enhance their law enforcement skills both the 99th SFS and LVMPD commu-
and begin to transform the readiness nities. Defenders within both agencies
training of the 99th SFS. have the willingness and dedication to
“The LVMPD Academy aligned help and protect others; they train relent-
us with the direction Security Forces lessly to ensure their skillset is capable
Headquarters is moving toward as an Air Force photograph by Sta Sgt. Miranda A. Loera of handling the abundance of situations
enterprise,” said Reyes. “HAF wants to The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department academy held a graduation in Las Vegas, they encounter.
develop operationally focused and ready Nev., Oct. 6, 2021. Alongside the graduates, two 99th Security Forces Squadron members “Meeting seasoned o cers who are
defenders that are a credentialed police received certi cates of completion for the training. in a position to advise me on future
force to meet DODI Police Standards incidents and assist with training my
and Training mandates.” persons calls are the most dynamic training with the LVMPD, I’ll prepare Airmen, while strengthening the rela-
During the course, Reyes and Gra ell and dangerous situations that the 99th our defenders on base to utilize the same tionship between Nellis Security Forces
were trained on advanced law enforce- SFS responds to regularly, according to tactics and techniques when responding and LVMPD, is priceless,” said Gra ell.
ment techniques, such as domestic Gra ell. Due to its size and geographic to these situations,” said Gra ell. “I hope to be a bridge between LVMPD’s
violence response, emergency vehicle location, Nellis receives a higher rate of Based on their supervisory experience Organizational Development Bureau
driving, advanced rearms training and these calls than other Air Force instal- and leadership in the Air Force, Reyes and the 99th SFS training, to help both
handling mentally impaired subjects. lations. and Gra ell were also given the unique organizations work better independently
Domestic violence and intoxicated “A er completing over 1,000 hours of opportunity of engaging in monthly and with one another.”

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