Page 2 - March ARB Beacon 1-29-16

www.aerotechnews.com/marcharb
facebook.com/TeamMarch
2 Air Force implements additionalJanuary 29, 2016
THE security measures
BEACON
by Secretary of the Air Force Command Information
Volume 81, Number 4
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In response to tragic events that 86$LU)RUFHFRXUWHV\SKRWR
452 AMW Public Affairs have taken place on and off installations over the past few years,
QG6WUHHW%OGJ Air Force commanders can take additional measures to secure per- $LU)RUFHFRPPDQGHUVFDQXVHWKH8QLW0DUVKDODQG6HFXULW\
0DUFK$5%&$ sonnel and property on their installations through three programs )RUFHV6WDII$UPLQJSURJUDPVDORQJZLWKWKH/DZ(QIRUFHPHQW
DPZSDZRUNÀRZ#XVDIPLO that allow service members to carry weapons. 2I¿FHU6DIHW\$FWWRPHHWWKHQHHGVRIWKHLULQVWDOODWLRQ7KH$LU
)RUFH,QWHJUDWHG'HIHQVHWHDPLVORRNLQJLQWRKRZWRDXWKRUL]H
ID[ The Air Force Security Forces Integrated Defense team estab- $LU)RUFHSHUVRQQHODVVLJQHGWRGXW\DWDQRIILQVWDOODWLRQFHQWHU
SKRQH lished and implemented the Unit Marshal, Security Forces Staff RUIDFLOLW\WRFDUU\DQDSSURSULDWH¿UHDUP
Arming and Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act programs that
&200$1'(5 will enable commanders the ability to increase his or her force ment members to carry a concealed weapon to any state for per-
%ULJ*HQ5XVVHOO$0XQF\ protection measures on their installations. sonal protection against people who may want to harm them, as
long as they obey state and local laws pertaining to firearms.
38%/,&$))$,562)),&(5 “We looked at active-shooter incidents across the country and
&DSW3HUU\&RYLQJWRQ there are statistics out there that show where many ended with- “The theory was that throughout their career they were arrest-
out police intervention because there was somebody there who ing criminals, putting them in jail and creating enemies, and while
(',725 had a concealed carry permit or somebody interdicted the active they are allowed to carry in their jurisdictions they may not be able
Ms. Linda Welz shooter,” said Maj. Keith Quick, the Air Force Security Forces to go to another state or city and still have that same right to carry
Integrated Defense action officer. “These programs allow com- and defend themselves,” Quick said.
$0:(',725,$/67$)) manders the ability to arm additional trained Airmen who could
6HQLRU0DVWHU6JW'DYLG6PLWK interdict before police arrive and are trained to stand down when However, the Air Force now allows its members to request
Master Sgt. Megan Crusher police arrive.” LEOSA credentialing. There is a list of criteria that a security
6WDII6JW+HDWKHU&R]DG6WDOH\ force member must meet. Active-duty Airmen can apply if they
6WDII6JW2VPLQ6XJXLWDQ The Unit Marshal Program is the newest of these tools designed have the security forces AFSC, work a security forces position
6HQLRU$LUPDQ&DOOLH0F1DU\ to enable commanders at every level, when approved by the in- and maintain current weapons qualifications. If an Airman is in
Senior Airman Kevin Mitterholzer stallation commander, permission to work with security forces to the Reserves, Guard or retired they must fulfill a minimum service
6HQLRU$LUPDQ-RVHSK'DQJLGDQJ train Airmen and allow them to open carry an M9 pistol in their requirement and still maintain weapons qualification through their
6HQLRU$LUPDQ5XVVHOO0F0LOODQ duty location. state’s requirements.

7KH %HDFRQ LV SXEOLVKHG E\ “We are calling it a subset of the security forces augmentee “This affects base personnel because we have given the option
$HURWHFK1HZVDQG5HYLHZ$HUR- program,” Quick said. “The traditional augmentee program was to the installation commander to allow security forces members to
WHFKLVDSULYDWH¿UPLQQRZD\FRQ- established for security forces squadrons that didn’t have enough carry under LEOSA on the installation while they are off duty,”
QHFWHGZLWKWKH86$LU)RUFHXQ- personnel to cover installation security and we would ask for per- Quick said. “With installation commander’s approval, I could go
GHUH[FOXVLYHZULWWHQFRQWUDFWZLWK sonnel from other work centers across the base.” to the commissary on Saturday and stay armed and concealed
WKH QG$LU 0RELOLW\ :LQJ 7KLV while conducting my business on the installation and leave … it’s
FLYLOLDQHQWHUSULVH$LU)RUFHQHZV- Unlike the security forces augmentee program, the UMP allows not for work purposes.”
paper is an authorized publication a squadron commander who has a perceived threat to request ad-
IRU HPSOR\HHV DQG PHPEHUV RI ditional security. Now a commander can train and arm Airmen in Commanders can use these formalized programs at their discre-
86PLOLWDU\VHUYLFHVUHWLUHHVDQG their unit that would remain at the squadron doing their primary tion; the Air Force Integrated Defense team is also looking at how
IDPLO\PHPEHUV&RQWHQWVDUHQRW job but also provide security for the location. to authorize a member of the Air Force who is assigned to duty at
QHFHVVDULO\ WKH RI¿FLDO YLHZV RI off-installation, center or facility to carry an appropriate firearm.
RUHQGRUVHGE\WKH86*RYHUQ- Members selected for the program will attend a training course
PHQWWKH'HSDUWPHQWRI'HIHQVH that includes sections on use of force, weapons retention and “None of these programs gives the installation commander
RUWKH'HSDUWPHQWRIWKH$LU)RUFH weapons training. authorizations they didn’t already have the authorization to do,”
Quick said. “We are now formalizing it and telling them how they
The appearance of advertis- “The goal of the UMP is to protect them, their immediate work can use these types of programs more effectively.”
LQJ LQ WKLV QHZVSDSHU LQFOXGLQJ space and the people within it,” Quick stressed. “They are not first
inserts or supplements, does not responders, they are not to go to the sound of fire, they are not to
constitute endorsement of the chase bad guys. If an active shooter happened, these members are
SURGXFWV RU VHUYLFHV E\ WKH 'H- not authorized to engage unless confronted directly by the active
SDUWPHQWRI'HIHQVHWKH'HSDUW- shooter.”
ment of the Air Force or Aerotech
1HZVDQG5HYLHZ,QF The second program is the Security Forces Staff Arming pro-
gram that would enable more security forces members who work
(YHU\WKLQJ DGYHUWLVHG LQ WKLV in staff billets at the squadron, group, wing or major command
QHZVSDSHU VKDOO EH PDGH DYDLO- to carry a government-issued weapon while on duty with the ap-
able for purchase, use or patron- proval of the installation commander.
DJHZLWKRXWUHJDUGWRUDFHFRORU
religion, sex, national origin, age, Any Air Force security force member who has the appropriate
PDULWDOVWDWXVSK\VLFDOKDQGLFDS Air Force specialty code and is current on all of their qualifica-
SROLWLFDO DI¿OLDWLRQ RU DQ\ RWKHU tions may qualify with the goal of putting trained defenders in
non-merit factor of the purchaser, places around the base where they could immediately interdict an
user or patron. active shooter or some type of other threat.

Editorial content is edited, pre- “If we can have a trained defender in the Base Exchange or
SDUHG DQG SURYLGHG E\ WKH VWDII commissary getting their lunch, or in the dry cleaners or library
RI WKH QG $LU 0RELOLW\ :LQJ they can immediately interdict against an individual,” Quick said.
3XEOLF$IIDLUV RI¿FH DW 0DUFK$LU “The goal is to have armed and trained service members carrying
5HVHUYH %DVH $OO SKRWRJUDSKV to respond if a need arises.”
LQWKH%HDFRQDUH$LU)RUFHSKR-
WRV XQOHVV RWKHUZLVH VWDWHG )RU The program that supports the Law Enforcement Officer Safety
advertising, contact Aerotech di- Act also applies to security forces members both past and present.
UHFWO\DW LEOSA is a federal act that provides credentials for law enforce-

Aerotech News and Review
(DVW$YH.6XLWH
/DQFDVWHU&$
ZZZDHURWHFKQHZVFRP