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ZERO, from page 2 _______ And we also have to avoid the RESERVISTS, from page 8 _______________
our 10th AF Airmen was critically other drivers who are so busy tion as myself,” said Clashman. “It was comforting to
injured in a motor-vehicle accident. tweeting that they are running know they were going through the same training.”
red lights.
We can prevent motor-vehicle e academy is more than 1,000 hours of physically
accidents. We can prevent our You may not be a distracted and academically demanding curriculum, so it helps
families, friends and co-workers driver. None of our 10th AF to go into it with an existing support system.
from being in motor vehicle ac- Airmen involved in mishaps
cidents. We can prevent, pain, with motor vehicles was guilty Recruits experience realistic scenarios to train them
tragedy and heartache. of distraction—they were hit by on arrest and control, weaponless defense, rearms,
distracted drivers. patrolling, tra c enforcement and vehicle operations.
We must understand that driv- They also focus on problem solving and decision
ing today is not the same as it was I believe we can have zero making skills, as well as advanced verbal and written
years ago. Just a few years ago, we motor vehicle mishaps during communication, to include learning basic Spanish.
had to actively avoid the inexpe- our Tenth Air Force CDOS if we
rienced teenage driver. Today, we maneuver our motor vehicles and Of 73 recruits that entered Academy class 12-2015,
have to avoid the inexperienced our bodies in a manner that does 54 graduated to become police o cers.
teenage driver on his cell phone. not allow others to hit us.
“I’m incredibly proud to witness these Airmen
Create miss-distance ... please. undergo such vigorous training and succeed in their
goal,” said Col. Ross Anderson, 926th WG commander.
“I understand the class motto was ‘public trust’
because they strive to cultivate relationships with the
communities they serve. is is also true for the Re-
serve, as we are the continuity of the Air Force, plant-
ing roots here and becoming permanent residents of
the city. It is our duty to protect and defend America’s
citizens, so I’m inspired to know that our members
truly take that to heart in all they do.”
Upon graduation the police o cers undergo six
months of eld training at varied commands in Las
Vegas on rotating schedules. ey’ll spend this time
shadowing another o cer until they’re ready to patrol
on their own, at which time they’ll be assigned to a
permanent station.
Editor’s note: Information collected from lvmpd.com.
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