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Reservists honored as Las Vegas’ newest police officers
U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jessica D’Ambrosia By Maj. Jessica D’Ambrosio said Clashman. “It has a quasi-military Wing in 2015. He’s an F-16 weapons
sense where a rank structure and chain loader, responsible for handling AIM-9
Senior Airman Brett Clashman (right), 926th 926th Wing Public A airs of command exists. It allowed me to be Sidewinder missiles, AGM-88 High-
Wing Sta , has his badge pinned on by Sheri comfortable in the environment; it was speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, and
Joseph Lombardo during the Las Vegas NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — a natural t.” Guided Bomb Units.
Metropolitan Police Department’s academy Integrity, service and excellence are
graduation ceremony June 14. Clashman is a three words all Airmen have heard Clashman is a photojournalist with Farris is a Combat Search and Res-
photojournalist in the Air Force Reserve. many times throughout their career. the Air Force. He served on active duty cue intelligence analyst in the Reserve,
for six years before joining the 926th and is also working toward a degree in
ese principles build the foundation Wing in 2015 as a traditional reservist. criminal justice.
of public duty, an undertaking by those
motivated to impact the greater good He initially joined in an open-general “I decided to apply to LVMPD be-
for the whole. aptitude with anticipation of training in cause I was seeking a challenge,” said
Security Forces, as he had always had an Farris. “I wanted a career where no
On June 14th, three Airmen from interest in law enforcement. two days would be the same and where
the Reserve force here added two more I could help and serve the community
tenets to their resume — partner and “After my active duty service I on a daily basis. I talked to many police
protect — as they were commissioned thought I’d stick with what I had officers and they all said they loved
police o cers in the Las Vegas Metro- learned in the Air Force, which was their job and couldn’t imagine doing
politan Police Department during an public a airs. But a er doing marketing anything else. Hearing this sentiment
academy graduation ceremony at the on the outside for a year, I decided to sold me on the profession.”
Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. make a change and seek out an oppor-
tunity to do what I really wanted,” said Upon entrance to the academy the
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Carrington, Clashman. “I saw that the LVMPD was three quickly discovered they were all
926th Aircra Maintenance Squadron, hiring and I jumped all over it.” from the same Reserve unit, and were
Tech. Sgt. D’Metre Farris, 706th Fighter then able to connect during their drill
Squadron and Senior Airman Brett e LVMPD values military experi- periods at Nellis AFB.
Clashman, 926th Wing Sta , spent the ence and encourages those in transition
last 28 weeks with 51 other recruits or looking for a new career opportunity “I had a preconceived assumption
learning the operations and tactics to apply for the academy. Carrington, there would be prior military, but I
needed to become a police o cer. Farris and Clashman all t that bill. didn’t anticipate that two of my fellow
recruits worked for the same organiza-
“Law enforcement is pretty similar Carrington transitioned from active ___ See RESERVISTS, on page 16
to the military in terms of structure,” duty to the Reserve and joined the 926th
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