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Security Never Sleeps

Airman Prazwal Shresth, an entry controller assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, maintains control of a simulated apprehended suspect during a training exercise July 29, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The no-notice exercise began just after midnight with the intent of examining the vigilance and practices of 380th ESFS and Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen.
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Security Never Sleeps

Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron respond to a simulated vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exercise July 29, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. During this training exercise, a suspect attempted to bring a simulated IED and a concealed firearm onto the base, but was apprehended in a vehicle search area after failing to provide proper identification.
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Security Never Sleeps

Airman Prazwal Shresth, an entry controller assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, searches a simulated suspect during a training exercise July 29, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. During this training exercise, a suspect attempted to bring a simulated IED and a concealed firearm onto the base, but was apprehended in a vehicle search area after failing to provide proper identification.
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Security Never Sleeps

(From left) Staff Sgt. Ruiz “Adrian” Ayala and Staff Sgt. Westin Schuler, explosive ordinance disposal technicians assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, conduct a final brief for a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device training scenario with security forces and wing safety, moments before the event July 29, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The no-notice exercise began just after midnight with the intent of examining the vigilance and practices of 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and EOD Airmen.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

(From left) Special Agents Ashley Maroufi and Rogelio Ruiz, both assigned to Office of Special Investigations Detachment 246, investigate a simulated mass casualty crime scene during an explosive ordinance disposal, active shooter exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th AEW is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Staff Sgt. Ruiz “Adrian” Ayala, an explosive ordinance disposal technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, peers into a simulated improvised explosive device during an explosive ordinance disposal, active shooter exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Staff Sgt. Westin Shular, an explosive ordinance disposal technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, analyzes a “dead man’s switch” connected to a simulated improvised explosive device during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

(From left) Tech. Sgt. John Howard and Staff Sgt. Tiffany Gregory, emergency medical technicians assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, tend to a simulated casualty during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Michael Meserole and Staff Sgt. Christopher Garcia, mobile police patrol officers assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and two other security forces Airmen carry a casualty to safety, during an explosive ordinance disposal, active shooter training exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Gregory, an emergency medical technician assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, tends to a simulated casualty during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Tech. Sgt. Michael Meserole, a mobile police patrol officer assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, reads a training card revealing a victim’s wounds during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

(From left) Staff Sgt. Lori Johnson and Tech. Sgt. Christian Connor, mobile security patrol officers assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, secure a staircase during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Staff Sgt. Christopher Garcia, a mobile police patrol officer assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, secures a building with his team during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Tech. Sgt. David Ikner, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron armory, performs a safety check on a 380th ESFS fireteams' weapons, to ensure they are free of live fire ammunition during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Fake blood is applied to a prosthetic gunshot wound during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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Active Shooter exercise keeps emergency response Airmen resilient and ready

Master Sgt. April Gregory, the chief of the medical operations flight, applies a prosthetic wound to an Airman during an active shooter, explosive ordinance disposal exercise June 25, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The intent of the joint agency exercise was to evaluate emergency responders with no advance notice, in order to identify shortfalls in training, communication, or assets, to ensure the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is ready for real-world situations.
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A day at the range leads to coalition collaboration

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Thibodeaux, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, EOD flight, verifies the effectiveness of a controlled detonation during a Coalition Demolition Day at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2022. U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, Marines and coalition partners from Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom were invited out during a regularly scheduled controlled detonation of unserviceable munitions, to support the continued forging of resolute partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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A day at the range leads to coalition collaboration

Service members with the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines and coalition partners from Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom, look at the aftermath of a controlled detonation during a Coalition Demolition Day, hosted by the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2022. The partnership organizations were invited out during a regularly scheduled controlled detonation of unserviceable munitions, to support the continued forging of resolute partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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A day at the range leads to coalition collaboration

Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines and coalition partners from Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom, participate in a Coalition Demolition Day, hosted by the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2022. The partnership organizations were invited out during a regularly scheduled controlled detonation of unserviceable munitions, to support the continued forging of resolute partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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A day at the range leads to coalition collaboration

Private Jürs Rikke, with the Royal Danish Army, activates a remote detonator during a controlled detonation at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2022. U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, Marines and coalition partners from Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom were invited out by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during a regularly scheduled controlled detonation of unserviceable munitions, to support the continued forging of resolute partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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