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Tech Sgt. Dustin Hayden, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, ground safety technician, performs a crab walk here, Sept. 19, 2013. Hayden is participating in a combatives class and is required to do this exercise before instruction begins to simulate an adrenalin boost. Hayden is deployed out of the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C., and is a native of Mont Belvieu, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing combatives class execute the t-jump exercise here, Sept. 19, 2013. The t-jump consists of one partner sitting on the ground with their arms raised. The other partner jumps over one arm, their partner’s legs and finally the other arm in succession to complete one repetition. The class was required to finish 15 repetitions of this exercise before moving to the next stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Tech. Sgt. Antroine Lovett, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, check six facilitator, provides a bridge for Airman 1st Class Matthew Sebey, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, to crawl under as part of a combatives class here, Sept. 19, 2013. The exercise is called the egg jump and crawl. One partner takes an egg shape on the floor, the other person jumps over him/her. The person on the ground then makes a bridge shape and their partner crawls underneath. Lovett is deployed out of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and is a native of Monroe, La. Sebey is deployed out of the 2nd Security Forces Squadron, Battle Creek, Mich., and is a native of Stanton, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Tech. Sgt. Antroine Lovett, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Edwards, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, check six facilitators, demonstrate the proper fighting stance as part of a combatives class here, Sept. 19, 2013. Lovett is deployed out of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and is a native of Monroe, La. Edwards is deployed out of the 325th Security Forces Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. and is a native of Fayette, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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(From front to back) Tech. Sgt. Antroine Lovett and Staff Sgt. Matthew Edwards demonstrate the neutral tie up method while Staff Sgt. Trevor Creighton explains the move to the students during a combatives class here, Sept. 19, 2013. Each move is first shown to the students by the trainers before moving into the practical phase. Lovett, Edwards and Creighton, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing check six facilitators, offer this class to members base wide. Lovett is deployed out of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and is a native of Monroe, La. Edwards is deployed out of the 325th Security Forces Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla. and is a native of Fayette, Ala. Creighton is deployed out of the 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and is a native of Naples, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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(From top to bottom) Staff Sgt. Matthew Edwards, and Tech. Sgt. Antroine Lovett, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, check six facilitators, demonstrate the arm trap roll tactic here, Sept. 19, 2013. This particular move helps a person change from a non-dominant position into a dominant position while in combat. Lovett is deployed out of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and is a native of Monroe, La. Edwards is deployed out of the 325th Security Forces Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. and is a native of Fayette, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Staff Sgt. Trevor Creighton, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, check six facilitator, talks to students during a combatives class here, Sept. 19, 2013. Creighton impresses upon the class the importance of staying vigilant during the instruction portion so they can link techniques and moves together at the final stage of the exercise. Creighton is deployed out of the 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and is a native of Naples, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Check 6 trains techniques

Published Sept. 27, 2013
By Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing check six team instruct and demonstrate combatives techniques to the base populace. During the 10-hour course members are pushed to both mental and physical limits while performing lifesaving offensive and defensive techniques. The course begins with beginner-level tactics and progresses toward more advanced ground skills and grappling to include blood chokes and escapes.