A Day in the Life of: 18th Security Forces Squadron

Credit: Airman Jerome Brackins Jr | Date Taken: 06/17/2016
It's often said that perception is reality. Airman Jay Brackins discovers a day in the life of an 18th Security Forces Squadron member, and shows us some realities behind the beret.

[tacbear]

I
am a Former Security Policeman 6 years Active/9 years Air National
Guard and I can tell you I wouldn't trade my time in the USAF
Security Police for anything ...I loved it! It is what you make it. I
was stationed at Dyess AFB for 3 years in the Strategic Air
Command..we had a squadron of B52D's..4 Nuclear uploaded on alert at
all times. We also had 3 squadron's of C-130's. I did Fly Away
Security. We trained 4 times a year in Air Base Ground Defense at Ft.
Hood Army Base against the US Army 7th Calvary Scouts. I was on one
of the first EST's..Emergency Service Team's (SWAT) in the Air Force.
I got to attend the FBI SWAT School and we got to put on EST training
demonstrations along with the Combat Control Team across the street
from Security Control. (We loaded on 2 C 130's with a Combat Control
Team climbed to 20, 000 ft., the CCT did a halo jump. After deploying
the CCT the 130's spiraled down and did an Assault landing on a dirt
strip. We deployed in our Armored vehicles out the back of the C130's
and took the objective, reloaded with the nuclear weapon we recovered
from the Terrorists and did a Assault takeoff)!!
was stationed for 1 year in Turkey at a secret MUNSS site. I was the
NCOIC of Arms and Equipment for the Security detachment and also the
Team Leader for the RRT ( Recapture and Recovery Team) a joint
Turkish - American Anti-terrorist Team. When I rotated back to the
World, I was assigned for 2 years at Langley AFB, VA to Headquarters
Tactical Air Command. The unit I was in is the Tactical Air Command
Guard...we were the Security for the CINCTAC (Commander and Chief
Tactical Air Command..4 Star General). During my time in the Alabama
Air National Guard I got to go to "Sliver Flag Alpha" in
Indian Springs, NV, the USAF SP Desert Warfare and Survival School.
It is what you make it, I did a lot of different things in the
Security Police Field....AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE... except for the
time I spent in a Turkish Military Prison..but that is another sto

[chrisl.]

I served in the USAF Security Police, Law Enforcement (91st SPS, Minot AFB and 3rd LES, Clark AB Philippines) during the mid to late 1980's. I was so glad to have gotten into LE because there were more interesting opportunities than being a regular SP. Of course as an 18 year old Airman I did plenty of gate guard duties but after training and six months in I was doing vehicle patrol duties around the base. Then at Clark I worked the LE desk and then got into Town Patrol which was very interesting. Much better than patrolling flight lines and counting aircraft rivets as we used to say.

[orvalparker]

My how the base has changed, was stationed there 1974-1975

[Leorgo]

Nice mazda 3 cruiser.. That's rare.

[AK-kyou]

Are the pulling Japanese nationals over off base?