RAF MILDENHALL, England — Royal Air Force Mildenhall is testing its base defense readiness in a variety of scenarios including a gate runner, car crash and active shooter. This is a call to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats.
By Karen Abeyasekere / Published March 17, 2021
Defenders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron simulate an arrest during an exercise involving a gate runner and a car crash at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise, made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s response to incidents, was a call to action to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats in a kinetic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fabian Zimmerman, left, 100th Security Forces Squadron operations flight sergeant, and Senior Airman Kevin White, 100th SFS Base Defense Operations Center controller, keep watch for a suspect during a simulated gate runner incident as part of an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
Jose J. Sanchez, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Defender Magazine, is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Presidential Honor Guard, Bolling AFB, Washington DC, the 416th Security Police Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY, and the 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
