81st SFS Hosts National Police Week Opening Ceremony

May 13, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 81st SFS, SF Units, USAF 0
A memorial dedicated to fallen Defenders is set up for the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration outside the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. The 81st Security Forces Squadron is hosting a series of events for the week. Established in 1962, National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISS. — A memorial dedicated to fallen Defenders is set up for the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration outside the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. The 81st Security Forces Squadron is hosting a series of events for the week. Established in 1962, National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)

  • Published May 13, 2025


Martene Bernard, Pascagoula Police Department crime scene investigator, sings the National Anthem during the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration at the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. Established in 1962, National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Shaun O'Dell, 81st Security Forces Squadron commander, delivers the closing remarks at the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration at the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. Established by a joint resolution of Congress, in 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Donaven Patterson, 81st Security Forces Squadron police services, looks on during the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration at the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. Established in 1962, National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community and pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. The 81st Security Forces Squadron is hosting a series of events for the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)
Capt. Patrick Brandle, Pascagoula Police Department field services director, delivers remarks at the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration at the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. Established by a joint resolution of Congress, in 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Shaun O'Dell, 81st Security Forces Squadron commander, and Capt. Temon Reed, 81 SFS operations officer, render salutes during the National Anthem at the opening ceremony of the National Police Week commemoration at the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 12, 2025. Established by a joint resolution of Congress, in 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jon Carter)