Retired Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Master Investigator provides training for 97th SFS Defenders.
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —
Rachael Frost, retired Master Investigator from Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., Cali., visited the Mighty 97th on Sept. 25, 2019, to help educate Airmen about violence prevention awareness at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
Frost is a 20-year retired law enforcement veteran who has investigated and testified as an expert witness in numerous cases regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, strangulation and stalking. Prior to her retirement this year, Frost has received, developed and provided over 1,000 hours of training in these areas as well as in child abuse and threat assessment/management. She has since founded ICED (Investigation, Consulting, Education and Development), which focuses on educating first responders on how to address violence recognition and response within the community.
“The last few months of my career, I worked back at the Police Academy. I didn’t really enjoy it because I wasn’t teaching and I really missed it,” said Frost. “I think you can save peoples’ lives by doing an effective job training people well, and that’s what I wanted to do. It has absolutely been a passion of mine to go out and educate people about threat assessment.”
As part of her visit to the Mighty 97th, Frost spoke to leaders and defenders of the 97th SFS to help educate and prepare them for real life situations they could encounter along with how to take care of their wingmen.
“I train a lot on threat assessment/management, domestic violence and strangulation, but I also really like to focus on wellness,” said Frost. “By no means am I a psychologist, but I strongly believe in people taking care of each other and recognizing when something has gone wrong in a situation.”
During her briefing “Frog in a Pot,” Frost explained the importance of situational awareness and knowing the warning signs of a possible attack. In career fields like Security Forces, this type of awareness and knowing how to properly react is especially important in order to keep themselves and the public safe. Frost said some of the warning signs of potential violence she looks for are extreme isolation, lack of emotional connection, planning and preparation of something, strong fixation on an idea, unusual fascinations, and many more.
“We are looking at the behaviors of concern to people who may commit targeted violence and how to be aware of that on a daily basis,” said Frost. “Having that situational awareness is very important because you could prevent mass homicides if you have proper training and know what to look for. That is why I am here today, to teach Security Forces how to become aware of these specific and life threatening behaviors.”
Although directed towards the 97th SFS, Frost provided information about violence prevention and awareness she has gathered throughout her 20 years in law enforcement to all Airmen of the Mighty 97th. Frost explained the different warning signs of potential violence, behaviors of concern situational awareness/management skills and in-depth information on strangulation. Skills such as the ones taught by Frost are key for all Airmen to have and practice to help ensure the safety to Airmen and their wingmen.
By Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm, 97 AMW Public Affairs Office / Published October 02, 2019
Rachael Frost, retired Master Investigator from Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., Cali., speaks to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, Sept. 25, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. As part of her visit to the Mighty 97th, Frost spoke to leaders and defenders of the 97th SFS to help educate and prepare them for real life situations they could encounter along with how to take care of their wingmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dallin Wrye)
Rachael Frost, retired Master Investigator from Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., Cali., speaks to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, Sept. 25, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Prior to her retirement this year, Frost has received, developed and provided over 1,000 hours of training in these areas as well as in child abuse and threat assessment/management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dallin Wrye)
Rachael Frost, retired Master Investigator from Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., Cali., speaks to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, Sept. 25, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. During her briefing “Frog in a Pot”, Frost explained how important situational awareness and knowing the warning signs of a possible attack are. In career fields like Security Forces, this type of awareness and knowing how to properly react is especially important in order to keep themselves and the public safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dallin Wrye)
Rachael Frost, retired Master Investigator from Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., Cali., speaks to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, Sept. 25, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Frost is a 20-year retired law enforcement veteran who has investigated and testified as an expert witness in numerous cases regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, strangulation and stalking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dallin Wrye)
