Oak Hill Sailors Complete Security Reaction Force Training

GULF OF ADEN

02.01.2020

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Griffin Kersting 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

GULF OF ADEN – Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) completed a Security Reaction Force-Basic (SRF-B) course aboard Oak Hill, Feb. 1, 2020.
Sailors completed SRF-B in order to be qualified to stand in-port watch stations, as well as learn how to defend themselves in case of any emergency or threat to themselves or the ship.
A part of completing the SRF-B course is going through the standard oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray self-defense course, which can be done in port or while underway.
Oak Hill Sailors completed the OC spray course while on the flight deck of Oak Hill, which was the last step of completing the SRF-B course.
“It is imperative that Sailors become familiar with not just how to use OC spray on a threat, but how the spray actually effects someone,” said Chief Gunner’s Mate Jason Stokes, a member of the Oak Hill safety team from the course. “Getting through the self-defense course is something no Sailor will forget, and will prepare them for real-life situations.”
During the duration of the SRF-B course, Sailors will learn self-defense tactics, use of the force continuum, proper watch standing and specific combat takedowns and strikes.
“Everything you learn in SRF-B all serves a very important purpose,” said Yeoman 2nd
Class Calvin Moubray, the class leader of the SRF-B class. “Proper watch standing and knowing
what to do in any given situation is the main focus of the course and every Sailor should go through it.”
Sailors who successfully complete the course earn the SRF-B qualification and will then be able to stand armed watches in port.
Oak Hill, a part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

• Date Taken: 02.01.2020
• Date Posted: 03.10.2020 11:24
• Story ID: 364241
• Location: GULF OF ADEN