Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron help keep servicemembers and civilians safe through proper security.
Flight line access allows servicemembers on the airfield to do a wide range of things. Force protection grows more difficult for the 332nd if servicemembers don't wear their identification properly. Improper wear of flight line badges has added to the workload of the 332nd force protection personnel.
"We are protecting our resources," said Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Patrick Coveney, 332nd ESFS operations superintendent. "Air Force and Army aviation equipment on the flight line is at risk."
By wearing the badge in a clear line of sight, security forces can easily see the badge.
This also keeps the security personnel from approaching service-members with a badge multiple times to look at the identification.
"[Proper wear] is not just for us, it's for everybody to know who should be out there," Coveney said.
The Air Force Installation Security Program states restricted area badges (RAB) will be worn in a conspicuous and readily identifiable location at all times while inside restricted areas unless directed otherwise by installation commanders for safety reasons. Personnel must remove RABs when not in restricted area.
Air Force Senior Airfield Authority (SAA) located on Logistical Support Area Anaconda has a local supplement that supported the Air Force Installation Security Program. It explained RABs are worn on the outermost front of the top garment centered on the torso or on the upper arm sleeve, conspicuous and readily identifiable at all times while inside restricted areas and designated controlled areas.
The badge can be worn four different ways. The badge can be clipped onto the left breast pocket. If that option doesn't seem secure enough, the Soldier can add a cord and thread it through the buttonhole near the collar. The badge can be worn around the neck with a lanyard. Wearing the badge around the arm is also an option as long as it is acceptable with service dress code standards.
Unit security managers, or those unit members handling security paperwork, should educate servicemembers on the proper wear of the badge before getting the Soldier a security pass. Training keeps Soldiers and Airmen from making the mistake of wearing their badge wrong.
For answers to your questions, contact the 332nd, Capt. Shaun G. Salyers, operations officer at 443-8110.
Security Forces keep a watchful eye on the flight line and your safety in these working areas; be mindful of their work and give these servicemembers a break.
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 01.26.2006 10:18 |
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