Security forces get FAST, furious with combatives

Photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
Airmen from the 86th Security Forces Squadron and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron conduct crawling exercises during the Fly Away Security Training program March 2 on Ramstein. The FAST program aims to provide security forces Airmen with self-defense techniques and prepare them for scenarios they may encounter on a mission. FAST is conducted by the 435th Security Forces Squadron.
Airmen from the 86th Security Forces Squadron and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron practice guillotine chokes during a combatives March 2 class at the 435th Security Forces Squadron on Ramstein. The 435 SFS manages the 10-day Fly Away Security Training program, which aims to prepare security forces Airmen for scenarios they may face while on a mission. Besides various chokes, the Airmen also learned baton techniques and weapons take-away.
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Robinson, 86th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of reports and analysis, gets locked in a guillotine choke during a combatives class March 2 on Ramstein. Airmen from the 86 SFS and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participated in the Fly Away Security Training program to prepare for scenarios they may face while on a mission. The 10-day program is managed by the 435th Security Forces Squadron and caters to Airmen providing security for aircraft.
Staff Sgt. Jose Ruiz, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor (left), conducts a combatives class for Airmen from the 86th Security Forces Squadron and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron March 2 on Ramstein. The 435 SFS conducts the Fly Away Security Training program for Airmen providing security for aircraft. FAST instructors aim to help prepare security forces Airmen for scenarios they may face while on a mission.
Staff Sgt. Jesse Sengsouk, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, teaches security forces Airmen how to perform an arm bar submission during a combatives course March 2 on Ramstein. Instructors with the 435 SFS conduct the Fly Away Security Training program to prepare security forces Airmen, particularly from the 86th Security Forces Squadron and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, for scenarios they may face while on a mission. The 10-day course includes various submission techniques, baton training and weapons disarmament.
Airmen from the 86th Security Forces Squadron and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron participate in a combatives class March 2 at the 435th Security Forces Squadron on Ramstein. The 435 SFS conducts the Fly Away Security Training program to prepare security forces Airmen for scenarios they may face on a mission. The FAST program caters to Airmen providing security for aircraft.