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Show 14 TOP TIMES Friday, August 22, 1986 HILL ease cop caccepfs challenge of By Charles Freeman Ogden ALC Public Affairs Joseph Gabor in reference to the cent Peacekeeper Challenge competi. ww" aof t;l-q- " 'APR nUn Several months of training and a re- Office 4- "There was no doubt about being on this year's team," said A1C flhe- Peacekeeper strong determination paid off for the first termer from Hill AFB chosen to advance, to the worldwide level of competition at Kirtland AFB, N.M., Oct. 10-1- 8. At the command level, which concluded on Aug. 8, Peacekeeper Challenge matched security police teams from each air logistics center, a team from Wright-PattersoAFB, Ohio, and a team from Newark AFS, Ohio, in strenuous competition designed to improve their professionn al skills. Airman Gabor knew what to expect from the start as this was his third consecutive year to compete in Peacekeeper Challenge. It's his first time, however, advancing to worldwide. sssgS ' - W At Tinker, he entered six of the 12 competitive categories and finished in fourth place overall out of approximately 55 individuals. "When. I first got there, I had a little trouble on the obstacle course," said the airman. "It started to become a mental block, but I talked with my team captain, got calmed down, and then did what I had to do." Beginning the first part of September, 11 members from the Air Force Logistics Command and members If ',11. (U.S. Air Force Photo) Armed with MILES (multiple integrated laser engagement system) gear , Robins AFB team heads to rescue their objective. from other commands will begin training here for five weeks in preparation for the worldwide level of Between 14 to 17 teams will be represented including some from com-petio- n. the PACAF and other overseas commands. Worldwide level, says Airman Gabor, is basically the same as command, only you're competing with better people. There will be both team and individual events. The categories which involve running are the ones that the law en- forcement specialist hopes to capitalize on. Airman Gabor says he has been running about three miles a day for the last three years. He also swims three times a week. "My confidence level is high," he said. "The number one goal is to help the AFLC make their best showing in the competition." His second goal is to win whatever event he's placed in. Tryouts during the Upcoming training camp will determine individual events for each member. Although Airman Gabor was the only one selected from the Hill team for worldwide competition, he says there were many others deserving and added he's not in it strictly for recognition. "The minute it doesn't become fun anymore, I'm going to quit," he concluded. Security police get pushed to the limit By 1st Lt. Coennie Harmon AFLC Office of Public Affairs Air Force Logistic Command's Peacekeeper Challenge ended recently with a week of grueling competition at Tinker AFB, Okla. The command's annual security police competition pitted teams from each air logistics center, Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, and Newark AFS, Ohio, against each other to determine who would represent AFLC at the worldwide competition at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Defender Challenge, considered the competition of Peacekeeper Challenge, required the use of weapons and tactic skills as each eight-ma- n team performed a recovery mission over rugged terrain. Tinker AFB placed first in Defender Challenge with Robins AFB placing second; Hill AFB, third; Kelly AFB, fourth; Wright-Patterso- n AFB, fifth; and McClellan AFB, sixth place. canine, Duke) of McClellan AFB; SrA. Jeffrey Whitehead and Bettie Jackson of Wright-PattersoAFB; and Sgt. Gerald Delebreau of Kelly AFB. Peacekeeper Challenge is a competitive program designed to develop security police combat, marksmanship, tactical and professional skills. Security police officials note these skills can only be acquired through practical training and competition. An added benefit of the worldwide event is the competition with other services and like branches of allied nations affords an opportunity to refine Air Force security police combat n tactics and procedures through observation of alternate approaches to securitiy, law enforcement, tactics and base defense problems. Following are results from the 12 competition categories: Thirty-eigh- t Caliber Revolver: first, Tinker AFB, Okla.; second, McClellan AFB, Calif.; third, Robins AFB, Ga.; fourth, Hill AFB; fifth, n Kelly AFB, Texas; sixth, Wright-Patterso- wark AFS. AFB; and seventh, Ne- Combat Rifle Team event: first, Tinker AFB; second, Kelly AFB; third, Robins AFB; fourth, McClellan team composed of base chiefs and security police "killed off" members of the aggressor team (composed of team captains) during several attempts to capture the colonel's hat and take it to "safety." The team captains were successful for the third consecutive year. event: first, Tinker AFB; secMcClellan ond, AFB; third, Hill M-6- 0 AFB; fourth, Wright-Patterso- n AFB; fifth, Kelly AFB; and sixth, Robins AFB. AFLC Chief of Security Police Fitness Run: first, Mclellan AFB; second, Tinker AFB; third, AFB; fourth, Hill AFB; fifth, Kelly AFB; and sixth, Robins AFB. Combat Arms Training and MainWright-Patterso- tenance: first, n Wright-Patterso- n AFB; second, Robins AFB; third, Hill AFB; fourth, Tinker AFB; fifth, Kelly AFB; and sixth, McClellan AFB. Military Working Dog event: first, Wright-Patterso- n AFB; second, Tinker AFB; third, Kelly AFB; fourth, Robins AFB; fifth, McClellan AFB; and sixth, Hill AFB. Information Security event: first, Wright-PattersoAFB; second, McClellan AFB; third, Hill AFB; fourth, Kelly AFB; fifth, Robins AFB; and sixth, Tinker AFB. Obstacle Course (each base had two four-mateams with the exception of Newark AFS which had only one); first and eighth, McClellan AFB; second and sixth, Tinker AFB; third and fourth, Hill AFB; fifth and n 10th, Wright-Patterso- n AFB; seventh and 11th, Kelly AFB; ninth and 12th, Robins AFB; and 13th, A ft ' I I tit ( I w mmMl i 'J Newark AFS. Crime Scene Search and Apprehension: first, Tinker AFB; second, --mm Neward AFS; third, Wright-Patterso- n AFB; fourth, Kelly AFB; fifth, Hill AFB; and sixth, Robins AFB. Accident Investigation: first, Tinker AFB; second, Kelly AFB; 10-1- 8 t, AFB. Wright-Patterso- n n, Excitement ran rampant during the Colonel's Hat Competition as a CMSgt. Jack Bowerman, AFLC Senior Enlisted Advisor, the only one still alive on the aggressor team, crawled slowly toward the hat while surveying the area around him. When the time was right, he made a quick dash for the hat, bringing it to safety and prompting cries of triumph to sound from his "dead" team members along the sidelines. Representing AFLC in the worldwide competition Oct. will be: A1C Joseph Gabor of Hill AFB; Capt. William Sellers of Kelly AFB, team captain; MSgt. Ronald Kight of Robins AFB, CATM coach; MSgt. Andrew Thomas, SSgts. Todd Bett-gerMark Lundin, Ernest Rodarte and Theodore Makse of Tinker AFB; SSgt. Kenneth Devries of Kelly AFB; SrA. Rudolf Delgado (and his AFB; fifth, Hill AFB; and sixth, third, Robins AFB; fourth, Hill AFB; fifth, Wright-PattersoAFB; sixth, McClellan AFB; and seventh, Newark AFS. (grenade launcher): first, Kelly AFB; second, McClellan AFB; third, Robins AFB; fourth, Hill AFB; fifth, AFB; and n t$ M m A competitor scales a 35-fo- ot ill obstacle. The m "iou&w high one of 21 obstacles that team members were required to neaotkrte during Peacekeeper Challenge. M-20- 3 Wright-Patterso- n sixth, Tinker AFB. (AFLC News Service) |