Police Week: KMC police services are a force to be reckoned with

U.S. Airman participates in a tug-of-war contest during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2018. Eight law enforcement units, including the 86th Security forces Squadron, the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, and the 435th Contingency Response Group, competed against each other in tests of strength, endurance, and weapons handling.

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U.S. Air Force Special Investigator Tommy Carter, Detachment 592 Office of Special Investigations, demonstrates 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog Kobo’s ability to apprehend an individual during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. Eight Kaiserslautern Military Community law enforcement units and approximately 500 personnel participated in a variety of events throughout Police Week to honor those who died in the line of duty, and raised money for the families of those affected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Kobo, 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, demonstrates his ability to apprehend an individual during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. The demonstration was part of Police Week, which President John F. Kennedy began in 1962 to pay special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Kraft, 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, directs Sky, 86th SFS MWD, during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany 2018. The Police Week events involve the entire Kaiserslautern Military Community and build relationships with the general public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A German Polizei member, left, and two 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron Zivilpolizei members demonstrate restraining an individual during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. The demonstration displayed the cooperation and capabilities between Polizei and the 569th USFPS.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Deaundrae Ross, left, 86th Security Forces Phoenix Raven team member, wears a “Red Man” suit and invites children to hit him with a padded training baton during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week of May 15 as Police Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Daggett, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response team member, allows a child to sit in a Razor all-terrain vehicle during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. The Police Week events were held to involve the entire community, build relationships with the general public, and raise money to go towards organizations that support those law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice or survived from a traumatic experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Daggett, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response team member, demonstrates the capabilities of a Razor all-terrain vehicle during Police Week 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 14, 2018. Eight law enforcement units invited the Kaiserslautern Military Community to experience various aspects of their professions, such as a military working dog demonstration, a simulated vehicle pursuit, and a weapons display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A U.S. Airman flips a tire during the Police Week 2018 Battle of the Badges competition on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2018. Eight law enforcement units, including the 86th Security forces Squadron, the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, and the 435th Contingency Response Group, competed against each other in tests of strength, endurance, and weapons handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Airmen assemble weapons during the Police Week 2018 Battle of the Badges on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2018. The competition was designed to encourage camaraderie and good-natured rivalry between law enforcement units while promoting physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A U.S. Airman participates in a relay race during the Police Week 2018 Battle of the Badges on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2018. The events of Police Week raise money to go towards organizations that support law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty or survived a traumatic experience.

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Kaiserslautern Military Community service members take part in a 24-hour ruck march while bearing the Thin Blue Line Flag on Vogelweh Air Station, Germany, May 17, 2018. The Thin Blue Line Flag honors police officers; the black background represents the fallen, and the blue line represents the protective barrier that police officers uphold against danger.

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U.S. Airmen render salute as an American flag lowers during a retreat ceremony as part of Police Week 2018 on Vogelweh Air Station, Germany, May 18, 2018. The Kaiserslautern Military Community U.S. armed forces police services perform a retreat ceremony every year during Police Week to remember and honor fallen members of the police services brotherhood. (U.S. Air Forces photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Airmen fold an American flag in recognition of fallen U.S. armed forces police services members during a Police Week 2018 retreat ceremony on Vogelweh Air Station, Germany, May 18, 2018. Airmen retired the flag according to yearly tradition, wherein they put the flag to rest to represent fallen police services personnel who have also been laid to rest. (U.S. Air Forces photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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A U.S. Airman takes a knee in recognition of a fallen police services member during Police Week 2018 on Vogelweh Air Station, Germany, May 18, 2018. The symbolic action was part of the retreat ceremony, which concluded Police Week, and honored fallen police services members everywhere. (U.S. Air Forces photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Police Week: KMC police services are a force to be reckoned with

Published May 22, 2018
By Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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