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                <div class="image-caption">Airman 1st Class Aislinn Molina, 8th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, aims her  M4 Carbine Rifle while keeping watch during an opposition force training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. The 8th SFS personnel were evaluated on their use of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, cover and team movements from room to room.   (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Staff Sgt. Cynthia Cook, 8th Communications Squadron spectrum defense operator, reviews her Airman’s Manual Quick Reference Guide during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. Members of the 8th Fighter Wing receive a quick reference guide to aid them through contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Staff. Sgt. Sergio Bustillos, right, 8th Communications Squadron wing inspection team lead, observes Senior Airman Thomas Joshua, 8th Security Forces Squadron opposition force augmentee, breach an entrance during an OPFOR training event with the 8th CS during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. The OPFOR program recruits augmentees from various units across the wing to ensure training mirrors real-world situations to enhance  Airmen’s readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">An 8th Security Forces Squadron defender acting as an opposition force augmentee, aims their M4 Carbine Rifle while conducting an OPFOR training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. The scenario began by breaching the entrance to the building and tested the 8th SFS and 8th CS response capabilities during contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Senior Airman Saensopha Natdanai, left, and Senior Airman Raymond Scott, 8th Security Forces Squadron response force leaders, simulate opposition forces during an OPFOR training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. In response to the presence of OPFOR, 8th SFS personnel responded ready to put their active shooter response and close-quarter combat capabilities to the test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Senior Airman Thomas Joshua, 8th Security Forces Squadron opposition force augmentee, aims an M4 Carbine Rifle down a hallway in the 8th Communications Squadron building during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. OPFOR members strategically attack their target to test their response procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Tech. Sgt. Clarence Williams, right, 8th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, challenges Senior Airman Saensopha Natdanai,  8th Security Forces Squadron opposition force augmentee, during an OPFOR training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. 8th SFS members responding to the OPFOR alert were put into a scenario with no radio communications and had to practice other techniques to relay information to one another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Airman 1st Class Tia Whitfield, 8th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, holds a defensive position during an OPFOR training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. 8th SFS members responding to the OPFOR alert were put into a scenario with no radio communications and had to practice other techniques to relay information to one another.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">Airman 1st Class Aislinn Molina, 8th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, apprehends Airman 1st Class Michelle Robinson, opposition force augmentee with the 8th Communications Squadron, during an OPFOR training event with the 8th CS as part of Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. The scenario was a collaboration between the 8th SFS and 8th CS to test response capabilities during contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)</div>
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                <div class="image-caption">An opposition force augmentee sits handcuffed after apprehension by 8th Security Forces defenders during an opposition force training event with the 8th Communications Squadron during Beverly Pack 23-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. The OPFOR program tasks members of different units to simulate an enemy force when conducting training focused on improving response capabilities during contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parra)</div>
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    <div><b>By Senior Airman Karla Parra, </b> <span class="date">/ Published Aug. 25, 2023</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea, </span>
    <p><span style="font-size:12px;">8th Security Forces Squadron and 8th Communications Squadron Airmen participated in an opposition force training scenario during Beverly Pack 23-2, Aug. 22.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">The scenario tested Airmen’s active shooter response procedures and their ability to retain and protect communications support during contingency operations.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">“The moment I saw my first sergeant and chief rush out of the unit control center, I knew something was wrong,” said Master Sgt. Alan Rowzee, 8th CS cyber operations and network infrastructure section chief. “As soon as they rushed to their phones, I heard gunshots nearby and I proceeded instinctively — it was like muscle memory.”</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">Wing inspection team leads from the 8th SFS and 8th CS designed the OPFOR training scenario to gauge response capabilities from their respective squadrons.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">“One purpose of this event was not only to test our Airmen’s resiliency and response procedures under unfamiliar circumstances, but to served as a reminder that threats aren’t only in the cyber domain when it comes to maintaining comms during contingency operations,” said Staff Sgt. Sergio Bustillos, 8th CS WIT lead.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">While the 8th CS evaluators centered their observations on response procedures, 8th SFS personnel were tested on their active shooter response and close-quarter combat skills.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">Additionally, defenders were evaluated on their use of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, cover and team movements from room to room.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">Tech. Sgt. Devin Slaton, 8th SFS flight sergeant, expressed that every scenario presents a different challenge.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">“In these scenarios, you don't have time to study the layout of the building; you must breach the facility and locate the threat quickly to prevent loss of life,” stated Slaton. “So navigating the maze of hallways and rooms with unknown threats tests our abilities.”</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">8th SFS members responding to the OPFOR alert were put into a scenario with no radio communications and had to practice other techniques to relay information to one another.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">8th CS Airmen relied on their instincts and prior training to safeguard their wingmen and areas of responsibility.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">“Once the OPFOR augmentees passed this room and I could hear gunshots further away, I reached for the phone and called the emergency operations center and submitted a SALUTE (Size, Activity, Location, Unit identification, Time and Equipment) report,” said Rowzee. “I immediately went to my first sergeant because he was the first person I saw wounded and performed TCCC procedures.”</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">Routine training like Beverly Pack 23-2 allows Wolf Pack Airmen to gain insight through hands-on experience and strengthen their warfighting and contingency response muscle memory.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;">“We practice how we play,” said Bustillos. “Moving forward, we only plan to get more intricate in future training scenarios; to sharpen our Airmen’s readiness whether called upon in the air, space or cyberspace domain.”</span></p>
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