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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen take cover and fire from behind a barrier during a simunition proficiency firing  course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019.190928-F-QS178-1041
                        
                        
                        380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen take cover and fire from behind a barrier during a sim munition proficiency firing course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019. Al Dhafra AB hosted the first course of this kind in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility to align with the line of effort to increase lethality, as well as allowing Airmen to maintain proficiency with their weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)
                
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        380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen fire from behind a barrier during a simunition proficiency firing course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019.190928-F-QS178-1038
                        
                        
                        380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen fire from behind a barrier during a sim munition proficiency firing course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019. Al Dhafra AB hosted the first course of this kind in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility to align with the line of effort to increase lethality, as well as allowing Airmen to maintain proficiency with their weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)
                
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        380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen run toward a barrier to take cover during a simunition  proficiency firing  course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019.190928-F-QS178-1037
                        
                        
                        380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen run toward a barrier to take cover during a sim munition proficiency firing course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019. Al Dhafra AB hosted the first course of this kind in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility to align with the line of effort to increase lethality, as well as allowing Airmen to maintain proficiency with their weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)
                
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380th ESFS brings proficiency firing to the AORPublished Oct. 14, 2019
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford
                    
                    
                    380th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
            **AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates (AFNS) --**The 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron has worked diligently this year to bolster their training program and bring increased lethality to Al Dhafra Air Base.
After months of relationship building, planning and paperwork, the 380th ESFS conducted the first proficiency firing course in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility on an Emirati firing range.
“Regardless whether we’re in the AOR or at home station, opportunities to apply our skills in order to remain proficient in our core tasks must be seized,” Maj. Kevin Collett, 380th ESFS commander said.
Proficiency firing courses are designed to divide Airmen into fire teams and prepare them for stressful situations that may occur during live fire situations.
“The purpose is to increase proficiency of small unit tactics with specific regard to movement and communication, as well as immediate action drills,” Collett said.
On average a security forces Airmen may fire their weapon on a range four to five times a year. However, that is not always an option in a deployed location according to Staff Sgt. Adam Triplett, 380th ESFS training noncommissioned officer. Implementing this training ensures Defenders maintain readiness and lethality, even when deployed.
With any new program or training, there are always challenges, but the successful initial courses serve as a stepping-stone to future opportunities.
“Without question, there is more work to be done. Climate, resources and manpower availability all serve as challenges to full implementation,” Collett said. “However, so many of the ‘big rocks,’ such as range availability, access to sim munitions and host nation approval by the Emiratis create a sense of excitement about where we can go from here.”
The training is set to continue though oncoming rotations to Al Dhafra AB and will continue to progress.
“Eventually we would like to move from sim rounds to live rounds,” Tripplett said. “If we can come out here and actually use live rounds, they get the full fog of war type of training with the sound, the live rounds, the feeling of actually shooting and engaging targets.”
Live rounds are not something in the immediate future for this particular training. However, the Airmen use live-firing for zeroing their M4 carbine rifles according to Collett.
“The course is a first in the AOR, and a strong nod to the initiatives started over the past year as part of the chief of staff of the Air Force’s ‘Year of the Defender’ under the line of effort to increase lethality,” Collett said.LR 



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