Communication is key to battlefield success

Members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron participate in shoot, move and communicate drills during the second August Unit Training Assembly, at the firing range in Clinton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2015. The purpose of the drills is to train in weapons safety, fulfill bi-annual certification in tactics, and build key communication skills between team members in enemy engagement simulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Communication is key to battlefield success

Members of the Security Forces Squadron participate in shoot, move and communicate drills as instructors watch the movement of defenders, the verbal communication between team members and how well they switch from the M-4 rifle to the M-9 pistol, when directed by instructors, at the firing range in Clinton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to train defenders on how to communicate effectively, while moving about the battlefield in a safe and effective manner through the use of barricades and tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Communication is key to battlefield success

A member of the Security Forces Squadron fires an M-9 pistol as part of a shoot, move and communicate drill held at the firing range in Clinton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23, 2015. Members were rated on a number of aspects of the exercise, one of them being marksmanship with defenders using both the M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol, firing from distances of 5 to 25 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Communication is key to battlefield success

Published Aug. 24, 2015
By Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa. -- Members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron participate in shoot, move and communicate drills during the second August Unit Training Assembly, at the firing range in Clinton, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2015. The purpose of the drills is to train in weapons safety, fulfill bi-annual certification in tactics, and build key communication skills between team members in enemy engagement simulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)