GAJanuary 6, 201? SEEKING PERF - 5, MP5 TRAIN IN FORCE CELI. EXTRACTION - A WISCONSIN PAYS A VISIT A BETTER BRINGINGQOY TO THE N. YEARK gi ?1 A8013 I I A LEARNING ?1"0 LEAD -. .. mockigeter?iieegpring the force ceii extraction training at Camp W. Dec. 28. Eonducting in these maneuvers are an importantgpart'of'kaeping the as i-i'tts-t'pp'g'ga-E force safe from harm. Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers team up to practice torce ceii extraction training at Camp Vi. Dec. 25. Conducting training and becoming certi?ed in these maneuvers are an important part otkeeping the detainees. as wait as the guard force. safe from harm. Trooper stands near a closed cell door, his shield raised, with four more Troopers in riot gear standing readily behind him. In the same mo- ment the door opens, the team rushes in to subdue the mock detainee on the ground, using techniques learned by practicing and training extensively. Troopers from 525th Military Police Detention Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, are gathered to continue their training and help train the newer members of the Battalion Augmentation Team Internal Response Puree for their certification. ?Today we have three new members 05 THEWIRE I: . to the BAT IRF team who are training here in Camp VI to get their handsron training for their certification," said Sgt. First Class Douglas C. Appelgren the BAT NCOIC. ?Getting certified is a pretty process, they have to demonstrate what they?ve learned and that they can operate in any of the positions on the Force Cell Extraction Team.? The training was designed to instill con? fidence and competence in Troopers. The Troopers will use these skills while working in the detention facility located here at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. "These teams practice and they train daily at the BAT office as well as here in the facility where they would be actually conducting the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers conduct forced cert extraction training and cemfication at Camp W. Dec. 28. The training is rigorous and methodical to maintain smooth pace that prevents injury to guards and detainees alike. [Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim C. Houston) task to make sure that they are one?hundred percent proficient," said Appelgren. The training shows basic corrections tech niques, how to properly search areas, and force cell extraction. Troopers use force cell extraction when a detainee refuses to cooperate and must be moved from one cell to another. ?The BAT mission is to augment cor- rectional force, guard force and provide an immediate response force for unruly detain? ees," said the BET IRF NCOIC. "The purpose behind BAT and what we bring to the ITF mission is to bring a subject matter expert team to handle unruly detainees." After wrestling a mock detainee to his stom? ach, the five Troopers use pressure points and PHOTO STORY Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers train for forced ceti extraction training and certi?cation at Camp Vt. Dec. 28. The training is rigorous and meihodicat to maintain smooth pace that prevents injury to guards and detainees {Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim (2. Heuston} A Joint Task Force Guantanamo Trooperperfonns an equipment check before the force ceit extraction training exercise begins, Dec 23. Matting Sure they have at! the items needed for the exercise ensures it can be compieted correctiy. work as a team to get handcuffs on his wrists and ankles. With input from their instructor, they lift the detainee up and carry him out of the old cell and place him in another. ?The reason it is so important to be as good at their mission as they are is to ensure the safety of the detainee, not to mention the members of the team," said the BAT NCOIC. "It?s very easy to make a mistake in an environment such as this. If you put together a team who has trained together as often as they have and as fluently as they do then the possibility for someone to get hurt is substantially decreased." ?Making sure we go step-by-step for each individual task is tedious but necessary.? Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers secure a mock detainee in a restraint chair during the tome ceit extraction training at Camp Vi. Dec. 23. Conducting training and becoming certi?ed in these maneuvers are an important part of keeping the detainees, as weti as the guard force safe from harm. Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers gear up tor force ceii extraction training and certi?cation at Camp Vi, Dec. 25'. The Ha ttaiion Augmentation Team internal Response Force metres sure that unruiy detainees are not a harm to themsetves. other detainees or the guard tome. said the Extraction Team Leader. ?it?s all a process, and there are no shortcuts to do this correctly.? On the team leader?s command they lower the detainee to the ?oor. After releasing the de? tainee from the handcuffs, the team releases the hold they have on the detainee and stack up behind the team leader. Once the team leader is the last one holding the detainee, with the combined weight of his teammates resting against him, he gives the order, ?Pre? pare to extract.? On his command, each guard simultaneously pulls the Trooper in front of him out of the cell, leaving the detainee lying SLOW IS SMOOTH, AND SMOOTH IS FAST safely on the ground. ?The important thing is to take your time with this type of training and the actual movement," said the BAT NCOIC. "Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. If you rush it, mistakes will be made." Photos and Story' by ARMY SPO. GREGORY A. PRUNTY s. . WIRE 06