Operation safe side provided security police with answers. Phu cat ab was the field test site for the sixmonth combat evaluation of the 1041st usaf security police squadron test from 16 january to 4 july 1967. The defenders of the 51st sfs train and integrate with host nation counterparts to be always ready to. Comprehesive usaf air police security police security forces patch collection. After sixteen years of haggling, bartering, trading, and buying with squadrons and collectors, and offerding on it is time to part with my united states air force air police, combat defense squadron, security police, and security forces patch collection. Operation safeside tsgt mackeys usaf air policesecurity. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The 1041st security police squadron test was drawn from volunteers and trained by army rangers at schofield barracks, hawaii, in the second half of 1966. Vietnam 1041st security police squadron test safeside 82nd combat security police wing 821st csps. Later they were renamed the 1041st security police squadron test. Found with usaf police patches unknown if this is a military related patch or a generic dog patch. Duty station timeline duty station photos member photos.
The blue beret safeside association air force light. Anyone whoever served at ramstein air base as a law enforcement specialist. The mission of the air police was changing, and this specially trained task force adopted a light blue beret with a falcon patch as their symbol. Designated by the codename operation safeside, the 1041st usaf security police squadron test was formed at schofield barracks, hawaii, and prospective trainees began arriving at schofield from throughout the conus and pacaf. Comprehesive usaf air policesecurity policesecurity. Lightblue security security police berets were authorized in 1966 for operation safe side combat security police assigned to the 1041st security police squadron test in.
A special section will soon post regarding the 82nd combat security police wing, and its csps. Air force security police units usaf veteran locator. Operation safeside the 1041st security police squadron test was initiated to guard air bases in vietnam. In 196667, during operation safe side, the first security police beret was issued by the 1041st security police squadron. The term combat security police squadron csps, was unique to the squadrons decended from the 1041st sps t, which became the 82nd csps wing, and trained the 821st, 822nd, and 823d, and was bestowed officially upon them by the united. The roots that eventually lead to the security police beret are often traced back to the 1041st security police squadron test and operation safeside during 196567. See more ideas about air force, police and military police. After the 1041st sps tests success in vietnam several combat security police squadrons were formed and trained as an elite light infantry using methods of operations modeled after the armys rangers.
On 16 december 2001, airmen with the 786th security forces squadron. The 1041st prepared for its departure from vietnam by training a specially organized flight of volunteers from the 37th security police squadron at phu cat air. A listing of security forces units past and present with unit patch designs. Air force 1041st security police squadron usaf veteran. Us air force security police for sale war collectibles. The united states air force security forces sf are the ground defense force and military.
Operation safeside us air force security forces virtual museum. Safeside association air force light infantry joined. Sac security police, air police, air base defense, k9. The roots of the security police beret are often traced back to the 1041st security police squadron test and operation safeside during 196567. Air force light infantry 1041st sps t 82nd cspwg 821st csps 822nd csps 823rd csps 820th bdgp 822nd bds 823rd bds 824th bds 820th cos. The 1041st patrolled 26 miles of outer perimeter under project safe side to evaluate the feasibility of developing a usaf air base ground defense abgd force. Find people you served with from 1041st security police squadron.
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