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Shark Tank 2010 Students Train in Security Reaction Force Tactics

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100827-11
8/27/2010

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif (NNS) -- Reserve Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 1 trained in the tactics of a Security Reaction Force (SRF) Aug. 21 at the inaugural field training exercise series Shark Tank 2010 on San Clemente Island, Calif.

Six Reserve detachments from Texas and San Diego participated in the training, which focuses on expeditionary warfare.

The class, set in a long trailer at the Shark Tank campsite, challenged the students to breach a door, sweep and secure a series of rooms and make a safe exit. Scenarios included a hostage situation, pursuing a fleeing hostile and safely securing non-compliant hostiles.

Electronics Technician 2nd Class Bennett McEwen, a Shark Tank 2010 assistant SRF instructor, explained the process of qualifying over more than 260 Sailors in performing SRF duties.

"SRF is teaching tactical movement through buildings, and between buildings, to navigate safely and effectively," said McEwen. "We teach how to make contact with people in the building, and clearing a building."

McEwen explained the importance of having a base set of skills to employ during situations inherent in the expeditionary warfare environment.

"In the class, we give them tools to use later. All scenarios are different," McEwen said. "You can't give a certain set of rules that apply to everything. This gives you the basic knowledge so you can react in a safe and efficient way."

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Andrew Herrmann, a Shark Tank 2010 student stationed with Security Detachment 5 in Imperial Beach, Calif., explained the benefits of establishing a standard level of knowledge for all personnel in an expeditionary warfare environment.

"This is something we're going to be doing to search piers," said Herrmann. "They've got lots of small spaces, so we need to know how to get in there, check it out, and make sure it's safe for everybody. This is a good tool. We got people from all different walks of life, and some people have never done this before, so this helps everybody get the same baseline."