TIKRIT, Iraq, July 12, 2006 -- For the last six months Contingency Operating Base Speicher has been kept safe and secure by the outstanding work of Air Force security forces. Detetachment. 1, 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group, has maintained security on Contingency Operating Base Speicher under the command of the 101st Airborne Division. The detachment is comprised of airmen from five different installations around the Air Force: Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and Utah Air National Guard.
In the last six months weve improved the living conditions on the base. Capt. Sascha Archie, operations officer
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In the last six months weve improved the living conditions on the base, said Capt. Sascha Archie, operations officer, 28th Security Forces Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and a Huntsville, Ala., native.
Archie goes on to say he believes the base is a safer place to live and work because people know there will be law enforcement presence on the base. The security force was instrumental in the process of conducting investigations on the base. When a unit appoints an investigating officer for an incident, they may not know all the rules of the law, how to properly question a suspected soldier, what their rights are or how to obtain search authorizations. By conducting the investigations, they free up top non-commissioned officers and commanders so that they may concentrate on other important tasks. We provide the first sergeants and commanders with a nice little package, Archie said. All they have to do is decide what the disciplinary actions will be ... if there is a negative outcome. The security force also worked with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Department and 101st Airborne Divisions intelligence department to put a stop to the stealing and selling of U.S. government property on the base. The investigation started with a suspected local national selling illegal cell phones and alcohol on the base. That led to multiple arrests and the confiscation of over $200,000 worth of property and cash.
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