Carlos Cummings, martial arts instructor and owner of Cummings Combat Sambo, puts Staff Sgt. Michael Blount, 325th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, into a combative move at the fitness center here Friday. Mr. Cummings was on base to teach patrolmen from the the 325th SFS a self-defense course designed to teach combatives and other techniques to help them with both home station and deployed missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Capling)
Patrolmen from the 325th Security Forces Squadron practice techniques during a self defense course at the base fitness center Friday. Carlos Cummings, martial arts instructor and owner of Cummings Combat Sambo was teaching the course to the Airmen to teach them some hand-to-hand combat techniques that they can use on the job here and at deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Capling)
Carlos Cummings, martial arts instructor and owner of Cummings Combat Sambo, puts Staff Sgt. Deante Brooks, 325th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, into an arm hold during a self-defense class Mr. Cummings taught to various patrolmen from the 325th SFS. As part of the changing mission of security forces, classes like this one are becoming a more frequent part of security forces training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Capling)