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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Military police officers from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., took part in the station’s first wet lab Standard Field Sobriety Test Training, July 10.
“This training will allow my civilian and military police officers real-life training and evaluation of intoxicated individuals to sharpen their skills on DUI and DWI detection,” said Jose Maldonado, the lead instructor with the Provost Marshal’s Office and a Houston native.
Four Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron volunteered to consume a preferred type of alcohol, liquor or beer, after being briefed for the class’s training in a two to three hour time period.
“The point of this training is to be able to recognize who is intoxicated and by how much,” said Staff Sgt. Alvison Lee, the training staff noncommissioned officer in charge with the Provost Marshal’s Office and a Gallup, N.M., native. “We try to keep this training as close to how it may be in real life as possible, so the people who are guarding the gates know what to look for.”
During the Standard Field Sobriety Tests training, military police officers put the participants through a variety of different tests to gauge their level of intoxication.
“I learned a lot from this class,” said Lance Cpl. Jose Mendoza, a military police officer with PMO and a Port Lavaca, Texas, native. “This is a valuable basic skill that all military police officers need. You don’t want to be out protecting the installation and not know your job.”
While performing the practical application portion of the class, military police officers read through cue cards with exact wordings of the tests on them, ensuring that the tests they administer are the same every time.
“I feel like my favorite part of the class was the practical application portion,” said Mendoza. “Because now I feel like I can practice what the class taught me and use these tests successfully in the field.”
After the class finished, the military police officers slipped their sobriety test cards into their pockets until the day, or night, they will be needed to keep the streets of MCAS Miramar safe.
| Date Taken: | 07.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.12.2012 18:32 |
| Story ID: | 91454 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, US |
| Hometown: | HOUSTON, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | PORT LAVACA, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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