Town patrol

Staff Sergeants Gavin Ward and Cayman Lee, 51st Security Forces Squadron town patrolmen, explain the route and duties of town patrol to a Republic of Korea Army soldier during a routine town walkthrough, July 12, 2012. This is the first time that the 51st Security Forces Squadron has worked with Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army in their patrols. KATUSAs will act as translators between Korean locals and U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

Town patrol

Master Sgt. Sloan Kalina, 51st Security Forces Squadron town patrolman, briefs security forces Airmen and Republic of Korea Army soldiers before a town patrol shift in Songtan, July 12, 2012. Town patrol routinely monitors areas just outside of Osan Air Base for force protection and enforcement of U.S. Forces Korea directives and regulations for people subject to the status of forces agreement and Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army will help with language barriers and highlight the partnership between the U.S. military and Korean authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

Town patrol

Staff Sergeants Gavin Ward and Cayman Lee, 51st Security Forces Squadron town patrolmen, survey the streets of the Songtan Entertainment District just outside of Osan Air Base alongside a Republic of Korea Army soldier, July 12, 2012. Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army will now accompany town patrols to act as translators between Korean locals and U.S. service members. This is the first time U.S. Airmen and KATUSAs have patrolled together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

Town patrol

Staff Sgt. Gavin Ward, 51st Security Forces Squadron town patrolman, helps a Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army put on bullet proof vest before going on a patrol of the Songtan Entertainment District, just outside the gates of Osan Air Base, July 12, 2012. The patrol highlights the importance of joint partnership in law enforcement and force protection between the U.S. military and the Republic of Korea. This is the first time KATUSAs have worked alongside U.S. Airmen on town patrol. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

KATUSAs patrol streets for first time

Published July 18, 2012
By Senior Airman Michael Battles
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members of the 51st Security Forces Squadron and and Republic of Korea Army, perform a routine town walkthrough, July 12, 2012. This is the first time that the 51st Security Forces Squadron has worked with Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army in their patrols. KATUSAs will act as translators between Korean locals and U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)