As a young captain, Air Force Brig. Gen. Allen Jamerson once wondered why the Air Force did not have one place where security forces could go for training and evaluation.
"All security forces would come through (Fort Polk, Louisiana), and they had all been trained at different regional training centers, and there was a different standard of training for each one of those people based on the center they went to," said Jamerson, director of security forces, deputy chief of staff for logistics, installations and mission support, Air Force headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Jamerson was not the only one who aspired for a better training system, and during the Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fort Bliss Thursday, Jamerson saw his hopes become a reality.