Airmen, local cops complete 'Wet Lab' training Published Oct. 2, 2013 By Staff Sgt. James Bolinger 71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Recently nine 71st Security Forces Squadron Airmen completed a Wet Lab training class where they became Team Vance's experts on field sobriety testing. The 71st SFS partnered with the Enid Police Department, North Enid Police Department and the Norman Police Depart, who provided expert instructors, said Capt. Thomas Kellams, the 71st SFS deputy commander. Police officers from six civilian police departments joined the Team Vance defenders to learn more about how to detect different levels of intoxication during a field sobriety test. The three-day class was provided at no cost to the Air Force, and is a considered continuing education for security forces Airmen. The course culminated when more than 15 Vance volunteers imbibed for science. Small levels of alcohol were introduced into volunteers systems over a two- to three-hour period, said Kellams. Students, with the help of instructors, were brought in throughout the process to analyze, annotate and view signs of intoxication. Some of the methods practiced were walking a line, counting, and using Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus often called HGN by officers. The students used these methods to detect clues in the inebriated volunteers. The nine Security Force Airmen who completed the course are now fully qualified for HGN and field sobriety testing, said Kellams. "I want to thank all of the volunteers who were monitors and subjects, donating their time," said Kellams. "We absolutely could not have been successful without their help and sacrifices."