Military bikers train to instruct

Skip Mace, Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding coach, speaks with students during a Riding Coach Preparation Workshop, Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Students demonstrated their riding proficiency as part of the curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Apollo Stoewer, Camp Darby Chapel NCO in-charge, reads over an exercise example during a Riding Coach Preparation Workshop, Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Participants were tested on their knowledge of road skills, signs and maneuvers before graduating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Riding Coach Preparation Workshop students prepare for a riding skills exercise during an RCP Workshop, Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Students demonstrated their riding proficiency as part of the curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Kilgore, 31st Maintenance squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory flight chief, prepares for a riding skills exercise during a Riding Coach Preparation Workshop, Aug. 13, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Participants were tested on their knowledge of road skills, signs and maneuvers before graduating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Military bikers train to instruct

Published Aug. 14, 2015
By Senior Airman Austin Harvill
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army Service members participated in a Riding Coach Preparation Workshop here during the week. During the course, students conducted their own safety classes under the watch of a certified instructor before graduating. The course included riding tests, classroom teaching skills and proper riding instructions.