Robins celebrates National Police Week Published May 26, 2016 By Staff Reports Robins Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The 78th Security Forces Squadron Defender's Council hosted the installation's 2016 National Police Week celebration. The observance, which recognizes state and local police officers for their bravery and sacrifices, has been in existence since President John Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 in 1962. The law designates May 15 each year as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, in honor of the officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. The week included an event with a static display and working dog demonstration, special Reveille ceremony, 2.3-mile Fallen Defenders memorial ruck march, defender decathlon, a shooting competition and a police ball.