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A Farahi boy cracks a smile during a visit by coalition forces, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)
Tactical Response Force members approach a launch facility during a recapture, recovery exercise in North Dakota, June 26, 2014. The exercise is to evaluate the response of infield forces to an attack at a simulated breached site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Lee Elam, a vehicle operator attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, throws a frag grenade at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam on Sept. 10, 2011. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and fragmentation grenades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Staff Sgt. Tommy Richardson, left, and Spc. Peter Moore, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Security Force members, provide security during a PRT visit to a local hospital in Sharana March 23. The team viewed completed projects and received updates regarding future hospital plans in the provincial capital. Richardson and Moore are vital members of a team of roughly 100 military personnel and interagency partners throughout Paktika province whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives. Both members are deployed from the Delta Company 4/118 Infantry Battalion, Marion, South Carolina Army National Guard. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)
109th Airlift Wing Security Forces Airmen completed an obstacle course challenge on April 6, 2019. The airmen had to complete specific challenges that included shooting at targets, working together to solve a puzzle, and providing medical aid to simulated airman in addition to physical fitness challenges throughout the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by MSgt Jaclyn Lyons)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses force U.S. military service members at Camp Simba, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2020. Townsend’s command visit was to personally assess the security situation at the Kenyan Defense Force installation at Manda Bay, Kenya and to thank the U.S. military personnel for their service and highlighted the value of their work alongside our Kenyan partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Troche from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Security Forces Squadron swims the 100 meter challenge during a German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency test at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 13, 2017. The test included an 1x10-meter sprint, flex arm hang, 1,000 meter run, 100 meter swim in Military Uniform, marksmanship, and a timed foot march. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Security forces Airmen practice shooting M4 Carbine rifles Oct. 29, 2010, at Camp Bullis, Texas. These Airmen are going through the Combat Leadership Course, which teaches them a variety of skills to help them become more successful team leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
130808-N-RW752-093- An Italian Soldiers from Transition Support Unit South scouts ahead of an Armored vehicle equipped with mine rollers to detect mines and improvised explosive devices as part of a route clearance patrol and medical evacuation demonstration for International Security Assistance Force, Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti during his visit to Forward Operating Base Farah. Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's Mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Chad A. Dulac/ Released)
Idaho National Guard Airman assigned to the 124th Security Forces Squadron participate in heavy weapons qualifications, June 6, 2025, at the Sayler Creek Range, Idaho. Each Airman had to qualify on the M240 machine gun, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and Mk19 grenade launcher. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Jadyn Eisenbrandt)
U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Parkman, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, checks unit member identification credentials for base entry at the gate of the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Jan. 11, 2018. Temperature of minus 3 and winds gusting to 30 mph. Base security must be maintained by the security forces personnel 24/7 in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion flatten the dirt of a protective wall on a newly constructed observation post on route Cowboys, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 06, 2010. During their mission on route Cowboys, 2nd CEB constructed three observation posts along the road...
150226-M-XZ244-187 BUCHAREST, Romania (Feb. 26, 2015) Romanian intelligence service snipers demonstrate their marksmanship skills to the U.S. Marines from Alpha Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company Europe (FASTEUR), Naval Station Rota, at the SRI shooting range in Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 26, 2015. FASTEUR Marines conducted small arms marksmanship training with host nation forces during an embassy engagement to familiarize both forces on weapons normally used during security operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Esdras Ruano/Released)
The 343rd Training Squadron held the 15th Annual Fallen Defender Memorial Ruck March on Nov. 4, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The purpose of the event is to honor all Security Forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Over 2,000 participants marched 4.76 miles, which inlcuded personnel from the 343rd TRS, Bexar County Sherriff's Office, San Antonio Police Department, Gold Star Families, JBSA-Lackland mission partners, and other units from around the world.
Master Sgt. Mitchell Kuhn, left, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Chronister are among North Dakota National Guard's 219th Security Forces Squadron members balancing on stumps as they make their way through confidence course training at Camp Gilbert C. Grafton, near Devils Lake, N.D., July 12, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 320th Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 28-29, 2023. Col. Kevin A. Davidson, Commander, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, conduct Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO training course, June 5, 2018, held at the Alpena Combat Readiness Traning Center, Alpena, Michigan. The Airmen don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strike. Rotating through stations, Airmen train how to correctly put on MOPP gear and help others put it on, medical Self-Aid Buddy Care, correct decontamination procedures and how to give a detailed report to security personnel about any suspicious people or activities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood/Released)
Members from the 341st Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force rappel during a training exercise Dec. 10 at Malmstrom Air Force Base. TRF members begin their training as assaulters and go on to acquire one of two additional skill sets in the fields of breaching systems or nuclear advanced designated marksmen, commonly referred to as snipers. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Annabel Monroe)
KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA (May 4, 2016) - U.S. Air Force emergency responders treat a simulated casualty during an active shooter exercise. The scenario acted as a training tool for participants, giving them insight into a potential real-world active shooter situation in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman) 160504-F-LH638-127
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Colorado National Guard members provide roving security patrols, to assist with the enforcement of road closures July 5, 2018, through Huerfano County, in support of the sheriff, to safeguard travelers and to protect the homes in the evacuated areas. The team arrived and began operations July 2. Other teams support traffic control points through the evacuated communities.
The CONG has supported the Spring Fire since July 1, 2018, providing capabilities to include: security personnel for traffic control points and roving patrols; two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews and aircraft each equipped with aerial water buckets; geological information system operators; as well as, refueling crews with Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical refueling trucks and firefighters with HEMTT firefighting vehicles.
The CONG has been providing an aviation search and rescue standby capability in support of the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center since July 1. The High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site facility in Gypsum, Colorado, is supporting the mission which is rapid response to aviation search and rescue missions, primarily for firefighter safety, in support of multiple wildfire responses throughout Colorado.
On order of the Governor, the standing Joint Task Force - Centennial commands and integrates CONG forces to support civil authorities in assisting Colorado, or supported states, during times of crisis and disaster, to save lives, prevent suffering, and mitigate great property damage.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Oct, 17, 2019) - Members of the 673dSecurity Forces Squadron render a final salute to retired military working dogDino as he is escorted by his former handler and current owner, Staff Sgt.Scott Brakefield, during his final walk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,Alaska, Oct. 17, 2019. Dino, a Belgian Malinois, was born in June of 2005 andwas stationed at JBER in June of 2007 where he served as a patrol and narcoticsdetector dog until his retirement in November of 2015. Brakefield, a native ofWilloughby, Ohio, adopted Dino after working together for two years. During hisservice at JBER, Shemya island and the Alaska/Canadian border, Dino wascredited with 61 narcotic finds. Due to his declining health and quality oflife, military veterinarians decided to euthanize Dino. (Photo by AlejandroPeña) 191017-f-HY271-0030
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Maj. Alta Caputo, commander of the 105th Base Defense Squandron, stands at parade rest as she awaits the dignified transfer of 105th BDS Airmen Tech. Sgt. Joseph Lemm. Lemm was killed in action while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on December 21, 2015. Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, another member of the 105th Base Defense Squadron and four other Airmen were also killed in the attack. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Julio Olivencia/released)
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, conduct Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO training course, June 4, 2018, held at the Alpena Combat Readiness Traning Center, Alpena, Michigan. The Airmen don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strike. Rotating through stations, Airmen train how to correctly put on MOPP gear and help others put it on, medical Self-Aid Buddy Care, correct decontamination procedures and how to give a detailed report to security personnel about any suspicious people or activities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, security force team member with Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, pulls security outside the Farah provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Feb. 6. The mission was part of a 2-day visit by U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, to meet with provincial level Afghan officials, engage with PRT's civil-military leadership team and to meet with soldiers and sailors assigned to the team. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)
The 343rd Training Squadron held the 15th Annual Fallen Defender Memorial Ruck March on Nov. 4, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The purpose of the event is to honor all Security Forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Over 2,000 participants marched 4.76 miles, which inlcuded personnel from the 343rd TRS, Bexar County Sherriff's Office, San Antonio Police Department, Gold Star Families, JBSA-Lackland mission partners, and other units from around the world.
This is a Matchbook Cover & Back scan. Service Command Unit 1908 was a Military Police Training Detachment at Camp Cooke, Lompoc, California. This detachment was responsible for training all US Army Pacific Theater MP's during World War II. The second digit in a SCU number corresponds to the Service Command area where the SCU is located. Hence, 1908 SCU at Camp Cooke was in the 9th Service Command's area (West Coast).
On November 16, 1956 the Secretary of Defense directed the Army to transfer 64,000 acres of North Camp Cooke to the United States Air Force for use as a missile launch and training base. The Base was renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Tafrow from New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Security Forces Squadron reloads after engaging a simulated shooter during active shooter training at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, N.J. on Sept. 24, 2014. New Jersey Air National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, and local law enforcement officers were taught Active Shooter Level I training by an Air Force Reserve mobile training team from the 610th Security Forces Squadron, which is based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, civil affairs team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, unloads a box of school supplies during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)
U.S. Army Spc. Scott Yeates, in turret, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, conducts pre-mission checks with a fellow security force team member before departing for a mission in Farah City, Feb. 5. The mission was part of a 2-day visit by U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, to meet with provincial level Afghan officials, engage with PRT's civil-military leadership team and to meet with soldiers and sailors assigned to the team. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)
More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 320th Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 28-29, 2023. Col. Kevin A. Davidson, Commander, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
Members of the 105th Airlift Wing maneuver a C-17 cargo plane into a hanger before the dignified transfer of Tech. Sgt. Joseph Lemm on Dec. 28. Lemm was killed in action while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on December 21, 2015. Staff Sgt. Louis Bonacasa, another member of the 105th Base Defense Squadron and four other Airmen were also killed in the attack. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Julio Olivencia/released)
Capt. Joey Morlock assumes command of the 124th Security Forces Squadron, Gowen Field, ID, April 1, 2023. Having begun his Idaho Air National Guard career in security forces before commissioning, Morlock is returning to the unit as its commanding officer. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Joseph Morgan)
U.S. Army Spcs. Kyle Graves (right) and Michael Bartolo navigate through rice paddies and corn fields while on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, on Aug. 7, 2011. Graves is a grenadier and Bartolo is a rifleman assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, which serves as a quick reaction force. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
Members from the 125th Security Forces Squadron perform dismounted patrols, March 29, 2011, during a field training exercise at Camp Blanding Joint Forces Training Center, Fla. Patrol exercises help prepare Airmen for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shelley Gill)
Rahmadin Regiwal, Farah provincial director of refugees and repatriation, holds a little Farahi girl during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village, Feb. 9. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah visited the returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Corey Marco, right, and Stephen Smith secure a perimeter during convoy training Nov. 1, 2010, at Camp Bullis, Texas. Airmen attending the Combat Leadership Course gain leadership experience from classroom and field training in land navigation, convoy operations, mounted and dismounted patrols, and urban warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Airmen from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., compete in the 2015 Global Stike Challenge security forces competition at Camp Guernsey, Wyo.
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, a Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team security force member, provides security as team members meet with the governor of Farah province, Afghanistan, at the governor's compound in Farah city Feb. 7, 2013. The team's mission was to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/Released)
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, conduct Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO training course, June 3, 2018, held at the Alpena Combat Readiness Traning Center, Alpena, Michigan. The Airmen don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strike. Rotating through stations, Airmen train how to correctly put on MOPP gear and help others put it on, medical Self-Aid Buddy Care, correct decontamination procedures and how to give a detailed report to security personnel about any suspicious people or activities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood/Released)
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, conduct Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO training course, June 5, 2018, held at the Alpena Combat Readiness Traning Center, Alpena, Michigan. The Airmen don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) strike. Rotating through stations, Airmen train how to correctly put on MOPP gear and help others put it on, medical Self-Aid Buddy Care, correct decontamination procedures and how to give a detailed report to security personnel about any suspicious people or activities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood/Released)
North Dakota National Guard's 119th Security Forces Squadron members Staff Sgt. Steven Braurer, a combatives instructor, kneeling right, demonstrates self-defense combatives techniques with Tech. Sgt. Michael Bullen while a group looks on at the Cass County Sheriff's Department Gymnasium June 11, 2019. The combatives techniques are meant to be used to gain dominance over attackers encountered while on duty at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, or any other duty location. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David H. Lipp)
The 343rd Training Squadron held the 15th Annual Fallen Defender Memorial Ruck March on Nov. 4, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The purpose of the event is to honor all Security Forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Over 2,000 participants marched 4.76 miles, which inlcuded personnel from the 343rd TRS, Bexar County Sherriff's Office, San Antonio Police Department, Gold Star Families, JBSA-Lackland mission partners, and other units from around the world.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing do pushups prior to firing the M-4 during weapons training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany on July 15, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Polston, the lead engineer attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), leans over a ledge to inspect the underside of a bridge in Mehtar Lam in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011. The civil engineer team from the PRT traveled to the Jugi bridge in Mehtar Lam to asses the structural integrity following its recent completion, ensuring it will withstand the Afghan weather for years to come. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Johnson, security force team member for Provincial ReconstructionTeam (PRT) Farah, pulls security outside the Farah provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Feb. 5. The mission was part of a 2-day visit by U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Chief of Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, to meet with provincial level Afghan officials, engage with PRT's civil-military leadership team and to meet with soldiers and sailors assigned to the team. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)