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Senior Airman Lukas Brendemuhl, left, and fellow 119th Security Forces Squadron Airman 1st Class Pamela Fehr take aim at a simulated adversary during a force on force training scenario at the Camp Ripley military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) village Aug. 13, 2016. The Camp Ripley MOUT village provides a realistic environment for the security forces personnel to practice tactics they would use in deployed locations. They are firing M-4 weapons loaded with simunition rounds that are similar to paintball rounds, so they can identify adversaries that have been hit. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 321st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 31 and June 1, 2023. Col. Carl Magnusson, 94th Airlift Wing commander, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Christa L. D'Andrea)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 17-18, 2023. Colonel Stuart M. Rubio, Commander, 403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
A U.S. Army Soldier celebrates after being tackled into the mud following M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle training on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been using the Stryker since 2002 in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
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. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Clark, 233rd Secuity Forces Squadron (233rd SFS) Training Manager, Colorado Air National Guard, demonstrates proper placement of a Taser x26 Conducted Electrical Weapon before the 233rd SFS Airmen participate in a volutary exposure to gain a greater understanding of the weapon, which they will soon carry at their post and in the field, at Airburst Range, Fort Carson, Colo., May 5, 2014. The 233rd SFS Airmen are completing a four day annual combat readiness course that focuses on air expeditionary, force on force and heavy weapons training and includes a variety day and night missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Michelle Y. Alvarez-Rea/Released)
More than 30 alumni and spouses from the 366th Security Police Squadron K9 visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 5, for what would be their final reunion tour. The former 366 SPS K9 handlers had served together in Da Nang, Vietnam, many having met their spouses prior to their service there. The trip to the 37th Training Wing included a visit to the 341st Training Squadron, the Transportation Security Administration, the Security Forces Museum and the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument. (U.S. Air Force photo Christa D’Andrea)
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 29, 2015) - Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Michael Caldera, demonstrates a mechanical advantage control holds (MACH) takedowns during a security reaction force-bravo course aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). Somerset is currently conducting a routine underway for crew’s certifications. The ninth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, Somerset is named in honor of the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vladimir Ramos/Released) .
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 17-18, 2023. Colonel Stuart M. Rubio, Commander, 403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Donovan Wilson and Senior Airman Kyle Smithwick, assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, operate an M2 machine gun at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C., Sept. 17, 2017. Heavy weapons familiarization is a yearly requirement for Security Forces Airmen and must also be completed before a deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Laymon, the Defense Force Commander for the 169th Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Kenvyn Lewis, combat arms trainer for the 169th SFS, give Sheriff Leon Lott, from the Richland County Sheriff's Department, a tour of the unit's armory and weapons arsenal. Sheriff Lott received the title as "Honorary Defense Force Commander" for the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Security Forces Squadron during a ceremony held at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Nov. 1, 2014. This honor recognized Sheriff Lott as a community leader and supporter of the South Carolina Air National Guard to strengthen community relationships and share in team building training and experience. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder/Released)
Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul personnel walk through a field on the way back to Forward Operating Base Smart after a mission to the Qalat Nursery in Qalat, Afghanistan, April 19. The PRT works with the nursery staff to provide agriculture supplies and projects to the area. Photo by 1st Lt. Brian Wagner
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Weidenbach, 823rd Base Defense Squadron fire team leader, looks through his scope for insurgents after a convoy was attacked by a roadside improvised explosive device during an exercise at Camp Smith, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2011. Weidenbach returned fire during a small fire fight and continued to provide security during a medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha/Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Mantle, a security forces specialist with the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron, stands for a portrait with an A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
A U.S. Air Force A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing sits on the flight line during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Tech. Sgt. Jose Martinez, of the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron, directs a rider which way to go during an ATV training class Oct. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 20 Airmen from the 96th Security Forces Squadron and the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron received the training over two days. The new riders learned riding fundamentals and even some complicated techniques during the four-hour course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 17-18, 2023. Colonel Stuart M. Rubio, Commander, 403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
Airman 1st Class Kevin Cenci, 823rd Base Defense Squadron fire team member, moves through smoke as concealment from simulated enemy forces, Moody Air Force Base, Jan. 12, 2018. The 823rd is one of three operational security forces squadrons under the 820th Base Defense Group whose mission is to provide high-risk force protection and integrated base defense for expeditionary forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bennie J. Davis III)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 321st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 31 and June 1, 2023. Col. Carl Magnusson, 94th Airlift Wing commander, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Christa L. D'Andrea)
Security forces Airmen with Air Mobility Command train on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for the 2018 Air Force Defender Challenge Sept. 5, 2018. To qualify for the competition, security forces members tried out by completing a 6-mile run carrying 25-35 pounds in under two hours; a stress shoot with an M4 carbine and M9 pistol; a CrossFit Hero workout; a test of their reaction to near and far ambushes; an obstacle course; and field operations fire team movements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)
Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron load a simulated wounded comrade into an ambulance during a combat life saver exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 15, while other security forces guard against hostile forces. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 321st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 31 and June 1, 2023. Col. Carl Magnusson, 94th Airlift Wing commander, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Christa L. D'Andrea)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 323rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 17-18, 2023. Colonel Stuart M. Rubio, Commander, 403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
A coalition Soldier engages a target at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed it's important for Soldiers to sharpen their skills to be combat effective. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
More than 30 alumni and spouses from the 366th Security Police Squadron K9 visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 5, for what would be their final reunion tour. The former 366 SPS K9 handlers had served together in Da Nang, Vietnam, many having met their spouses prior to their service there. The trip to the 37th Training Wing included a visit to the 341st Training Squadron, the Transportation Security Administration, the Security Forces Museum and the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument. (U.S. Air Force photo Christa D’Andrea)
Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army, retired, Col. Bruce Crandall and Bob Ciesla, Boeing C-17 Program Manager, pulled the chords to reveal the graphic design and new name painted on a McChord Field C-17 Globemaster III at the C-17 naming ceremony, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. The naming ceremony was held during Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 and dedicated the newest C-17 Globemaster III as the Spirit of the Medal of Honor in tribute to those who’ve received America’s most prestigious decoration. Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sergeant Elizabeth Concepcion) (Released)
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Steuart, civil engineer, surveys the Tarnek River in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2011. Lieutenant Steuart is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and is deployed from Barksdale AFB, LA. PRT Zabul's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul Province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Government of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)(Released)
Airman 1st Class Jose Gonzalez, 823rd Base Defense Squadron fire team member, Moody Air Force Base, Jan. 12, 2018. The 823rd is one of three operational security forces squadrons under the 820th Base Defense Group whose mission is to provide high-risk force protection and integrated base defense for expeditionary forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bennie J. Davis III)
Civilian contract officers assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron conduct their annual Shoot, Move, and Communicate training at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 19, 2023. This training included a briefing, room clearing procedures, and provided the opportunity to use night vision equipment which is a part of the Agile Combat Employment and Multi-Capable Airmen concept exercised by the South Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Dawson)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron conduct their annual Shoot, Move, and Communicate training at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 19, 2023. This training included a briefing, room clearing procedures, and provided the opportunity to use night vision equipment which is a part of the Agile Combat Employment and Multi-Capable Airmen concept exercised by the South Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Dawson)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Grover stands for a portrait on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 9, 2019. Grover is a security forces specialist with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
More than 30 alumni and spouses from the 366th Security Police Squadron K9 visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 5, for what would be their final reunion tour. The former 366 SPS K9 handlers had served together in Da Nang, Vietnam, many having met their spouses prior to their service there. The trip to the 37th Training Wing included a visit to the 341st Training Squadron, the Transportation Security Administration, the Security Forces Museum and the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument. (U.S. Air Force photo Christa D’Andrea)
Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Security Forces Squadron look over targets after shooting the M4 rifle for qualification on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
Staff Sgt. Tanner Hart, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, takes aim with an M9 pistol at the firing range at Camp Gilbert C. Grafton (South), North Dakota, July 12, 2018. The Airman is performing annual weapons familiarization training and qualification for his assigned mission of missile field security at the Minot Air Force Base, near Minot, N.D. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Senior Airman John Fitzgerald, medic attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, jumps over a gap in a rice paddy during a multi-day operation Aug. 21 in Alingar District, Laghman Province. The PRT, combined with assets from the 45th Infantry Brigade, conducted a cordon and search in a village thought to be home to IED makers and Taliban fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, platoon sergeant, shows Army Staff Sgts. Jason Roberts and Michael Duffy, attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, the plan for securing the village during a multi-day operation Aug. 21 in Alingar District, Laghman Province. The PRT, combined with assets from the 45th Infantry Brigade, conducted a cordon and search in a village thought to be home to IED makers and Taliban fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 169th, 150th, 161st, and the 204th Security Forces Squadrons and Soldiers from the 919th and 126th Military Police Companies participate in civil disturbance training during Patriot Southwest at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 30, 2023. Patriot Southwest is a joint training exercise that prepares National Guard Airmen and Soldiers to utilize their military skills and their life-saving capabilities for domestic natural or man-made events. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Bacalzo)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron conduct their annual Shoot, Move, and Communicate training at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 19, 2023. This training included a briefing, room clearing procedures, and provided the opportunity to use night vision equipment which is a part of the Agile Combat Employment and Multi-Capable Airmen concept exercised by the South Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Dawson)
Civilian contract officers assigned to the 169th Security Forces Squadron conduct their annual Shoot, Move, and Communicate training at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 19, 2023. This training included a briefing, room clearing procedures, and provided the opportunity to use night vision equipment which is a part of the Agile Combat Employment and Multi-Capable Airmen concept exercised by the South Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Dawson)
Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S. Air Force Retired Col. Joe Jackson, center, was a special guest at the C-17 naming ceremony, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 26, 2011. The naming ceremony was held during Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 and dedicated the newest C-17 Globemaster III as the Spirit of the Medal of Honor in tribute to those who’ve received America’s most prestigious decoration. Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and AMC's premier international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures, and interoperability, while optimizing international mobility partnerships and enhancing mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sergeant Elizabeth Concepcion) (Released)
Royal Army Lt. Col. Thomas Wagstaff, left, and U.S Army Lt. Col. Paul Cravey from the 3rd Zone Security Forces Advisory Team meet with Afghan border police Col. Sharif Gharzay in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)
Prior to deploying in support of the POMLT 4 mission, members of the 171st Security Forces Squadron perform weapon qualification on the M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol. A police operational mentor and liaison team, POMLT4 will spend the next year training and teaching Afghan military and police on security tactics in Afghanistan. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)
More than 400 Airmen assigned to the 321st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 31 and June 1, 2023. Col. Carl Magnusson, 94th Airlift Wing commander, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photos by Christa L. D'Andrea)