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    386 ESFS: This is a simulation

    Calm, collected and ready to walk into the unknown. A defender is trained to be mentally prepared to handle almost any situation they might encounter. Continuous training and exposure to countless scenarios, with the help of technology, allows defenders to play through responses to see what works best in handling and deescalating situations.
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    379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

    The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team partnered for a counter-small unmanned aerial systems training event at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020.
  • Raven Bs: Enhancing force protection mission capabilities for AUAB

    Raven Bs: Enhancing force protection mission capabilities for AUAB

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar –Security Forces is the largest career field in the U.S. Air Force and debatably one of the most diverse. Members are specifically trained on security, defense, law enforcement, combat arms and military working dogs. For some defenders, they are presented the opportunity to expand even further into one of these specialized jobs they may not have known were possible for them.
  • 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen take cover and fire from behind a barrier during a simunition proficiency firing course held on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 29, 2019.

    380th ESFS brings proficiency firing to the AOR

    The 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron has worked diligently this year to bolster their training program and bring increased lethality to Al Dhafra Air Base.
  • Master Sgt. Leigh Weigold, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron section chief of plans and programs, fires her weapon at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2019. As the largest career field in the Air Force, it’s the job of Security Forces to protect, defend and fight to enable U.S. Air Force, Joint and Coalition missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    Zeroing weapons, increasing Defenders’ lethality

    The 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron participated in firing live rounds for the first time in nearly four years at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2019.
  • at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 5, 2017. The HRRT team is a highly trained response force that trains to respond to active shooter, barricaded subjects and hostage rescue situations.

    386 ESFS trains for high risk response

    SOUTHWEST ASIA – At any given moment, the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stands ready to protect, defend and fight against all threats to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Among those men and women who guard the wing’s high valued assets and people, is a newly formed group of defenders who dedicate their time, on-duty and off, to
  • Defenders from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab teamed up to bring a new program to Bagram Airfield. To counter the challenges that unmanned aircraft systems pose on the battlefield, the team is training to pilot and use the drones, so enemy tactics can be replicated and used to train coalition forces on how to react to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

    Researcher, Defenders bring new counter-UAS program to BAF

    As the use of unmanned aircraft systems rises across the world, researchers from around the Department of Defense are testing new ways to counter the new threats they could present.
  • Airmen 1st Class Giovanni and Drew, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron flightline security element members, deescalated a potential volatile situation during an incident where unknown convoy approached their post on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Their keen senses, trust in each other, communication with others and training all came together, effectively thwarting a potential catastrophe without having to resort to firing their weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

    Defenders deescalate situation downrange, prevent potential incident

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A lot of people have seen the exciting world of combat arms training or the cute, but capable, military working dogs, but most are not familiar with the rough—and sometimes intense—duties of Air Force Defenders in Afghanistan. These Airmen stand watch for more than 12 hours per day, in 115-degree heat, ensuring
  • U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgts. Neil Carranza (left) and Ricky Meno, security forces supervisors with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, sit for a photo May 10, 2017, at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. The Airmen ensures only authorized personnel and vehicles enter the installation by providing vehicle search and additional overwatch via towers, cameras and other sensors at the 407th AEG. Both are traditional guardsmen with the 254th Security Forces Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

    Island Defenders: Guam guardsmen protect expeditionary base, coalition mission

    Security forces members deployed from the 254th Security Forces Squadron of the Guam Air National Guard secure access points to the installation and patrol perimeter fencelines and facilities of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group.

  • DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties

    The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
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