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Senior Airman James Miller, 379th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron K-9 handler, conducts a routine vehicle inspection with his military working dog, Demon, Nov. 20, 2012. All vehicles must be thoroughly searched before proceeding onto the installation. Demon's primary mission is to detect explosives or drugs that may be hidden in the vehicles. The 379th ESFS K-9 unit conducts more than 600 vehicle inspections a day. Miller, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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Airman 1st Class Tyler Trousdale, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron search member, searches the trunk of a vehicle Nov. 20, 2012, before it's allowed to enter the installation. Once drivers leave their vehicles, Trousdale, and other 379th ESFS Airmen, search for contraband, to include weapons, specific electronics, alcohol and pornography, before drivers are able to return to their vehicles and enter the installation. The 379th ESFS conducts more than 600 vehicle inspections a day. Trousdale, a native of Rogersville, Ala., is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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Airman Kardell Eugene, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron gate guard, scans a Department of Defense Common Access Card into the Defense Biometric Identification System to ensure the driver (and passengers) has proper clearance to enter the installation Nov. 20, 2012. Once cleared through DBIDS, Eugene directs the vehicle to the search pit to have the entire vehicle searched for explosives, drugs and contraband before it can enter the installation. The squadron's vision is to establish the 379th ESFS as the pre-eminent defense force in the Central Command area of responsibility. Eugene, a native of New Orleans, La., is deployed from Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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(Left to Right) Senior Airman Derrick Griggs, Staff Sgt. Edgardo Rosero, Tech. Sgt. Dominic Vecchi and Staff Sgt. Donald Gilmore, all 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Quick Reaction Force members, carry other QRF members during their daily physical training Nov. 20, 2012. QRF members conduct rigorous PT to keep themselves in the best possible shape to perform any mission. Their entire PT is conducted with body armor and weapons to simulate real-world situations. Griggs, a native of Muridian, Miss., is deployed from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Rosero, a native of Bronx, N.Y., is deployed from Columbus AFB. Vecchi, a native of Cabot, Ark., is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Gilmore, a native of Florence, S.C., is deployed from Little Rock AFB, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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Quick Reaction Force members assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conduct urban operations training Nov. 20, 2012. The QRF team is a mobile force responsible for responding to any dynamic threat situation(s) such as an active shooter, base infiltration and perimeter attacks. The squadron's vision is to establish the 379th ESFS as the pre-eminent defense force in the Central Command area of responsibility by employing strict entry control, impenetrable point defense and aggressive mounted patrolling supported by the seamless integration of leading-edge technology and effective command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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Staff Sgt. Lawrence Standifer, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron tactical automated security system noncommissioned officer in charge, cleans and maintains a thermal imaging camera along the perimeter of the installation Nov. 21, 2012. This two-man shop maintains more than 2,000 perimeter and building sensors across the installation. The TASS system here is the largest sensor field in the area of responsibility. Standifer, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., is deployed from Hollmon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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Staff Sgt. Lawrence Standifer, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron tactical automated security system noncommissioned officer in charge, repairs a microwave antenna at the top of a 140-foot equipment tower Nov. 21, 2012. TASS is an intrusion detection and surveillance system used for security monitoring around fixed site airbases. The system consists of thermal imagers, sensors, communications, power and annunciation components, which provides intrusion detection, assessment and surveillance. Standifer is responsible for day-to-day system maintenance, inventory and training on the system. He is a native of Fayetteville, N.C. and is deployed from Hollmon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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A Day on the Job with: Security Forces

Published Nov. 23, 2012

379 SFS 2012

379 SFS 2012

379 SFS 2012

379 SFS 2012

379 SFS 2012