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2023 Defender Challenge

Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Defender Challenge team take on the physical fitness portion of the competition Oct. 25, 2023, at the Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico. The competition, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, determines the best-of-the-best security forces teams and individuals using a variety of base ground defense scenarios. Eleven teams of five represented each Air Force major command. This is the first Defender Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers hoping to now return to a biennial schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Z. Rodarte)

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2023 Defender Challenge

Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Defender Challenge team take on the physical fitness portion of the competition Oct. 25, 2023, at the Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico. The competition, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, determines the best-of-the-best security forces teams and individuals using a variety of base ground defense scenarios. Eleven teams of five represented each Air Force major command. This is the first Defender Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers hoping to now return to a biennial schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Z. Rodarte)

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2023 Defender Challenge

Members of Air Mobility Command's Defender Challenge team take on the fitness portion of the competition Oct. 24, 2023, at the Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico. The competition, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, determines the best-of-the-best security forces teams and individuals using a variety of base ground defense scenarios. Eleven teams of five represented each Air Force major command. This is the first Defender Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers hoping to now return to a biennial schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Z. Rodarte)

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2023 Defender Challenge

Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team take on the tactics portion of the competition Oct. 25, 2023, at the Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico. The competition, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, determines the best-of-the-best security forces teams and individuals using a variety of base ground defense scenarios. Eleven teams of five represented each Air Force major command. This is the first Defender Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers hoping to now return to a biennial schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Z. Rodarte)

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2023 Defender Challenge

Air Force District of Washington 2023 Defender Challenge team members gather for a photo before the Defender Challenge/Defender Flag opening ceremony Oct. 23, 2023, at Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Aragon)

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2023 Defender Challenge

Members of the Pacific Air Forces Defender Challenge team take on the tactics portion of the competition Oct. 24, 2023, at the Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico. The competition, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, determines the best-of-the-best security forces teams and individuals using a variety of base ground defense scenarios. Eleven teams of five represented each Air Force major command. This is the first Defender Challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with organizers hoping to now return to a biennial schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Z. Rodarte)

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2023 Defender Flag

A Defender participating in the 2023 Defender Flag, patrols the area at Fort Bliss, Oct. 23, 2023. Defender Flag is a new, total force field exercise. It provided a realistic assessment and validation of air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures during intense, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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2023 Defender Flag

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter prepares to land during the 2023 Defender Flag at Fort Bliss, Oct. 23, 2023. Defender Flag is a new, total force field exercise. It provided a realistic assessment and validation of air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures during intense, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)

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Whole Base Transfer Ceremony, Former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.

Col. Kathryn Kilker, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations deputy director, addresses the audience during the whole base transfer ceremony for former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. The Air Force transferred all 2,200 acres of the former base to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers. During the past 30 years, the Air Force has invested $200 million to prepare the land to be returned to the community. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Armando Perez)

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Whole Base Transfer Ceremony, Former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.

Paul Carroll, the Air Force environmental coordinator for former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., addresses the audience during the whole base transfer ceremony of the former base with an update on how the property was finally transferred to the Village of Rantoul for economic development. Since Chanute’s closure in 1993, the Air Force has committed more than $200 million to environmental clean-up efforts closing out 276 sites with significant soil and groundwater contamination. During the last 30 years, the Air Force transferred 2,200 acres to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Armando Perez)

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Whole Base Transfer Ceremony, Former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.

(Right) Greg Gangnuss, chief of AFCEC’s BRAC program, presents a plaque of appreciation of ongoing partnership with the Air Force to Charles Smith, Village of Rantoul Mayor, during the whole base transfer ceremony of former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill. U.S. Air Force representatives joined Village of Rantoul leaders and residents, and other state and federal officials to celebrate 106 years of partnership, support and friendship during a ceremony marking the complete transfer of the former base back to the community. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Armando Perez)

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Whole Base Transfer Ceremony at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.

Air Force and Village of Rantoul officials gather for a photo Oct. 25 following a ceremony to celebrate the complete transfer all land and assets contained within the former Chanute Air Force Base back to the community. All military operations at Chanute ceased in 1993 as part of a Base Realignment and Closure decision. During the past 30 years the Air Force has invested $200 million to prepare the land to be returned to the community. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mollie Miller)

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Whole Base Transfer Ceremony at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.

Former Chanute AFB restoration advisory board member Dr. Ian Wang speaks to Col. Kathryn Kilker, Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Deputy Director, following a whole base transfer cerebration Oct. 25. Wang, an Oxford-trained physician, volunteered for the advisory board when it was established in 1994 because he felt it was his responsibility to use his knowledge to ensure the success of the base’s restoration operations. Wang sat on the board until the RAB adjourned in 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mollie Miller)

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Former Chanute AFB, early work done on environmental cleanup

Workers at once of the environmental cleanup sites at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., recommended for closure by the U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1988 and all military operations ceased Sept. 30, 1993. Today, the Air Force has transferred all 2,200 acres to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers. (Courtesy Photo)

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Former Chanute AFB, early work done on environmental cleanup

Early environmental cleanup work occurring at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., where it was recommended for closure by the U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1988 and all military operations ceased Sept. 30, 1993. AFCEC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, manages the environmental restoration and property transfer of installations closed by Congressionally mandated BRAC actions. The Air Force finally transferred all 2,200 acres to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers as of Sept. 30, 2023. (Courtesy Photo)

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Former Chanute AFB, early work done on environmental cleanup

Early environmental cleanup work being done at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., where it was recommended for closure by the U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1988 and all military operations ceased Sept. 30, 1993. AFCEC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, manages the environmental restoration and property transfer of installations closed by Congressionally mandated BRAC actions. The Air Force finally transferred all 2,200 acres to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers as of Sept. 30, 2023. (Courtesy Photo)

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Former Chanute AFB, early work done on environmental cleanup

Workers supporting the environmental cleanup at former Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., get dirty during the early cleanup phase at the former base where it was recommended for closure by the U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1988 and all military operations ceased Sept. 30, 1993. AFCEC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, manages the environmental restoration and property transfer of installations closed by Congressionally mandated BRAC actions. Air Force finally transferred all 2,200 acres to the state, local redevelopment authority and private buyers as of Sept. 30, 2023. (Courtesy Photo)

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Air Force WCAP athlete sets sights on Paris Olympics

The Air Force World Class Athlete Program’s Airman 1st Class Daniel Michalski, left, introduces his son, Joseph Michalski, to his grandfather, also named Joseph Michalski, right, after completing Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Daniel Michalski’s son was named after his grandfather, who he credits for being his greatest source of inspiration. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force WCAP athlete sets sights on Paris Olympics

Joseph Michalski watches from the sidelines as his grandson, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Michalski, competes in a collegiate track and field meet at Princeton University in 2019. Michalski credits his grandfather as his source of inspiration on the track. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force WCAP athlete sets sights on Paris Olympics

Air Force World Class Athlete Program’s Airman 1st Class Daniel Michalski, front right, poses with his grandfather, Joseph Michalski, front left, and other family members after competing in a collegiate track and field meet. Michalski competed competitively at both Cedarville University in Ohio and the University of Indiana. (Courtesy photo)

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