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  • A freshly-painted mural adorns the wall of a dormitory building May 10, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The mural commemorates security forces Airmen who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

    A poem without words: painting the Defender’s heritage

    Two Airmen from the 39th Security Forces Squadron told the story of Defenders in a way words cannot express: through painting.
  • Security Forces Airmen celebrate crossing the finish line after a 4-mile ruck. Over 1,100 Security Forces Airmen gathered for the 12th Annual Defender Ruck, hosted by the 343rd Training Squadron, in honor of all 186 Defender Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom, Nov. 8, here.

    Air Force Defenders honor all fallen security forces Airmen at 12th Annual Defender Ruck

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas -- Over 1,100 security forces Airmen gathered here for the 12th Annual Defender Ruck, hosted by the 343rd Training Squadron, Nov. 8, in honor of all 186 Defender Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom. “We host the Defender Ruck to keep the memory alive of the 186 Defenders we
  • Airman 1st Class Valric Suyom, a recent graduate of the Security Forces apprentice course, participates in a use of force training scenario in the Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives (MILO) simulator as Staff Sgt. James McKinney, 343rd Training Squadron instructor, guides the training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 29, 2019. The MILO system puts student in various interactive use of force training scenarios, including the potential application of deadly force, through the use of enhanced video screens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)

    Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready

    Recognizing the pace of change is accelerating, the Security Forces Academy here has taken full advantage of an opportunity to help field tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter by adding innovative technology into its apprentice course to help produce more lethal and ready Airmen.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Simpson, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron combat patrolman, sits in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle awaiting instruction May, 29, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Simpson, who’s duties of protecting the base include, flight line entry control checker, flight line security patrolman and first responder to all incidents on the base, is part of the last few ‘thousand’ Airmen here that have a hand in delivering technology and courage to protect the base and our Afghans partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cierra Presentado/Released)

    ‘1000s of Hands Project’: 455th Defender A1C Tyler Simpson

    Airman 1st Class Tyler Simpson, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron combat patrolman, ensures the safety of the base by performing flightline security and monitoring all personnel entering the flightline. Simpson’s core task of patrolling the flight line allows aircraft to safely land and takeoff without hindering the mission.“We control
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