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• 04/17/2020 – Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins dies of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• 04/11/2020 – 104th Security Forces and 747th Military Police provide security for COVID-19 testing sites and shelters
• 04/11/2020 – Historic First Aeromedical Evacuation mission using Transport Isolation System
• 04/08/2020 – Newest combat rescue helicopter Jolly Green II tested in extreme conditions
• 04/07/2020 – 910^th Security Forces remain combat ready during Coronavirus pandemic
• 04/06/2020 – U.S. Air Force guidance on use of cloth face covers in response to COVID-19
• 04/02/2020 – 435^th Security Forces Squadron recognized best small security forces unit
• 04/01/2020 – Turn quarantine time into quality time
• 03/31/2020 – 23 U.S. Air Force Organizations will soon transfer to the U.S. Space Force
• 03/30/2020 – 30^th Security Forces protect Vandenberg AFB amidst COVID-19
• 03/30/3030 – Air Force Reserve medics and other specialties called up in response to COVID-19
• 03/30/2020 – Air Force Basic Military Training safety efforts in response to COVID-19
• 03/28/2020 – 355^th Security Forces receive 300 donated masks from 306^th Rescue Squadron
• 03/27/2020 – 82^nd Security Forces implement no-touch ID measures at Sheppard AFB
• 03/26/2020 – 52^nd Security Forces Military Working Dog monthly veterinarian checkups
• 03/26/2020 – 86^th Security Forces members maintain base security during COVID-19 pandemic
• 03/25/2020 – Picture This – 436^th SFS helps mitigate the spread of COVID-19
• 03/25/2020 – Air Force Basic Military Training trainee tested positive for COVID-19
• 03/21/2020 – Special Tactics Airman involved in fatal swim training incident
• 03/20/2020 – 175^th LRS National Guard Airmen help cruise passengers get home
• 03/19/2020 – Picture This – 47^th SFS Military Working Dog handler
• 03/18/2020 – Picture This – 22^nd Security Forces touch-free ID scanning
• 03/18/2020 – Picture This – 2^nd SFS barriers rearrangement
• 03/17/2020 – Picture This – Andersen AFB 36^th SFS caution due to COVID-19
• 03/16/2020 – 307^th Security Forces innovative firearms training
• 03/16/2020 – Picture This – 2^nd Security Forces caution due to COVID-19
• 03/15/2020 – Air Force Update for COVID-19 (15-MAR-2020)
• 03/15/2020 – U.S. Air Force COID-19 Website
• 03/13/2020 – 325^th Security Forces Military Working Dog demonstration
• 03/12/2020 – 27 Security Forces members completed in 2020 USAFE Defender Challenge
• 03/12/2020 – Kirtland AFB gate entry procedures during COVID-19 (377^th SFS)
• 03/10/2020 – 341^st Missile Security Operations Squadron re-designation
• 03/08/2020 – 118^th and 164^th Security Forces Squadrons complete cold-weather training
• 03/07/2020 – Picture This – 110^th SFS Shoot, Move, and Communicate Drill
• 03/06/2020 – 55^th Security Forces and Federal Air Marshals joint training
• 03/06/2020 – 55^th Security Forces members awarded Aerial Achievement Medal
• 03/05/2020 – Seven 224^th Air Defense Group members awarded medals
• 03/04/2020 – 60^th Security Forces Warrior of the Week: SrA Meinert
• 03/04/2020 – 377^th SFS Military Working Dog retirement
• 03/03/2020 – A Defender’s 28 Year Higher Education Journey
• 03/02/2020 – 569^th Security Forces Defender reflects on choosing battles wisely
• 03/02/2020 – Gen. Charles Q. Brown nominated to be the next Air Force Chief of Staff
• 02/29/2020 – PA Bridge Dedicated in Honor of Fallen USAF Combat Controller
• 02/28/2020 – 380^th ESFS Defender earned Doctoral degree in Business Management
• 02/28/2020 – Airmen to receive Tactical Combat Casualty Care course during BMT
• 02/28/2020 – Air Force song change approved by USAF Chief of Staff General Goldfein
• 02/27/2020 – 366^th Security Forces Female Defenders issued female cut plate carriers
• 02/27/2020 – The Newest Combat Rescue Helicopter named Jolly Green II
• 02/26/2020 – Picture This – 354^th SFS medical evacuation exercise
• 02/25/2020 – 374^th Security Forces honor Fallen Defenders with a mural
• 02/24/2020 – Civilian Air Force Police Officers serve alongside 436^th Security Forces Defenders
• 02/24/2020 – Operational Camouflage Pattern coming to Kingsley Field
• 02/24/2020 – Kadena Air Base 18^th SFS Defenders tryout for Defender Challenge
• 02/24/2020 – MWD Training Director of Operations named Training Support Officer of the Year
• 02/21/2020 – Wright-Patterson AFB Defenders participate in Active Shooter exercise
• 02/21/2020 – U.S. Air Force single path of entry into Special Warfare career fields
• 02/21/2020 – 260^th Air Traffic Control commander awarded Bronze Star
• 02/20/2020 – 736^th SFS Defenders train with Japanese and Australian forces
• 02/19/2020 – 4^th Security Forces and Goldsboro Police Emergency Response Team Joint Training
• 02/18/2020 – 379^th Expeditionary Security Forces deployment at an undisclosed location in USCENTCOM
• 02/14/2020 – Wanted: Ideas on Space Force members’ name, ranks
• 02/14/2020 – Defender Magazine Challenge Coin – February 2020 Challenge Coin
• 02/13/2020 – 377^th SFS Military Working Dogs and handlers recognized for excellence
• 02/12/2020 – 100^th Security Forces Military Working Dog demonstration
• 02/12/2020 – 56^th SFS implementing the Squadron of the Future Initiative
• 02/12/2020 – 3% pay raise requested for uniform service members
• 02/11/2020 – 56^th SFS Military Working Dogs
• 02/11/2020 – Year of the Defender improves Security Forces capabilities
• 02/10/2020 – A Security Forces Defender PTSD Story
• 02/07/2020 – 72^nd Security Forces Implement Random Anti-Terrorism Measures at Tinker AFB
• 02/06/2020 – The Bond between a 45^th Security Forces Military Working Dog and handler
• 02/06/2020 – Rescue dogs help heal wounded warriors
• 02/05/2020 – Who Let the 96^th SFS Military Working Dog Out?
• 02/05/2020 – Air Force Defender Challenge 2020
• 02/05/2020 – Tuskegee Airman Receives Promotion to Brigadier General
• 02/04/2020 – 791^st Missile Security Forces Defender awarded silver medal at Military World Games
• 02/03/2020 – 86^th Security Forces Defender saves a life with CPR
• 02/03/2020 – Air Education and Training Command 2020 Defender Challenge Team
• 01/30/2020 – 47^th SFS Military Working Dog retires after 10-years of service
• 01/31/2020 – Raven applicants’ ability to endure 26-day Raven qualification course
• 01/30/2020 – 319^th SFS open new state-of-the-art canine facility
• 01/30/2020 – 459^th SFS NCO wins Air Force Reserve Command level award
• 01/27/2020 – 55^th SFS Defender Challenge 2020 Tryouts
• 01/24/2020 – Holloman AFB Personal firearms security
• 01/24/2020 – 435^th Security Forces and 1^st Combat Communications Squadrons Joint Exercise
• 01/22/2020 – 51^st SFS Combat Readiness Course
• 01/21/2020 – The Last Full Measure Movie Trailer
• 01/21/2020 – Picture This – 7^th SFS Military Working Dog Fix
• 01/17/2020 – Wounded warriors revisit Ramstein to retrace their aeromedical evacuation paths
• 01/16/2020 – 97^th SFS Military Working Dog kennel renovations
• 01/12/2020 – 908^th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms firearms instruction
• 01/10/2020 – 354^th SFS Defenders Test Prototype Cold Weather Gear
• 01/07/2020 – Brig. Gen. Collins visits 19^th SFS MWD kennel construction project
• 01/02/2020 – 319^th SFS Military Working Dog Honored in Memorial Service
• 01/02/2020 – Air Force studies fatigue and sleep to enhance readiness

 

• 12/23/2019 – Air Force, Navy, and Army test Advanced Battle Management System
• 12/20/2019 – 8^th SFS Military Working Dog base defense
• 12/20/2019 – 366^th Security Forces New Parents
• 12/20/2019 – U.S. Space Forces becomes the 6^th Branch of the U.S. Military
• 12/20/2019 – Buckley AFB New Firing Range
• 12/19/2019 – 35^th Security Forces Defenders recognized with Pacific Air Forces top honors
• 12/18/2019 – 377^th SF Group Participate in Force-on-Force Training
• 12/18/2019 – 97^th SFS Canines and Carbines
• 12/17/2019 – Two Pararescue Airmen Receive Silver Star for Gallant Actions in Afghanistan
• 12/17/2019 – Joint Service Military Working Dog Training
• 12/11/2019 – Optimizing the Security Forces Squadron of the Future
• 12/09/2019 – 39^th SFS Defenders Participate in Zero-Notice Exercise
• 12/09/2019 – Picture This – 86^th SFS Combat Training
• 12/07/2019 – Picture This – Santa Claus arrives in South Carolina
• 12/05/2019 – Veterans with Veteran Health ID Card can shop at Military Exchange
• 12/05/2019 – Silver Medal Awarded to 30^th SFS member at 2019 Military World Games
• 12/02/2019 – Ranger Assessment Course Tests Students Knowledge, Willpower and Skills
• 12/02/2019 – 18^th SFS MWD Defenders Participate in NCO Bilateral Exchange Program
• 11/27/2019 – 2^nd SFS switch to Sig Sauer M18 Pistol
• 11/26/2019 – 628^th SFS Military Working Dogs Retire
• 11/26/2019 – Special Tactics Airman Presented Silver Star Medal
• 11/26/2019 – Picture This – New Rank Pinning on Ceremony
• 11/25/2019 – Special Tactics Chief Awarded Silver Star Medal
• 11/25/2019 – 92nd SFS Military Working Dog Participate in Huey Training
• 11/21/2019 – Dover AFB Conducts Counter UAS Test
• 11/20/2019 – 460^th SFS Participate in Panther View Exercise
• 11/20/2019 – Yokota AB 374^th SFS Bilateral Patrol with Fussa Police
• 11/07/2019 – Picture This – 96^th SFS SRA Miles
• 11/06/2019 – 192^nd SFS Defenders Return from Afghanistan
• 11/01/2019 – 92nd SFS Host Embedded Local Media Reporters for a Day
• 10/29/2019 – 374^th SFS Military Working Dog Topa’s Retirement Ceremony
• 10/28/2019 – Girls Fly Too – All-Female C-130 H Crew
• 10/28/2019 – Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal Criteria
• 10/25/2019 – 355^th SFS Military Working Dog Show
• 10/22/2019 – Picture This – 2nd SFS During Exercise Global Thunder
• 10/21/2019 – Picture This – 48^th SFS Flight Line Security
• 10/17/2019 – Security Forces Train Nigerian Armed Forces
• 10/17/2019 – 11^th Security Forces Host Vietnam Security Police Association
• 10/14/2019 – 380^th ESFS Bolster Lethal Training Program
• 10/10/2019 – Special Tactics Airman Killed in Training Incident
• 10/07/2019 – New Air Force Uniform Issue Timeline
• 10/03/2019 – Bringing Wounded Soldiers Home
• 10/02/2019 – 97^th SFS receive violence prevention awareness training
• 10/02/2019 – Year of Integrated Base Defense
• 10/01/2019 – Cutting Edge Anti-Drone Technology
• 09/25/2019 – Picture This – 30^th SFS Military Working Horse
• 09/24/2019 – 7th SFS Virtual Reality Training
• 09/23/2019 – Joint Service Exercise
• 09/21/2019 – 9th SFS Drone Capabilities
• 09/19/2019 – DoD New Pain Rating Scale
• 09/14/2019 – Kentucky ANG 123rd STS Combat Controller Awarded Air Force Cross
• 09/13/2019 – 549^th Military Working Dog double root canal
• 09/12/2019 – Military Working Dog Yyoda retires after nine years of service
• 09/12/2019 – FE Warren AFB Crow Creek Challenge
• 08/28/2019 – 36^th SFS receive Sig Sauer M18 pistol
• 08/21/2019 – 9^th SFS uses one shot Artificial Intelligence
• 08/02/2019 – U.S. Air Force -Breaking Barriers (video)
• 07/24/2019 – 103^rd SFS Riot-Control Training
• 07/22/2019 – 31^st SFS MWD Cigan retires
• 07/22/2019 – Picture This – GA ANG Defender
• 07/15/2019 – 66^th SFS Defender Receives AFSA Pitsenbarger Award
• 07/12/2019 – 99^th SFS Defender Awarded Airman’s Medal
• 07/10/2019 – Ranger Assessment Course Cultivates Leadership Skills
• 07/08/2019 – Air Force Special Ops Training Exceeding Every Standard (video)
• 06/25/2019 – Picture This – 108^th SFS Tactical Training Obstacle Course
• 05/16/2019 – What Makes this Job Unique – US Air Force Security Forces
• 04/25/2019 – 114^th SFS Combat Readiness
• 03/14/2019 – 178^th Security Forces Squadron augmentee training program
• 03/06/2019 – 187^th SFS Chief Awarded Bronze Star Medal
• 02/22/2019 – 2018 USAF Defender Challenge (video)
• 01/14/2019 – 736th SFS multifaceted duties

 

• 12/07/2018 – Airman earns Ranger Tab
• 09/28/2018 – 117^th SFS participate in Active Shooter exercise
• 09/07/2018 – AFSPC Security Forces Airmen Train for Defender Challenge (video)
• 09/03/2018 – 2018 Defender Challenge
• 07/05/2018 – Security Forces Culture of Defending the Base
• 06/12/2018 – Picture This – 11th Security Support Squadron MWD Handler
• 03/18/2018 – 118^th SFS Defender receives rare Fischer award

 

• 12/22/2017 – Former Air Force Cop Turns Professional Knife Maker
• 12/19/2017 – U.S. Air Force 879^th Expeditionary Security Forces Transfer Authority of Force Protection to U.S. Army 341^st Military Police
• 12/12/2017 – Honoring Meki, a Fallen 366^th SFS MWD
• 12/11/2017 – 366^th Security Forces EST Team Receive S.W.A.T. Certification (video)
• 12/04/2017 – Security Forces Marksmen and Military Working Dog Joint-Unit Training
• 12/02/2017 – Military Working Dog Advanced Combat Skills Assessment
• 12/01/2017 – 56^th Security Forces Squadron – Evelyn’s Defenders
• 11/27/2017 – 455th ESFS Defenders Securing BAF Flight Line
• 10/12/2017 – Missile Security Forces Implement Change in Missile Security Operations
• 10/12/2017 – 386^th ESFS High Risk Response Team Training
• 10/05/2017 – 509^th SFS Defender Accepted into Medical Service Corps
• 08/31/2017 – 341^st Missile Security Forces Squadron Defend Nuclear Resources
• 08/29/2017 – Defenders in the 451^st Expeditionary Support Squadron
• 08/22/2017 – Joint Service Ground Combat Readiness Training
• 08/09/2017 – 412^th SFS Defender deescalates potentially deadly situation
• 08/03/2017 – Security Forces increase base defense capabilities across PACAF
• 07/31/2017 – Air Force Security Forces Logistics Detail
• 07/14/2017 – Security Forces Training with Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Bagram Airfield
• 05/12/2017 – Be Proud, but be aware of the Story You Tell
• 04/15/2017 – Defenders (video)
• 02/03/2017 – Griff’s Gift children’s book honors SSgt Travis Griffin
• 01/27/2017 – 94^th Security Forces Phoenix Ravens Providing Close-in Protection
• 01/17/2017 – Joint Base Andrews National Capital Region Airmen rehearse for Inauguration Parade
• 01/04/2017 – Ready Eager And Prepared Every Recall (R.E.A.P.E.R.) book