The U.S. Air Force Defender Challenge pits "the best of the best" defenders from across the MAJCOMs and international partners in head-to-head team competition focusing on the craft and tools of their trade -- weapons and tactics. The competition was first held as a marksmanship contest in 1952 and was modified to an Olympics-style series of events in 1981 and continued until 2003. In September 2018, it was brought back and now in May 2020 will continue to test Defender expertise in combat... read more
The U.S. Air Force Defender Challenge pits "the best of the best" defenders from across the MAJCOMs and international partners in head-to-head team competition focusing on the craft and tools of their trade -- weapons and tactics. The competition was first held as a marksmanship contest in 1952 and was modified to an Olympics-style series of events in 1981 and continued until 2003. In September 2018, it was brought back and now in May 2020 will continue to test Defender expertise in combat endurance, combat agility, weapons testing and military working dogs competition with the end result of earning the Defender Challenge title and one or more of the five trophies. Competition selection and updates can be seen at:
https://www.afsfc.af.mil/Defender-Challenge/2020-Defender-Challenge/ show less
