Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.27.2023
The Department of the Air Force held the first ever Defender Flag exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 23-27, 2023. The event, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, was a realistic assessment and validation of base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures during intense, realistic scenarios. Ten teams......
Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.27.2023
Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Sherman, director of Air Force Security Forces and Chief Master Sgt. Donnie Gallagher, Security Forces career field manager give final remarks during the Defender Challenge/Defender Flag closing ceremony Oct. 27, 2023 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Background information: following a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Defender Challenge returned Oct. 23-27, 2023, at......
Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.26.2023
Security Forces members conduct Forward Operating Base security at Fort Bliss Camp Oro Grande Complex in Otero, New Mexico on Oct. 26, 2023, as part of 2023 Defender Flag. The event, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, is a realistic assessment and validation of base ground defense tactics, techniques and......
Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.25.2023
Security Forces members conduct re-supply air drop and sling load of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at Fort Bliss Camp Oro Grande Complex in Otero, New Mexico on Oct. 25, 2023, as part of 2023 Defender Flag. The event, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, is a realistic assessment and validation of......
Video by Senior Airman Antonio Salfran | 49th Wing | 10.24.2023
U.S. Air Force Defenders participate in 2023 Defender Flag at Fort Bliss, Oct. 24, 2023. The exercise, 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. 10 teams of 10 members represented each Air Force......
Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.24.2023
Security Forces members establish base ground defense perimeter at Fort Bliss Doña Ana Range Complex near Chaparral, New Mexico on October 24, 2023, as part of 2023 Defender Flag. The event, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, is a realistic assessment and validation of base ground defense tactics, techniques......
Video by Marcelo Joniaux | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 10.23.2023
This is a B-Roll/Nat sound for Defender Challenge/Defender Flag 2023 on Oct. 23, 2023. Open ceremonies and security forces prepping gear, getting ready for airlift, prepping for jump and parachute jump from a C-130 at Fort Bliss, Texas....
Video by Senior Airman Antonio Salfran | 49th Wing | 10.23.2023
U.S. Air Force Defenders participate in 2023 Defender Flag at Fort Bliss, Oct. 23, 2023. The exercise, 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. 10 teams of 10 members represented each Air Force......
