U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

Portuguese Air Force Airman 1st Class Carlos Silva, left, Air Police Squadron air patrolman, and U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Scott Hlavin, 65th Security Forces Squadron operations officer, compete in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen’s strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

Portuguese Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rui Valente, left, Air Police Squadron air policeman, reads instructions during the Defender Challenge to U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen’s strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen compete in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen’s strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen prepare to carry a weighted crate across a balance beam while competing in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen’s strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen climb over an eight-foot wall while competing in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen’s strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

Published June 9, 2014
By Guido Melo
65th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

LAJES FIELD, Azores -- U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen compete in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen's strength, endurance and ability to work together to accomplish tasks.