210422-F-XM048-1001 - Members of the 409th ESFS pose for a picture before the beginning of a memorial ruck on March 26, 2021 at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger. Day of the Defender was created to honor the lives of three lost members from the 412th Security Forces Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in a three month time span. (Courtesy Photo)