FAST to fight: 726th EMSS Airmen protect airpower across East Africa

The 449th Air Expeditionary Group, based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti is the primary airlift provider to U.S. Forces in the Horn of Africa. The 449th AEG relies on Fly-Away Security teams from the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron to protect its missions in order to provide secure,

CSAF tours Ramstein Air Base

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and his wife, Sharene, visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 13-15, as part of a trip to multiple locations in Europe.

Three 31 FW SFS members respond to vehicle collision during AFRICAN LION 21

The U.S. Air Force Core Values outline the standards by which Airmen should live by; Integrity First, Excellence In All We Do, and Service Before Self.

52nd SFS trains with Raven for first time at Spangdahlem

The 52nd Security Forces Squadron conducted flight trainings of the Small Unmanned Aerial System RQ-11B Raven for the first time at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 9-11, 2020.

501 CSW Legal Office ensures legal readiness for deployers

The 501st Combat Support Wing legal office gathered a group of 423rd Security Forces Squadron defenders into the courtroom to provide a will ceremony and the first group deployment brief of its kind in four years June 2, 2020, at RAF Alconbury, England.

A poem without words: painting the Defender’s heritage

Two Airmen from the 39th Security Forces Squadron told the story of Defenders in a way words cannot express: through painting.

Liberty Wing Defenders combat COVID-19

MWD checkups ensure pups are fit to bite

Once a month, military working dogs at Spangdahlem Air Base are thoroughly checked by the base veterinarian in what is called a “spot” checkup, which ensures the dogs are healthy and can perform to the best of their abilities. On March 5, 2020, the MWD’s of Spangdahlem AB received their monthly

Air Force develops hard-hitting Defender Challenge 2020 drills for Security Forces

The U.S. Air Force Defender Challenge will pit Security Forces teams against each other in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15, 2020. Defenders will prove their abilities in dismounted skills, endurance, agility, individual weapons, and military working dog teams through a series of gut-testing

Exercise Frozen Defender: 435 SFS secures airfield

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Sutton, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, and his comrade carry a litter with a simulated casualty during exercise Frozen Defender in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14, 2020. Frozen Defender tests the squadron’s