Smokescreens, sandbags, frozen creeks and empty mags

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CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio --  

When the crew door of a C-5 Galaxy opened on the ramp at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2022, it was the first time some of the 40 Defenders debarking the aircraft had ever seen snow. The forecast for the next two weeks called for some of the coldest temperatures they’d ever experienced. But that didn’t stop the members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. They came to YARS for the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an innovative approach to training Reserve Defenders which just entered its first full year of operations.

IDLC kicked off in 2021. Air Force Reserve Security Forces squadrons send unit members to YARS for approximately two weeks as either IDLC students or opposing force members under the experienced leadership of cadre members from multiple units. Students are taken through an intense, hands-on training experience targeting training deficits and enhancing real-world combat capabilities. Their time is split between YARS and Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Master Sgt. Adela Nedzweckas and Master Sgt. Kevin Ray, both Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, discuss tactical defense positions during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. Nedzweckas and Ray were squad leaders for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karl Knieriem, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings for movement while keeping his M249 light machine gun at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, packs snow to camouflage the sandbags around his position during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah Tancer)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, tracks an unidentified person in the woods while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, discuss tactics during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mr. Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karl Knieriem, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings for movement while keeping his M249 light machine gun at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. Annallisse Jaramillo, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre team member, observes as Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor, an IDLC student, scans the horizon with her scope from a dug-in position during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Bedor is a Defender with 926th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, while Jaramillo is a Defender with the 349th Security Forces Squadron, Travis AFB, California. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karl Knieriem, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings for movement while keeping his M249 light machine gun at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, tracks an unidentified person in the woods while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

Defenders in the Snow

Staff Sgt. Sydney Whiteis (left), a Defender with the 934th Security Forces Squadron based at Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, observes her Integrated Defense Leadership Course students during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 15, 2022. Whiteis served as a cadre member during the IDLC, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, tracks an unidentified person in the woods while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Calvin To, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engages assaulting opposing force members from a dug-in position with M4 blank fire during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karl Knieriem and Airman Devin Hunter, Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, scan their surroundings for opposing forces during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The IDLC, which takes place at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, provides Reserve Defenders with focused, hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engages opposing force members with blank fire from his M4 rifle during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engage assaulting opposing force members from a dug-in position with M4 blank fire during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A smoke canister emits yellow smoke amid an array of spent blank round casings in the snow at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022, during a static defense exercise. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. This IDLC course was attended by members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Poppin' Smoke

A smoke canister emits yellow smoke in the snow at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022, during a static defense exercise. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. This IDLC course was attended by members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood and his fellow Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engage assaulting opposing force members from a dug-in position with M4 blank fire during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karl Knieriem, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, loads a magazine into his M249 light machine gun during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karen De Luna De La Cruz, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engages opposing force members with blank fire from her M249 light machine gun during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Karen De Luna De La Cruz, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engages opposing force members with blank fire from her M249 light machine gun during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engages opposing forces during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Master Sgt. Adela Nedzweckas (back), Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor (middle) and Senior Airman Kristen Wurtz (front), all Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, engage assaulting opposing force members from a dug-in position with M4 blank fire during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A group of Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, takes cover behind trees while watching for opposing force movement during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, waves forward his squadmates while scouting for opposing forces during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, returns from a patrol through snowy forest during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Tech. Sgt. Almon Mahaffy, a Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A patrolling Defender assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, scans his surroundings while keeping his M4 rifle at the ready during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Defenders with 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students discuss their static defense position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, Tech. Sgt. Darrall Williams, Senior Airman Evanelly Gomez and Senior Airman Markeas White, all Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, remain vigilant against assaulting opposing force members from a dug-in position with M4 blank fire during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat-readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A standard range card in the snow at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, shows areas of defensive coverage for the dug-in position of members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron during a static defense exercise, Feb. 15, 2022. The 926th SFS Defenders, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, came to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and CJAG for the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, a two-week, intense, hands-on training experience designed to enhance combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Tech. Sgt. Nathan Ellcessor, a Defender with the 445th Security Forces Squadron, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, observes his Integrated Defense Leadership Course students during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. Ellcessor served as a cadre member during the IDLC, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, Senior Airman Evanelly Gomez and Senior Airman Markeas White, all Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, pose for a photo in their dug-in position at the end of a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2022. The exercise was part of the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Tech. Sgt. John Colby, a Defender with the 720th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member, demonstrates how to install a trip-wire warning charge at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Colby was the opposing force team leader, responsible for instructing members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Tech. Sgt. John Colby, a Defender with the 720th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member, demonstrates how to install a trip-wire warning charge at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Colby was the opposing force team leader, responsible for instructing members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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A team of 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assault on an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. David Greenwood leads his fellow 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students in an assault on an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Combat-ready Defenders

926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assault an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Defenders with the 926th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, assault an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders, who were students in the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, watches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Locked On

Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, watches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor and her squadmates, all 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, emerge from a smokescreen while assaulting an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Bedor and her team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor and her squad mates, all 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, emerge from a smokescreen while assaulting an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 18, 2022. Bedor and her team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches an opposing force member for intel while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Staff Sgt. John Taylor and Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, search an opposing force member for intel while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders and their team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Fully Engaged Defender

Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches an opposing force member for intel while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Bedor and her team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Area Security Operations

Tech. Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, holds a defensive posture while his squad mates search opposing force members for intel during an assault exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Defenders assigned to the 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students sweep an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Defenders with the 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students sweep an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. The Defenders recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Ready to go, through smoke and snow

Staff Sgt. Madison Bedor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches an opposing force member for intel while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Bedor and her team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Staff Sgt. John Taylor, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, searches for opposing force members while assaulting their position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Taylor and his team members recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. IDLC is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Time to Move Out

Staff Sgt. David Greenwood, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, signals his squadmates to move out after assaulting an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. Greenwood and his team recovered simulated critical components and weapons during the assault. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

Area Security Operations

Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, Senior Airman Calvin To and Senior Airman Ricardo Burgos, all 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, charge an enemy position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in February, 2022.

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Senior Airman Calvin To, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, emerges from a smokescreen to assault an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Staff Sgt. Noah Villa, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course opposing force student, exchanges blank fire with an assaulting force during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Senior Airman Calvin To and Senior Airman Ricardo Burgos, 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, assault an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Senior Airman Ricardo Burgos, 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, advances while firing blank rounds at opposing force members during an exercise assault on their position at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Senior Airman Ronald Gagne, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, holds a defensive position while his fellow Defenders secure an opposing force-controlled area during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Feb. 18, 2022. Staff Sgt. Harmony Rush, an IDLC student in the role of an opposing force lays in the foreground simulating a casualty. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Senior Airman Ronald Gagne, a Defender with the 926th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, holds a defensive position while his fellow Defenders secure an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, a 926th Security Forces Squadron Defender and Integrated Defense Leadership Course student, waves forward his squadmates while assaulting an opposing force position during an exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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Members of the 926th Security Forces Squadron, based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course in February 2022. The course is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and makes use of Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.

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Tech. Sgt. Roberto Quintana-Chavez, Senior Airman Calvin To and Senior Airman Ricardo Burgos, all 926th Security Forces Squadron Defenders and Integrated Defense Leadership Course students, advance through a smoke screen during an assault on an opposing force position exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2022. IDLC is an intense, two-week, hands-on learning experience designed to help Reserve Defenders achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 926th SFS is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.(U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)
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