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The main gate compound is showcased during the Division Street Gate Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 26, 2022. After approximately two years of construction, Keesler's new main gate marks the completion of a multi-sourced and multi-funded project which will enhance force protection and anti-terrorism measures. Keesler partnered with the city of Biloxi, along with state and federal planners, to align the primary entrance at Division Street. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Staff Sgt. Ashley Turner, a Defender with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, scans for movement during a static defense scenario, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Senior Airman Shjavier Williams, a Defender with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, watches for movement while manning his M249 light machine gun during a static defense scenario, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Airman 1st Class Queline Ketchens and Senior Airman Serina Valera, Defenders with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, watch for movement from their defensive fortified position during a static defense scenario, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Senior Airman Greg Allen and Staff Sgt. Ashley Turner, Defenders with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, watch for activity after hearing distant gunfire and explosions during a static defense scenario, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Staff Sgt. Ashley Ward, a Defender with the 446th Security Forces Squadron stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, watches for an assaulting force during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. Ward was an opposing force student during the course, meaning she studied adversary tactics and employed them in various scenarios as a means to better understand countermeasures. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Tech. Sgt. James Sympson, a Defender with the 446th Security Forces Squadron stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, watches for an assaulting force during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. Sympson was an opposing force student during the course, meaning he studied adversary tactics and employed them in various scenarios as a means to better understand countermeasures. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Tech. Sgt. James Sympson, a Defender with the 446th Security Forces Squadron stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, exchanges blank fire with an assaulting force during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. Sympson was an opposing force student during the course, meaning he studied adversary tactics and employed them in various scenarios as a means to better understand countermeasures. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Cabibi, a Defender with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, emerges from the cover of trees to assault an enemy position during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Senior Airman Melanie Gonzales, a Defender with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, assaults an enemy position during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio

Staff Sgt. Matthew Danyus, a Defender with the 403rd Security Forces Squadron stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, fires blank rounds at an opposing force member during an area security operations exercise, May 19, 2022, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The training was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and using training grounds at CJAG. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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