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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Airman 1st Class Drew Davis, Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, fires blank rounds from his M240 machine gun toward opposing force members while Daniel Knight, an IDLC student assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, engages with his M4 during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Master Sgt. Jeremy Bryner, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course Instructor assigned to the 910th Security Forces Squadron, teaches a lead tactical squad movement course, July 25, 2022, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Bryner's students were Defenders with the 931st Security Forces Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The two-week IDLC, based at YARS and using training grounds at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Weston Super, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, readies his gear at the start of an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Airman 1st Class Tyven Poole, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, readies his gear at the start of an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Tech. Sgt. Britney Simpson (center right) and Staff Sgt. Justin Ryan (center left), Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, review plans with their teams during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Justin Ryan, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, remains alert during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Tech. Sgt. Randy Barnwell and Airman 1st Class John Suverly, Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and 446th SFS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, respectively, secure an early warning tripwire during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course based at YARS and using training grounds at CJAG. The pair took the course as opposing force members. IDLC was designed to provide Reserve Defenders with intensely focused hands-on training to achieve and maintain combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

A team of Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, engage with opposing force members during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

A team of Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, move on an opposing force location during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Tech. Sgt. Britney Simpson, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, leads her squad in an assault on an opposing force position during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Justin Ryan, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, shouts commands to his squad during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Airman 1st Class Lee Frazier, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 94th Security Forces Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, moves through smoke cover during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, prepare to move on a target during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC based at YARS 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Phillip West, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, fires his M249 light machine gun with blank rounds toward an opposing force ambush during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, carry a box of recovered assets after assaulting an opposing force position during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 927th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, assist a wingman with a simulated injury during an area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Jiquevious Miller and Master Sgt. Justin Waternman, Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, watch for movement during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Airman 1st Class Kiana Glasker, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 94th Security Forces Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, watches for movement during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Senior Airman Alissa Fritz, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, throws a training grenade toward opposing force members during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. Tech. Sgt. Jessica Davis and Senior Airman Nathan Anderson, both IDLC students assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, remain alert with Fritz in their defensive fortified position. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Master Sgt. Daniel Zamora, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, watches for movement during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Staff Sgt. Jiquevious Miller, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, engages opposing force members during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise 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 by Eric M. White)

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IDLC: Forging Reserve Defenders

Published Aug. 1, 2022
By Eric M. White
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio -- Airman 1st Class Drew Davis, Integrated Defense Leadership Course student assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, fires blank rounds from his M240 machine gun toward opposing force members while Daniel Knight, an IDLC student assigned to the 302nd Security Forces Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, engages with his M4 during a static defense exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 27, 2022. The exercise was part of the two-week IDLC 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 by Eric M. White)