Last Brave Defender class

Security forces Airmen sweep into a village on foot during a raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Security forces Airman moves through a building during a village raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Security forces Airmen move up through a village with the help of an armored Humvee during a raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Security forces Airman points his weapon down range during a village raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Airman 1st Class Jayd Capela, with the 824th Base Defense Squadron, waits for back up to secure a building during a village raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Security forces Airman waits to move down range during a village raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Security forces Airman stands watch from the turret seat of a armored Humvee during a village raid at the conclusion of their three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Senior Airman Tiffani Potter, with the 14th Security Forces Squadron, was one of more than 100 security forces Airmen to complete the final Brave Defender deployment training course held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The graduation July 24 marked the end of course administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The 12-year-old squadron’s Airmen trained more than 1,500 students per year. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Security Forces Airmen move the captured high-value-target to a Humvee to conclude the three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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A Security forces Airman removes his helmet at the conclusion of the three-day field training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 22. The exercise is the culmination of the base’s last six-week security forces deployment training course known as Brave Defender and administered by the 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron. The squadron will be officially deactivated Oct. 1 and the mission will move to Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Last Brave Defender class completes FTX, graduates

Published July 24, 2014