Beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course bolsters 'Defender' combat readiness

Airmen assigned to various Air Force Reserve Command units ready their gear and load dye-marker rounds into M9 service pistols and M4 carbine service rifles prior to entering live-fire training simulations in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. The Airmen participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Tech. Sgt. Ben Telschow, non-commissioned officer in charge of training with the 710th Security Forces Squadron and Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member, supervises security forces Airmen as they ready their gear and load dye-marker rounds into M9 service pistols and M4 carbine service rifles prior to entering live-fire training simulations in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. The Airmen participated in the beta edition of the two-week IDLC, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

An Air Force Reserve Command security forces Airman approaches an opposing force member after engaging him with dye-marker rounds during a live-fire training exercise in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

An Air Force Reserve Command security forces fireteam maintains a defensive posture to secure a hallway and advance into adjoining rooms during a live-fire training exercise in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Air Force Reserve Command security forces Airmen handcuff an opposing force member during a live-fire training exercise in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Members of an Air Force Reserve Command security forces fireteam prepare to enter a room containing opposing force members during a live-fire training exercise in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

An observation catwalk provides a top-down view of a 403rd Security Forces Squadron fireteam member aiming their M4 carbine service rifle during a live-fire training exercise in a facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10-24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Master Sgt. Jason Knepper, Air Force Reserve Command security forces training manager, claps his hands in a slow, steady rhythm to illustrate for a student the importance of pace and intentionality during engagements while attending the beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course, May 20, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the two-week IDLC, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Master Sgt. Jason Knepper, Air Force Reserve Command security forces training manager, debriefs a group of security forces Airmen from across Air Force Reserve Command at the beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course, May 20, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The students had just completed a scenario in the live-fire training facility using dye-marker rounds. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the two-week IDLC, held May 10-24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

A fireteam of Air Force Reserve Command security forces members breach an entrance at the live-fire training facility at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. The training scenario was part of the beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the two-week IDLC, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Air Force Reserve Command security forces fireteam members breach a door to engage an opposing force member during a live-fire training scenario incorporating dye-marker rounds at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, May 20, 2021. The training scenario was part of the beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course. Security forces members from multiple units across AFRC participated in the two-week IDLC, held May 10–24 at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The 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)

Fireteam members assigned to the 910th, 908th and 403rd Security Forces Squadrons denote troop placement and their respective area of responsibility on a sector sketch, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The training scenario was the capstone of the Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course, held May 10–24, at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Senior Airman Romerro Reid, a fireteam member assigned to the 908th Security Forces Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, defends his dugout position from opposing forces, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The training scenario was the capstone of the Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course, held May 10–24, at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Staff Sgt. Jacob Williams, a fireteam member assigned to the 908th Security Forces Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, watches his quick response team’s back as they cross a creek back to the defensive line, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The training scenario was the capstone of the Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course, held May 10–24, at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Senior Airman Matthew Smith, a fireteam member assigned to the 403rd Security Forces Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Staff Sgt. Steven Stein, a fireteam member assigned to the 910th Security Forces Squadron, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, defend their dugout position from the opposing force, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The training scenario was the capstone of the Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course, held May 10–24, at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

Airman 1st Class Deronta Delaney and Airman Zachary Foster, fireteam members assigned to the 908th Security Forces Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, search Staff Sgt. Adam Chatagnier, a fireteam member assigned to the 720th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for information on the opposing force, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The training scenario was part of the Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course, held May 10–24, at CJAG and Youngstown Air Reserve Station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

The Air Force Reserve Command’s beta Integrated Defense Learning Course class poses for a photo, May 23, 2021, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, upon completion of the course’s capstone training scenario. The IDLC was held May 10–24, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and CJAG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)