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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Air Force Reserve Command’s Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre members instruct Defender students on grenade safety procedures on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Both Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen traveled to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to participate in the two-week course to develop tactical combat skills necessary for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Cara Shaw, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, IDLC chief assigned to the 310th SFS, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, prepare to detonate a grenade on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Shaw and Chase are tasked with instructing IDLC students during each two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Cara Shaw, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, IDLC chief assigned to the 310th SFS, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, prepare to detonate a grenade on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Shaw and Chase are tasked with instructing IDLC students during each two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

A grenade detonates during the Air Force Reserve Command Integrated Defense Leadership Course on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. IDLC is a two-week course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Cara Shaw, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, looks for the spoon of a detonated grenade on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. As an IDLC cadre member, Shaw had to be certified on detonating a grenade prior to training IDLC students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Kling, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, instructs Tech. Sgt. Matthew Turner, a Defender assigned to the 145th SFS, North Carolina Air National Guard, prior to detonating a grenade on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Kling and fellow IDLC cadre members instruct students during a two-week Air Force Reserve Command course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Kling, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, receives radio communication prior to detonating a grenade on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Kling and fellow IDLC cadre instruct students during a two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

A grenade detonates during the Air Force Reserve Command Integrated Defense Leadership Course on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. IDLC is a two-week training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, the Integrated Defense Leadership Course chief assigned to the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, prepares a claymore for detonation on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Chase and fellow IDLC cadre members instruct students during a two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Tech. Sgt. Arica Sims, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 910th Security Forces Squadron, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, prepares a claymore for detonation on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Sims and fellow IDLC cadre members instruct students during a two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Integrated Defense Leadership Course Cadre members walk away from a claymore detonation site on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The IDLC cadre instructs students during a two-week Air Force Reserve Command training course that develops Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

A claymore detonates during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. IDLC is a two-week training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

Senior Airman Andrew Trinh, a Defender assigned to the 920th Security Forces Squadron, prepares to detonate a claymore on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Trinh is one of two students in Air Force Reserve Command’s Integrated Defense Leadership Course history to detonate a claymore during the two-week training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Grenades and Claymores

A claymore detonates during the Integrated Defense Leadership Course on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. For the first time in Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC history, a student was able to detonate a claymore during the two-week training course that develops security forces Defenders capable of transforming their tactical skills required for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July Course: Grenades and claymores

Published Aug. 8, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Christina Russo
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Command’s Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre members instruct Defender students on grenade safety procedures on July 21, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Both Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen traveled to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to participate in the two-week course to develop tactical combat skills necessary for wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)