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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Staff Sgt. Frank Chichester, a Defender assigned to Patrick Space Force Base, Florida's 920th Security Forces Squadron, opens a litter for transporting causalities during a training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Chichester participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s Integrated Defense Leadership Course at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, where Defenders developed tactical skills used in wartime situations and the ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre members observe students during a static defense training exercise involving tactical combat casualty care on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Defenders assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th and Patrick Space Force Base, Florida's 920th Security Forces Squadrons participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command IDLC where Defenders developed tactical skills used in wartime situations and the ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, Integrated Defense Leadership Course chief assigned to the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, observes students during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. As course chief, Chase oversees students during the two-week Air Force Reserve Command IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Master Sgt. Dennis Purifoy, a Defender assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Frank Chichester, a Defender assigned to Patrick Air Force Base, Florida’s 920th SFS, simulate communicating a nine-line medevac request during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Purifoy and Chichester participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, the Integrated Defense Leadership Course chief assigned to the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, provides feedback to Master Sgt. Dennis Purifoy, a Defender assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th SFS, and Staff Sgt. Frank Chichester, a Defender assigned to Patrick Air Force Base, Florida’s 920th SFS, after completing a simulated nine-line medevac request on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Purifoy and Chichester participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Master Sgt. Dennis Purifoy, a Defender assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, simulates communicating a nine-line medevac request during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Purifoy and fellow students participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Keusch, a Defender assigned to the Patrick Space Force Base, Florida's 920th Security Forces Squadron, covers for a fellow Defender to regress during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Keusch and fellow students participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Airman 1st Class David Leake, a Defender assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, fires an M249 light machine gun during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course during a static defense training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Leake and fellow students participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

A grenade simulator detonates during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course static defense training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Defenders traveled to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to participate in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Keusch, a Defender assigned to Patrick Space Force Base, Florida's 920th Security Forces Squadron, fires an M4 carbine during an Integrated Defense Leadership Course training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Keusch and fellow students participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Master Sgt. Anthony McDaniel, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 914th Security Forces Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, portrays an opposing force player during a static defense training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. As an IDLC cadre member, McDaniel assists in training Defenders during the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Integrated Defense Leadership Course students assist an injured student during a static defense training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Defenders traveled to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to participate in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

Integrated Defense Leadership Course students pose for a photo on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Defenders traveled to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to participate in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July: Static Defense

North Carolina Air National Guard members participating in the Integrated Defense Leadership Course pose for a photo on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. For the first time in Air Force Reserve Command’s IDLC history, a guard unit participated in the two-week training course that develops tactical skills used in wartime situations and Defenders’ ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)

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IDLC 23, July course: Static defense

Published Aug. 9, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Christina Russo
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio -- Staff Sgt. Frank Chichester, a Defender assigned to Patrick Space Force Base, Florida's 920th Security Forces Squadron, opens a litter for transporting causalities during a training exercise on July 24, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. Chichester participated in the two-week Air Force Reserve Command’s Integrated Defense Leadership Course at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, where Defenders developed tactical skills used in wartime situations and the ability to transform those skills to fit the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Russo)