IDLC 23, July: Area Security Operations
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Turner, a Defender assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Security Forces Squadron, tightens tactical equipment on Tech. Sgt. John Leonard, a Defender assigned to the 145th SFS, prior to an Integrated Defense Leadership Course training exercise on July 27, 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)