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May 16, 2025
A legacy of service: Finding direction in uniform

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- When Chief Master Sgt. William Kelly stood as the reviewing official and guest speaker at his daughter’s Basic Military Training graduation, the moment represented more than just a proud father watching his child follow in his footsteps. It marked the
Feb. 26, 2025
Air Force Officer joins elite ranks of FBI National Academy graduates

Lt. Col. Jordan Criss, 341st Training Squadron commander, has graduated from the FBI National Academy’s 292nd session, a globally recognized program for law enforcement leaders.
Oct. 25, 2024
Mother of fallen Defender ‘marches on’ honoring son

In the sweltering summer heat, 31 Defenders trekked up the rigorous route for their graduation ruck. Sixty-five-year-old Jiffy Helton-Sarver marches near the front, carrying a guidon commemorating her fallen son, Security Forces Officer 1st Lt. Joseph Helton.
May 14, 2020
Police Week 2020: Defender Busch Beats the Odds

Hailing from Sugarloaf, Penn., Busch started Air Force Basic Military Training May 20, 2019 and at graduation on July 19, 2019, she was all set to start a promising career as a Security Forces Defender. But an accident during technical training at the 343rd Training Squadron put her childhood dreams
Nov. 8, 2019
Air Force Defenders honor all fallen Security Forces Airmen at 12th Annual Defender Ruck

Over 1,100 Security Forces Airmen gathered for the 12th Annual Defender Ruck, hosted by the 343rd Training Squadron, in honor of all 186 Defender Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom, Nov. 8, here. “We host the Defender Ruck to keep the memory alive of the 186 Defenders
Sept. 30, 2019
Air Force graduates first fully religiously accommodated Sikh Airman from Security Forces Apprentice Course

The first Sikh Airmen granted full religious accommodations starting from basic military training through technical training graduated from the 343rd Training Squadron’s Security Forces apprentice course here Sept. 26, 2019.Airman Sunjit Rathour graduated from BMT June 13, 2019, as the first trainee
June 4, 2019
Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready

Recognizing the pace of change is accelerating, the Security Forces Academy here has taken full advantage of an opportunity to help field tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter by adding innovative technology into its apprentice course to help produce more lethal and ready Airmen.

A legacy of service: Finding direction in uniform

Air Force Officer joins elite ranks of FBI National Academy graduates

Mother of fallen Defender ‘marches on’ honoring son

Police Week 2020: Defender Busch Beats the Odds

Air Force Defenders honor all fallen Security Forces Airmen at 12th Annual Defender Ruck

Air Force graduates first fully religiously accommodated Sikh Airman from Security Forces Apprentice Course

Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready