U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa security forces members perform a mounted patrol during the Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder. The course is an annual training requirement for all security forces members to keep them current on skills needed downrange.
Senior Airman Juan Zamora, 86th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, clears a building during the Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder. After the classroom portion of the Creek Defender course, security forces members were placed in a training environment, where they were tested on dismounted and mounted patrols, land navigation, range estimation, weapons firing and tactical firing under stress.
A security forces member simulates a mounted patrol during a Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder. The 21-day course prepares security forces members for their upcoming deployments and is an annual training requirement.
Security forces members simulate an enemy kill during the Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder.
A smoke grenade sprays yellow smoke during a Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder. Smoke was used during the exercise to add stress to the environment and test security forces members on their skills to respond to a chaotic situation in a deployed environment.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa security forces members invade a building during a Creek Defender field training exercise Sept. 26 in Baumholder. After arriving at their insertion point, security forces members traveled more than 2,100 meters on foot and by vehicle to tactically take hold of a village to establish a base operations center.
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