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Reserve Component launches direct commission program; constructive service credit for cyberspace warfare operations career field
November 16, 2023 — The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields... MORE

A U.S. Air National Guard Cyber Security Operations specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, inspects electrical components for radio communication at the Duluth, Minn., Air National Guard Base on Mar. 07, 2023. Cyber Security Operations specialists provide the best and most secure systems and ensure they operate properly while remaining secure from outside intrusion. (Air National Guard Photo by Airman 1st Class Tylin Rust)

Mission Monday: Security Forces Readiness Training
October 30, 2023 — It’s Mission Monday. Meet Master Sgt. Keegan Donnelly, Air Force Security Forces Center Readiness Training manager... MORE

graphic with photo of Donnelly and AFSFC shield

Defenders to hone skills at combat readiness events
October 10, 2023 — The security forces career field is set to evaluate air base ground defense capabilities delivered to the Department of the Air Force, and joint and coalition mission partners around the globe during two major events at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 23-27. ... MORE

JBSA communities come together for National Night Out
October 5, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio celebrated togetherness and showed support for law enforcement, fire, and other community support agencies on Oct. 3, 2023, in celebration of America’s 40th Annual National Night Out... MORE

Mission Monday: Security Forces Readiness Training
July 17, 2023 — It’s Mission Monday. Meet Alijhondroe Wiley, Readiness Training Center Scheduling program manager at the Air Force Security Forces Center’s headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. ... MORE

Defenders recognized for helping rescue woman attacked by yellow jackets
June 5, 2023 — Four Security Forces members were recognized at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently for helping rescue a woman swarmed by yellow jackets near JBSA-Chapman Training Annex in May. First responders credit the Airmen for saving the woman’s life... MORE

37th Training Wing leadership publicly recognize Security Forces Instructors who help rescue woman being attached by yellow jackets.

AFSFC Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 21, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Security Forces installation gate entry control

Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 19, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Mission Monday: Security Forces Intelligence Analysis
April 17, 2023 — It’s Mission Monday. Meet Master Sgt. Nicole Moeller, intelligence analysis manager at the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... MORE

AFIMSC celebrates eight years of global I&MS support
April 6, 2023 — Eight years ago, on April 6, 2015, the Air Force activated the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, one of six specialized centers assigned to Air Force Materiel Command. With a mission to deliver globally integrated installation and mission support, AFIMSC combined the strengths, skills and expertise of six field operating agencies and major command and headquarters Air Force I&MS functions under one roof... MORE

Eight years ago, on April 6, 2015, the Air Force activated the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, one of six specialized centers assigned to Air Force Materiel Command.

AFSFC begins DAF-wide periodic confinement assessments
March 24, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently began its first full year of established, Level I confinement facility assessments, solidifying a plan to ensure health, safety and security standards across the Department of the Air Force... MORE

two people inspecting a confinement cell in Guam

Mission Monday: Military Working Dog Management System
January 23, 2023 — It’s Mission Monday. Robert Marure is the Military Working Dog Management System contracting officer representative at the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... MORE

MISSION MONDAY: Air Force Combat Arms Program
December 5, 2022 — Jason Seibel and the Combat Arms Training and Development Team are responsible for developing and authoring all small arms and light weapons courses of fire, and lesson plans for the Department of the Air Force enterprise. This includes training on every weapon from a pistol to the Mk19 grenade launcher. ... MORE

Photos: Security Forces trainees go through field operations training
October 19, 2022 — The field operations course is part of a six-week U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new Air Force security forces Airmen... MORE

The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

Embedded AF medics enhance security forces readiness training
September 23, 2022 — Some Airmen dedicate their lives to protecting and defending; others dedicate their lives to healing and saving the lives of those who do. Medical support staff from the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Detachment 3 Medical Aid Station undertake this mission. The six medics attached to Desert Defender, the AFSFC’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center at Fort Bliss, provide continuous medical care for about 150 permanently assigned personnel and the more than 4,000 students who train here every year... MORE

One of Joint Base San Antonio’s own selected to Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
July 29, 2022 — One of Joint Base San Antonio’s own, Tech Sgt. Alexander Messinger, used the word "disbelief" when he found out he was selected as one of this year’s Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year... MORE

AAPI Spotlight: Meet Master Sgt. Nicole Adriano Cabrera
May 6, 2022 — May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we're celebrating the heritage month by recognizing several of our teammates across the AFIMSC enterprise... MORE

AFSFC transforming Defender readiness with realistic training curriculum
March 24, 2022 — The Air Force Security Forces Center is transforming Defender readiness with two new courses designed to challenge security forces members with a more realistic representation of a deployed environment... MORE

Agile Combat Defender Course and Mission Focused Rehearsal Training

AFIMSC’s integrated management, combat support meets critical need for OAW mission
December 23, 2021 — When the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center was established a few years ago, its focus was delivering globally integrated management, resourcing and combat support programs and services across the Air Force enterprise. ... MORE

Defender in front of transportable guard booth

Total Force Defenders beta testing AFSFC’s new weapons qualification course
September 12, 2021 — Defenders from across the Total Force are currently beta testing a new Air Force security forces weapons qualification course designed to enhance proficiency across the career field... MORE