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AFSFC fills gaps in confinement operations, creates ‘hubbing’ concept
December 5, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is launching a shared corrections facilities concept aimed at improving operations and filling gaps in confinement operations across the Department of the Air Force. ... MORE

Drawing of the outside of the new corrections facility for JBMDL.

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

Mission Monday: Police Services & Investigations
September 11, 2023 — It’s Mission Monday. Meet Master Sgt. Matthew Kline, an action officer in the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Law and Order Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... 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

Defender’s drone deploys in minutes to detect threats
July 11, 2023 — Tech. Sgt. Dustin Spooner, noncommissioned officer in charge of concepts and innovations for the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, has an innovative idea to enhance the operational success of small unmanned aerial systems across the Air Force enterprise... MORE

AFSFC tests new tool to streamline MWD kennel projects across DAF
June 7, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently tested a new assessment tool designed to streamline the way the Department of the Air Force tracks and prioritizes repair, renovation and replacement projects at military working dog kennels... MORE

AFSFC develops Kennel Health Assessment Tool to provide data on DAF kennels across the enterprise.

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

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

AFIMSC expanding readiness with regional training sites
February 6, 2023 — Fully equipped, multi-functional training sites will soon be within easy traveling distance of most civil engineering, force support and security forces units, thanks to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center... MORE

Joint training strengthens Navy Brig, corrections operations
January 26, 2023 — A joint training initiative, spearheaded by the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Detachment 2, is helping strengthen brig and corrections operations across the Department of Defense. ... MORE

graphic illustration of corrections training

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

Air Force Security Forces Center subject matter expert oversees confinement, corrections
November 15, 2022 — Michael Beard is the manager of the Air Force Victim/Witness Assistance Program Central Repository at the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Confinement and Corrections Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Michael Beard working from his home office

Air Force Security Forces Center welcomes new commander
July 26, 2022 — Col. Phillip Born took charge of the Air Force Security Forces Center today during an assumption of command ceremony July 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Web-based enrollment streamlines visitor pass process
October 7, 2021 — A new web-based enrollment system now deployed at several Air Force installations is streamlining the visitor pass process and reducing foot traffic at visitor control centers, including at Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

DVES streamlines visitor entry at JBSA-Randolph, Texas

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

AFSFC assessment tool improves health, readiness of military working dogs
July 6, 2021 — The upgrades are a result of Kennel Health Assessment 2.0, Air Force Security Forces Center’s web-based evaluation system that tracks and evaluates the condition of military working dog kennel facilities across the Air Force... MORE

Nelson, a military working dog at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Air Force Security Forces Center to improve U.S. government-wide working dog programs
March 4, 2021 — The Air Force Security Forces Center-led Government Working Dog Category Intelligence Team aims to improve the cost, process and procurement of government working dogs across 14 federal agencies. ... MORE

Sofi, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog, waits with her handler Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, at a simulated checkpoint during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base.

Air Force Security Forces Center innovates to develop virtual visitor passes
February 27, 2021 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is testing a virtual process to streamline visitor pass requests and reduce foot traffic at visitor control centers across the force... MORE

Security Forces Personnel with the 147th Attack Wing and Texas Military Department test the Defense Biometric Identification System Visitor Enrollment System at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. The Air Force Security Forces Center worked with Security Forces there to test DVES, a virtual process which streamlines visitor pass requests and reduces foot traffic at visitor control centers across the force. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo).

Next-generation helmets keep Defenders lethal, ready
October 8, 2020 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is delivering the next generation of ballistic helmets to security forces units as part of its effort to standardize and modernize Defender equipment across the Air Force... MORE

Airman Alex Orquiza, 71st Security Forces Squadron, wears the next generation of ballistic helmet during a door breaching exercise at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 15, 2020.

AFSFC Airman aims to save world, one book at a time
August 28, 2020 — Master Sgt. Daniel Crook serves his country as a military working dog scheduler at the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by day, but by night he writes and illustrates books for children. Through his stories, he hopes to bring a little light to what many see as a troubled world... MORE

Family photo of Air Force Security Forces Center author