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Defenders on ALERRT

An ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) participant runs from the main Smithville High School to locate and engage a role-playing active shooter in an adjacent facility July 26, 2023. During the second day of training, participants used simunition to enhance the experience of engaging an active shooter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

A simunition round pierces a classroom blind and explodes on the interior glass as ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) participants engage role playing active shooters inside a Smithville High School classroom July 26, 2023. The implementation of force-on-force simunitions were used to solidify key concepts and principles provided during the two-day course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

An ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) participant is engaged by a role-playing active shooter while checking on a simulated victim at Smithville High School in Smithville Mississippi July 26, 2023. The second day of training tested the participants on the skills they learned while employing high velocity simunition ammo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Airman Melody Southworth takes point of an entry team during ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) Level 1 Active Shooter movement practice at Smithville High School in Smithville Mississippi July 26, 2023. Southworth along with other participants from various law enforcement backgrounds, learned rapid response tactics to neutralize active shooters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Senior Airman George Nur, 14th Comptroller squadron, financial operations technician, enters a classroom as part of the ALERRT Level 1 Active Shooter course to engage a simulated active shooter July 25, 2023. Nur participated as part of a career field cross-training opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

United States Air Force Federal Officer Timothy Taylor, Airman First Class Melody Southworth and Staff Sgt. Tarriq Releford initiate contact with a role player during an active shooter training simulation July 25, 2023. The participants learned protective movements to maximize the protection provided by body armor and how to defend against additional active shooters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Local law enforcement personnel, student resource officers, SWAT and Airmen from the 14th Flying Training Wing participated in a two-day ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) Level 1 Active Shooter training event July 25, 2023. The participants learned foundational tactics of responding to active shooter situations with an emphasis on rapid response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Airman Leidy G. Zarate, 14th Security Forces squadron, is flanked by cadets of Monroe SWAT as they approach the entrance to the Smithville High School in Smithville Mississippi July 25, 2023. Zarate was part of a Security Forces team sent to Smithville to participate in a two-day ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) course to learn tactics for active shooter response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

A member of the Monroe SWAT instructor cadre stands in the doorway of a dimly lit room as ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) participants learn how to effectively clear hallways and classrooms after entry July 25, 2023. During the two-day course ALERRT participants received classroom instruction, practical hands-on training and culminated the Level 1 Active Shooter event with force-on-force engagements utilizing simunition ammunition. (United States Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Members of Monroe SWAT demonstrate disorientation tactics to ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response) participants July 25, 2023. During the course participants learned how to enter buildings and classrooms quickly to engage and neutralize simulated active shooters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Members of Monroe SWAT demonstrate to ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response) participants room clearance tactics during a two-day training event July 25, 2023. During the course participants learned how to enter buildings and classrooms quickly to engage and neutralize simulated active shooters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

United States Air Force Federal Officer Timothy Taylor, signals to Airman First Class Melody Southworth and Staff Sgt. Tarriq Releford as they prepare to clear a room during an active shooter training simulation July 25, 2023. Airmen and USAF civilian law enforcement personnel participated in the two-day ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response) training event to enhance their ability to respond to active shooter situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Airmen from the 14th Security Forces squadron assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi along with members of the Monroe Country Sheriff’s Office and Monroe SWAT, listen to a tactics briefing in the hallway of the Smithville High School July 25, 2023. Participants from the different organizations focus on tactical response operations outlined in the ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) Level 1 Active Shooter course guide. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Defenders on ALERRT

Orange simulation pistols are used during the ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response) Level 1 Active Shooter training at Smithville High School in Smithville Mississippi July 25, 2023. Airmen from the 14th Security Forces squadron participated in the ALERRT course as students to enhance their ability to respond to active shooter events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)

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Road Improvements

14 CES completes road improvements on CAFB 2023.

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Road Improvements

14 CES completes road improvements on CAFB 2023.

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Gun Range Opening

SFS opens new gun range with the help and support of 14CES on Columbus Air Force Base.

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Gun Range Opening

SFS opens new gun range with the help and support of 14CES on Columbus Air Force Base.

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Columbus Top Pitmaster Cook-Off

Columbus Airmen, civilians and families gather for the opening of the inaugural Top Pitmaster cook-off hosted by the 14th Flying Training Wing Chapel, June 30, 2023. The Chapel secured a resiliency grant from the Air Force Installation Mission Support Center to purchase approximately $5,000 of cooking materials for the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Sharon Ybarra)

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Columbus Top Pitmaster Cook-Off

Airmen from the 14th Flying Training Wing prepare BBQ samples for the inaugural Top Pitmaster cook-off held at the Columbus AFB community center, June 30, 2023. The Columbus AFB Chapel sponsored and hosted the event as part of a Comprehensive Airmen Fitness initiative that coincided with a visit from Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Randall E. Kitchens, Chief of Chaplains for the Department of the Air Force, second Chief of Chaplains of the United States Space Force and Senior Master Sergeant Tomeka D. Jackson, Senior Enlisted Leader for Space Religious Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Ybarra)

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