Subscribe
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patton Quinton, 6th Security Forces Squadron defender, poses for a portrait at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 21, 2025. What started out as a 12-hour shift turned into a 22-hour day when Quinton and three of his fellow Airmen received a last-minute notification to provide overwatch security for fifth-generation fighter aircraft off the installation. His team partnered with U.S. Army Black Hawk pilots, who enabled the transportation of several Defenders over to the site, and Tyndall AFB security forces members who augmented security for the aircraft. Defenders are the service security and police forces that conduct 24/7 operations to protect personnel and critical national defense resources. They represent the largest career field in the Air Force with more than 38,000 members and provide installation security efforts at home stations and overseas, including in hostile theater locations. As the service’s law enforcement body, SF is primarily responsible for securing resources that provide strategic airpower and protect assets vital to US interests worldwide.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
| Date Taken: | 03.21.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2025 16:03 |
| Photo ID: | 8932869 |
| VIRIN: | 250321-F-BQ566-1003 |
| Resolution: | 5504x6880 |
| Size: | 2.08 MB |
| Location: | MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 13 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, 6 SFS Defenders provide overwatch security for fifth-generation fighters [Image 5 of 5], by TSgt Alexander Cook, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
