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Police Week Joint Base Competition

A team made up of Airmen from the 627th Force Support Squadron pushes a truck on the McChord Field track as part of the Joint Base Competition organized for Police Week on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 17, 2019. The Joint Base competition was organized and facilitated by members of the 627th Security Forces Squadron as part of Police Week 2019 which provides an opportunity to honor and remember fallen defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Police Week 2019 Joint Base Competition

Tech Sgt. Rachel Farella, 627th Force Support Squadron (FSS) non-commissioned officer in charge (center left), and Senior Airman Brittany De La Rosa, 627th FSS evaluations technician (center right), flip a tire towards their teammates Tech Sgt. LaQuanna Jenkins, 627th FSS non-commissioned officer in charge of career development (left), and Staff Sgt. Tenee Johnson, 627th FSS evaluations technician as part of the Joint Base competition of the McChord Field track May 17, 2019. The Joint Base competition was organized and facilitated by members of the 627th Security Forces Squadron as part of Police Week 2019 which provides an opportunity to honor and remember fallen defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Police Week - Closing Ceremony

Emcee for the event, Tech. Sgt. Lashuna Freeman, right, 627th Air Base Group unit deployment manager, begins the closing ceremony for Team McChord’s 2019 Police Week observances at McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. From Peace Officers Memorial Day May 15 and throughout Police Week, 627th Air Base Group Airmen rallied Team McChord together to participate in activities that honored fallen police officers, military and local, who gave their life in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shanda L. De Anda)
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Police Week Competition Joint Base Competition

Staff Sgt. Tenee Johnson, carries her teammate Senior Airman Brittany De La Rosa, both 627th Force Support Squadron (FSS) evaluations technicians, towards their next challenge in the Joint Base Competition while their teammates Tech Sgt . Rachel Farella, 627th FSS non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), and Tech Sgt. LaQuanna Jenkins, 627th FSS NCOIC of career development, follow behind them on the McChord Field track May 17, 2019. The Joint Base competition was organized and facilitated by members of the 627th Security Forces Squadron as part of Police Week 2019 which provides an opportunity to honor and remember fallen defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Police Week 2019 Joint Base Competition

A team made up of Airmen from the 627th Force Support Squadron get a running start at their turn of the Joint Base Competition that was part of Police Week 2019 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, May 17, 2019. The events of Police Week were organized by members of the 627th Security Forces Squadron to help provide an opportunity to honor and remember fallen defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Police Week 2019 Joint Base Competition

Senior Airman Brittany De La Rosa, 627th Force Support Squadron evaluations technician, jumps over a barrier set up as part of a Joint Base Competition for Police Week 2019, while her teammate, Tech Sgt. Rachel Farella, 627th Force Support Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge, follows behind her, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 17, 2019. The Joint Base Competition was set up as part of Police Week 2019 and any unit teams on JBLM were welcome to compete. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Police Week 2019 Excellence in Competition

Staff Sgt. Jordan Covington, 627th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, counts the shots made on the target by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Paredes, 5th Air Support Operations Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of interface control, during the Excellence in Competition (EIC) for M9 match as part of Police Week on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, May 16, 2019. The EIC for M9 is held annually and any Airmen, active duty, Air National Guardsman, or Air Force Reservist, can register to compete. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Mikayla A. Heineck)
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Year of Defender sharpens spear of defender

U.S. Army Bryan Reed, Warrior Training Alliance instructor, explains to 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Airmen the process for training with a simulator that puts the defenders through various scenarios to test them on use of force and other tactics at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 30, 2019. The Warrior Training Alliance is just one of several opportunities the 627th SFS can take advantage of as a part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative that was implemented by top Air Force leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Year of Defender sharpens spear of defender

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Rogers, 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) noncommissioned officer in charge of plans and programs, removes his weapon during a simulated active-shooter training scenario at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 30, 2019. Top Air Force leaders declared 2019 as the Year of the Defender, initiating the Reconstitute Defender Initiative to revitalize the security forces squadron across the Air Force. As a part of this, the 627th SFS has worked to increase their time using the U.S. Army’s urban-response simulator for training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Year of Defender sharpens spear of defender

During simulated training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Rogers, 627th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) noncommissioned officer in charge of plans and programs, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Daugherty, 627th SFS base defense operations controller, orders an active shooter to get on his knees, April 30, 2019. Increased training, equipment upgrades and more were implemented across the 627th SFS as a part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative to revitalize security forces squadrons across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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Year of Defender sharpens spear of defender

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cory Loicao, 627th Security Forces Squadron flight armorer, returns an M-16 rifle to the new armory rack system installed at the squadron’s armory as a part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative (RDI) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 30, 2019. Air Force leaders declared 2019 the – Year of the Defender – and committed to implementing the RDI to provide better funding and opportunities to security forces squadrons throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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77 Years of Courage

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. The aircraft carrier Hornet had 16 AAF B-25s on deck, ready for the Tokyo Raid. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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77 Years of Courage

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. The aircraft carrier Hornet had 16 AAF B-25s on deck, ready for the Tokyo Raid.(U.S. Air Force photo)
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77 Years of Courage

The USS Hornet, a U.S. Navy vessel, launches Doolittle's force at the start of the first U.S. air raid on the Japenese home lands. On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. (Courtesy Photo)
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77 Years of Courage

Doolittle (center) with members of his crew and Chinese officials following their bailout near Quzhou, China. On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. (Courtesy Photo)
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77 Years of Courage

Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle during the Doolittle Raid, smiles as he honors the U.S. flag during the singing of the National Anthem at an airshow in Burnet, Texas. Cole passed away April 8, 2019, and will be honored during a memorial service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on the 77th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 2019. For more information, see the bottom of the article “77 Years of Courage”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
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77 Years of Courage

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. The aircraft carrier Hornet had 16 AAF B-25s on deck, ready for the Tokyo Raid. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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77 Years of Courage

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe. This heroic attack against these major cities was the result of coordination between the Army Air Forces and the US Navy, which carried the sixteen North American B-25 medium bombers aboard the carrier USS Hornet to within take-off distance of the Japanese Islands. Here, a pair of alert escorts follow the USS Hornet to protect her lethal cargo of B-25 bombers. The aircraft carrier Hornet had 16 AAF B-25s on deck, ready for the Tokyo Raid. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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18 AF/CC spouse educates about license reciprocity

Kelly Barrett, center left, wife of Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, shares final thoughts at the conclusion of a tour of Carter Lake Elementary, McChord Field’s on-base school, during her tour of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 20, 2019. Education for children, access to health care, employment for spouses and license reciprocity are some of the challenges faced by military members and their spouses, and championed by Kelly and Air Force leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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18 AF/CC spouse educates about license reciprocity

Dr. Dawn Peredo, right, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Center for Autism Resources, Education and Services (CARES) medical director, explains some of the equipment available for military families during Kelly Barrett’s, center, wife of Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, tour of the JBLM CARES facility, at JBLM, Wash., Feb. 20, 2019. Kelly is a champion for finding better solutions for issues military families face, including education for children, access to healthcare, employment for spouses and license reciprocity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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