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US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Partington (Right), Air Combat Command, fires at targets during the Combat Rifle Competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in support of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marco Talamantez, Air Education Training Command competitor, takes a rest after completing the Combat Rifle event during DEFNDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer (back) and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant James D. Pamplin, from the 11th Wing, load ammunition into an M60 machine gun during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 7 physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer and US Air Force Captain Steve Sugiyama, from the 11th Wing, sit in deep concentration during the handgun portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Steven R. Fuchs and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Andrew Moya, US Air National Guard competitor, gather ammunition for the live fire phase of Combat Weapons during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ivan Osores, Air Force Space Command, stands poised for the start of the pistol competition during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities in 7 Physical Fitness events, Base Defense, and Policing skills, over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marco Talamantez, USAF STAFF Sergeant Wayne Hall, and USAF AIRMAN First Class Anthony Garcia, US Air Education and Training Command, display teamwork while carefully advancing up and over the Reverse Climb during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the Annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talent and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skill events over 6 days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Marco Talamantez, Air Education Training Command competitor, armed with an M16A2 rifle, makes his way out of the low crawl obstacle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Efrain Espinoza, from Air Force Space Command, checks the credentials of USAF Captain James Jefferson at the entry control point during the Base Response portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Partington, Air Combat Command, fires at targets during the Combat Rifle Competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in support of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

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Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000

Base: Lackland Air Force Base

State: Texas (TX)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Benjamin M. Andera, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Efrain Espinoza, from team Air Force Space Command, prepares to engage on targets down range with a M60 machine gun. This took place during a simulated gas attack scenario for a Combat Weapons event at DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer, representing the 11th Wing at Defender Challenger 2000, takes aim at targets in the Combat Rifle range during the competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

The US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91) transits pass the Sydney Opera House as it prepares to make a scheduled port visit to Sydney. The PINCKNEY will be participating in the Pacific 2006 International Maritime Exposition at Sydneys Exhibition Center. This is a major international event that showcases the latest in maritime and naval technology from throughout the world

Royal Air Force Regiment's Corporal Antony Doherty fires his M203 grenade launcher at targets down range during the combat weapons competition of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Camp Bullis, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force Airmen First Class Louis Figueroa responds to a simulated medical emergency, with first aid treatment to SENIOR AIRMAN Angelic Biehk, who is acting out the pain and trauma, during Exercise DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland AFB, Texas. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over a period of six days

Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Miller, from the 130th Security Forces Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia, lays in the prone position and prepares to fire the M16 rifle during the Combat Rifle competition in the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2000. A safety judge looks on at the right of the image

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ivin Osores, Air Force Space Command, fires his M16A2 rifle down range during the combat rifle competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Craig A. Crose, US Air Force Academy, conquers the High Step obstacle during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the Annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talent and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skill events over 6 days

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Christopher Enfinger, Air Education and Training Command, negotiates the low crawl obstacle during the CHIEF's Challenge portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Timothy J. Arnold, a machine gunner for team Air Mobility Command, fires heavy rounds from his 7.62mm M60 General Purpose Machine Gun on targets (Not shown) from atop of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at the Combat Weapons event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 31st, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams seven physical fitness events, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Craig Crose, US Air Force Academy, maneuvers his way through an obstacle while competing in the CHIEF's Challenge portion of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

SENIOR AIRMAN Kevin E. Kapich, US Air Force Academy, cautiously maneuvers through the High Step obstacle during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the Annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talent and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skill events over 6 days

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