From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nolan Dofredo, 21st Security Forces Squadron Defender, and Senior Airman Johnathan Morales-Vélez, 375th Security Forces Squadron Defender, monitor the surrounding area near a mock landing zone during the 2023 Defender Flag at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 24, 2023. The live-fire field exercise, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and planned and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, helped test and validate the career field's operations for base defense and include 10 teams of 10 members each Air Force major command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)