From left, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua McConnel, a security forces craftsman, and Staff Sgt. Yuri Motamedi, a security forces craftsman, both with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, and Senior Airman Kevin Medina, a security forces journeyman with the 156th Security Operations Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, communicate during air base ground defense training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sept. 21, 2023. During the training, Airmen reinforced air base ground defense skills utilized during contingency response operations in contested environments by practicing radio communications, warning and operation orders, vehicle searches, vehicle take-downs, close-quarter battle, and small team tactics. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rafael D. Rosa)