Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Beilman is an installation patrolman with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron training for the Defender Challenge, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 29, 2018. Fourteen security forces teams from Air Force major commands, Great Britain and Germany, will participate in the Defender Challenge in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 10 - 14. The Defender Challenge returns after a 14-year hiatus, where teams compete against each other in realistic weapon scenarios, simulated dismounted operations and combat endurance events. Beilman, hailing from Macungie,

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Beilman is an installation patrolman with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron training for the Defender Challenge, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 29, 2018. Fourteen security forces teams from Air Force major commands, Great Britain and Germany, will participate in the Defender Challenge in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 10 - 14. The Defender Challenge returns after a 14-year hiatus, where teams compete against each other in realistic weapon scenarios, simulated dismounted operations and combat endurance events. Beilman, hailing from Macungie, Pennsylvania, is one of six team members to represent Air Force Special Operations Command during the challenge.

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