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509th SFS Airmen take aim with MK-19

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Kashara Joseph, 509th Security Forces Squadron, checks a MK-19 while Senior Airman James Bovain, 509th SFS, holds it steady during familiarization training Feb. 27. The MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher or Machine Gun is a self powered, air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback operated, crew-served weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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509th SFS Airmen take aim with MK-19

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Kashara Joseph, 509th Security Forces Squadron, assembles a MK-19 during familiarization training Feb. 27. The system was deployed in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Storm and devastated enemy infantry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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509th SFS Airmen take aim with MK-19

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Kashara Joseph, 509th Security Forces Squadron, checks a MK-19 while Senior Airman James Bovain, 509th SFS, holds it steady during familiarization training Feb. 27. The MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher or Machine Gun is a self powered, air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback operated, crew-served weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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509th SFS carries torch for Special Olympics

(Front row, left to right) Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Sanders, Airmen 1st Class Taija Velasquez and Jason Baldridge. (Back row, left to right) Master Sgt. Ed Paxton, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Rush, Master Sgt. Ray Mancini, Tech. Sgt. Jason Hera, all from the 509th Security Forces Squadron, and Ingrid Durbin, Whiteman U.S. Protect, teamed up to carry the Special Olympics Missouri torch May 30. The 509th SFS team ran more than 73 miles and helped police units around the state raise more than $1 million for 22,000 Special Olympics Missouri participants. (Courtesy photo)

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509th SFS Change of Command

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo., -- Lt. Col. Kenneth O'neil receives the guidon from Col. Rick Milligan, 509th Mission Support Group commander, assuming command of the 509th Security Forces Squadron during a ceremony here Sept. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston) (Released)

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509th SFS changes command

U.S. Air Force Col. Aeneas Gooding, the 509th Mission Support Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Award to Lt. Col. Jeffery Carter, the outgoing 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) commander, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 6, 2016. Carter relinquished command of the 509th SFS to Maj. Justin Secrest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Marrero)

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509th SFS defender aids Vietnam War veteran

Airman 1st Class Charles Kost lifts a piece of discarded wood on a farm on March 30, 2019, in Knob Noster, Missouri. Kost and other members of the 509th Security Forces Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, volunteered to assist local Vietnam War veteran Todd Conner, who served as a security policeman during Operation SAFESIDE, a precursor to the 820th Security Forces Group, throughout Southeast Asia.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS defenders aid Vietnam War era security policeman

509th Security Forces Airmen, Col. Christopher Callis, the 509th Mission Support Group commander, and some of their family members pose for a photo on March 30, 2019, in Knob Noster, Missouri. The Airmen, all assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, volunteered to assist former security policeman and Vietnam War veteran Todd Conner to clear scrap materials from his farm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS Defenders aid Vietnam War veteran

Airman 1st Class Miguel Tapia, assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Vietnam War veteran Todd Conner move scrap wood to a pile on March 20, 2019, at Conner's farm in Knob Noster, Missouri. Tapia and other members of the 509th SFS volunteered their time to help Conner, a former security policeman, to clear parts of his property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS Defenders honor fallen Airmen during Police Week

Capt. Daniel Merkh, the director of operations with the 509th Security Forces Squadron, carries his son Ben during a ruck march alongside other defenders with the 509th SFS on May 13, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Merkh said Ben’s energy was infectious and he added a special element to the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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509th SFS Defenders honor fallen Airmen during Police Week

Dusty, a military working dog(MWD), stares at Senior Airman Tyler Storms, an MWD handler, both with the 509th SFS during a National Police Week demonstration on May 15, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The crowd prompted Dusty to chase after Storms as he ran away several times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Parker J. McCauley)

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509th SFS defenders support local Vietnam War veteran

Airman 1st Class Miguel Tapia, assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, moves scrap wood to a pile on March 20, 2019, on a farm in Knob Noster, Missouri. Tapia and other members of the 509th SFS volunteered their time to help Todd Conner, a former security policeman and Vietnam War veteran, to clear parts of his property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS defenders support local Vietnam War veteran

Vietnam War veteran Todd Conner takes a piece of scrap wood from a 509th Security Forces Airman on his Knob Noster, Missouri farm on March 30, 2019. Conner served as a security policeman in Operation SAFESIDE, a precursor to the 820th Security Forces Group, throughout Southeast Asia. 509th SFS Airmen volunteered their time to assist Conner to clear parts of his property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS defenders volunteer on Vietnam War veteran's farm

Tech. Sgt. Bryan Graham, police services NCO, carries a pile of wood on March 30, 2019, on a farm in Knob Noster, Missouri. Graham and other 509th Security Forces Squadron Airmen assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, volunteered to help a local Vietnam War veteran and former security policeman to clear his property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS defenders volunteer weekend to support Vietnam War veteran

Airman Julian Kenyon, a security forces response member, and Tech. Sgt. Bryan Graham, police services NCO, both assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, move pieces of discarded wood on March 30th, 2019, in Knob Noster, Missouri. Kenyon and Graham participated in a volunteer effort to assist a local veteran who served as a security policeman in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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509th SFS gets new commander

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Maj. Christopher Neiman assumes command of the 509th Security Forces Squadron from Col. Christopher Darling, 509th Mission Support Group commander, during the change of command ceremony Aug. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Montse Belleau)

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509th SFS leads MWD commands

Warrensburg High School students watch U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Christenson, a 509th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, perform demonstrations with her MWD, Aci, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Jan. 29, 2020. The students visited Whiteman AFB as part of the 2020 Community Leadership and Involvement Means a Better Community High School program. CLIMB High is a youth leadership program in Johnson County, Mo., for students interested in developing leadership skills and learning more about their communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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509th SFS raises money, donations for memorial fund

Lt. Col. Craig Allton, 509th Security Forces Squadron commander, presents the 1st place trophy to the 509th SFS Delta Dawgs June 9. The 509th SFS helped raise money and donations for the Staff Sgt. John Self Memorial Fund. Sergeant Self was a fellow security forces member from Little Rock Air Force Base who was killed recently in the line of duty in Iraq. The Defender’s Association and Security Forces family would like to thank and recognize the following individuals and organizations for their help and participation in the inaugural 509th SFS defenders association softball tournament. (Courtesy photo)

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509th SFS trains to protect, serve

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Senior Airman Michael Durso and Staff Sgt. Nicholas McCall, both from the 509th Security Forces Squadron, challenge Airman 1st Class Nathan Staas, 509th SFS, during a high-risk traffic stop scenario in a field- training exercise Oct. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jessica M. Snow)

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509th SFS trains to protect, serve

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Staff Sgt. Nicholas McCall and Senior Airman Michael Durso, both from the 509th Security Forces Squadron, receive hands-on training from instructor Billy Matheny Oct. 26. Mr. Matheny explains the dangers of standing behind the window of the vehicle, as it offers no protection. The standard operating procedure is to roll down the window and use the door of the vehicle for cover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica M. Snow)

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