JBER defenders undergo FAST training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dylan Stein, front, and Joshua Jerome, defenders assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, participate in peer-on-peer combat training during a Fly Away Security Team (FAST) course at the 673d SFS Warehouse on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 17, 2025. FAST students underwent combat and hands-on training, working through real-word simulations demonstrating skills they learned throughout the week. FAST is a unit of defenders dedicated to safeguarding aircraft, air crew, cargo and distinguished visitors during operations on austere airfields throughout their area of responsibility to aid in humanitarian missions and Department of War operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)