355th SFS Police Week 2025 Final Guard Mount

May 19, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 355th SFS, SF Units, USAF Comments Off on 355th SFS Police Week 2025 Final Guard Mount
Battlefield crosses are displayed during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. The battlefield cross is a memorial which commemorates fallen troops, featuring a rifle, helmet and empty pair of boots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona — Battlefield crosses are displayed during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. The battlefield cross is a memorial which commemorates fallen troops, featuring a rifle, helmet and empty pair of boots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edwin Rodriguez, 355th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, performs roll call during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. Rodriguez read the names of fallen Defenders and their stories were shared to honor their sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron stand as fallen Defenders are honored during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. This tribute mirrors the daily guard mount, where Defenders are armed and briefed before their shift, but includes calling the names of the fallen, to which only silence responds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Holman, 355th Security Force Squadron commander, gives a speech honoring current and past Defenders during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. The ceremony was an opportunity to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron stand in formation during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. This tradition paid tribute to Defenders whose Final Guard Mount unknowingly became their last. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)
A member of the Tucson Police Department reads the names of officers killed in the line of duty since TPD’s creation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 16, 2025. The 355th Security Forces Squadron, TPD and Customs and Border Protection participated in a Final Guard Mount ceremony to close out National Police Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos)