The 721st Security Forces Squadron is responsible for protecting the overall security of the people and priority resources at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The squadron’s motto is to provide world-class force protection with “Pride and Integrity”.
The security forces mission is to safeguard and defend resources as well as providing management and oversight of the base information security and industrial security programs to prevent compromise of classified information. It also register vehicles and provide law enforcement for the people there. Lastly, it has an air base defense mission committed to worldwide deployment.
Members of the 721st Security Forces Squadron fold the flag during retreat at the Remembrance and Retreat ceremony Sept. 11, on Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The ceremony commemorated the 11th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)
Members of the 721st Security Forces Squadron fold the flag during retreat at the Remembrance and Retreat ceremony Sept. 11, on Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The ceremony commemorated the 11th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)
Don Addy (right), Colorado 30 Group chairman and Colorado National Defense Support Council chairman, and Airman Christian Mejia, 721st Security Forces Squadron, reflect upon the 9/11 artifact and memorial at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Sept. 11. The artifact contains a steal beam from the World Trade Center. Addy secured this artifact, along with seven others for the local area, during his time as president of the National Homeland Defense Foundation. The artifact was dedicated last year at the 10th anniversary ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. — Col. Joe Turk, 721st Mission Support Group commander, welcomes guests and members of the 721st Security Forces Squadron to the Echo-5 formal release ceremony Feb. 19. The event honored the service of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station’s security forces members who, since Spring 2009, were posted as a close boundary sentry to protect the restricted area perimeter. These members guarded the entrance to CMAFS during around-the-clock operations withstanding temperatures varying from -15 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit. A new certified intrusion detection system now monitors all activity, freeing vital resources to be utilized in other areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Craig Denton)
Airman 1st Class Robert Victor Smith, 721st Security Force Squadron (front), takes a spin behind the wheel of a drunken driving simulator May 13 in the Peterson Air Force Base Club while Jeremiah Newson, a Save a Life Tour manager (rear) tries to distract him. The simulator is programmed to respond as if a drunken driver was in control. The tour, which was brought to Peterson AFB in conjunction with the 21st Space Wing’s 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, also included a video and a Save a Life Tour alcohol survey. In the summer months, between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, safety mishaps tend to be high. The 21st SW’s campaign aims to draw special attention to safety with events and safety days throughout the summer. (U.S. Air Force/photo by Craig Denton)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Clouse, commander of the 721st Security Forces Squadron, fills out bag tags prior to departing Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for a deployment Sept. 9, 2011. Clouse is based out of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Co., and is attached to the 820th Base Defense Group during their deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)
Senior Airmen Adam Rodgers (left) and Carlos Amaya, 721st Security Forces Squadron, patrol Cheyenne Mountain State Park during the Waldo Canyon fire. The 721st SFS Airmen are concerned not only with threats to the security and safety within the perimeter of the installation, but also the areas bordering the perimeter, called the base security zone. The threat of a wildfire breaking out in the state park, essentially the doorstep of CMAFS, was deemed high, leading to the patrols. (U.S. Air Force photo)
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo.— Staff Sgt. Jacob Hedgepeth, 721st Security Forces Squadron flight chief, handcuffs a simulated gunman Oct. 24, 2011, as part of a Condor Crest exercise. The simulated shooter came out of a vehicle in the parking lot near CMAFS’ Building 101 and ran into the Technical Support Facility. The scenario consisted of the gunman shooting and injuring one person before the 721st SFS Airman apprehended him. The purpose of the exercise is to train and evaluate wing personnel’s readiness and preparedness during emergency and crisis scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lea Johnson)
