8th SFS Engage in Freedom Shield 25

March 13, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 8th SFS, SF Units, USAF Comments Off on 8th SFS Engage in Freedom Shield 25
Senior Airman Nathan Barbaza, 8th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, stands ready for action of opposing forces in a simulated ground attack training during Exercise Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, under Seventh Air Force, participated in large-scale, realistic training to strengthen interoperability, reinforce the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture and increase combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — The 8th Security Forces Squadron responded to simulated ground attacks throughout exercise Freedom Shield 25.



Defense-oriented, FS25 provided large-scale, realistic training to strengthen interoperability, reinforce the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture and increase combat readiness.

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Airmen assigned to the 8th Security Forces Squadron act as an opposing force strike team to ambush 8th SFS Defenders to test their ability to quickly counter base threats during Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. FS 25 provides large-scale, realistic training to strengthen interoperability, increase combat readiness and reinforce the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
A Wing Inspection Team identifier is fixed to the vest of an 8th Security Forces Squadron member during simulated ground attack for Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. Airmen assigned to the 8th FW, under Seventh Air Force, participated in large-scale, realistic training to strengthen interoperability, reinforce the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture and increase combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Elmore, left, and Tech. Sgt. Rafael Mauricio, 8th Security Forces Squadron Wing Inspection Team members, discuss and evaluate ground attack procedures during Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. FS25 is a defense-oriented exercise featuring live, virtual, and field-based training that engages alliance forces and governmental agencies across the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
U.S. Air Force Airman Zion Mosley, 8th Security Forces Squadron member, looks for opposing forces while responding to a simulated ground attack during Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. FS25 is a defense-oriented exercise featuring live, virtual, and field-based training that engages alliance forces and governmental agencies across the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
Senior Airman Nathan Barbaza, 8th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, loads his weapon in response to a simulated ground attack training during Freedom Shield 25 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2025. FS 25 provides large-scale, realistic training to strengthen interoperability, increase combat readiness and reinforce the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)