Defenders Partake in the Integrated Defense Leadership Course

An Integrated Defense Leadership Course student from the 514th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, fires an M4 carbine rifle at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 15, 2025. The Integrated Defense Leadership Course is a two-week, hands-on training program for Air Force Security Forces Defenders to achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and uses training grounds at nearby Camp Garfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)


HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Florida — The Integrated Defense Leadership Course is a two-week, hands-on training program for Air Force Security Forces Defenders to achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and uses training grounds at nearby Camp Garfield.

  • Published July 22, 2025
An Integrated Defense Leadership Course student from the 482nd Security Forces Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, fires an M4 carbine rifle at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 15, 2025. The Integrated Defense Leadership Course is a two-week, hands-on training program for Air Force Security Forces Defenders to achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and uses training grounds at nearby Camp Garfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)
An Integrated Defense Leadership Course student from the 514th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, fires an M4 carbine rifle at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, July 15, 2025. The Integrated Defense Leadership Course is a two-week, hands-on training program for Air Force Security Forces Defenders to achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and uses training grounds at nearby Camp Garfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)