Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

Col. Kadek Kusumantara, foreign national visitor from Indonesian Air Force, fires a service pistol during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Pacific Defender is a multilateral exchange where allies come together to sharpen their warrior ethos, develop interoperable warfighting capabilities, and strengthen their longstanding partnerships. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victory Bell, 647th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, inspects targets with partner nation security forces and force protection leaders during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Participants were familiarized with CATM operations on the third day of the multilateral exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron brief partner nation security forces and force protection leaders about close-quarter battle procedures during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. The 4-day event is aimed at strengthening partnerships and relationships while enhancing interoperability among representatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron are presented with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force patch after a close-quarter battle demonstration during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Pacific Defender is a multilateral exchange with a focus on integrated base defense and force protection interoperability with countries in the Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron participates in a close-quarter battle demonstration during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Pacific Defender is a multilateral exchange with a focus on integrated base defense and force protection interoperability with countries in the Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

U.S Air Force 647th Security Forces Squadron instructors and partner nation security forces and force protection leaders observe close-quarter battle demonstrations during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Participants were familiarized with CQB and shoot, move, communicate operations on the second day of the multilateral exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Owens, 647th Security Forces Squadron unit trainer, demonstrates taser operations to partner nation security forces and force protection leaders during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 17, 2025. Airmen demonstrated the use of tasers, batons, and oleoresin capsicum spray during a non-lethal weapon demonstration on the first day of the multilateral exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the Joint Base Security Department and 647th Security Forces Squadron brief partner nation security forces and force protection leaders about military working dog procedures during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 17, 2025. The 4-day event is aimed at strengthening partnerships and relationships while enhancing interoperability among representatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen perform apprehension techniques while under the effects of oleoresin capsicum spray during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 17, 2025. Airmen demonstrated the use of tasers, batons, and OC spray to partner nation security forces and force protection leaders during a non-lethal weapon demonstration on the first day of the multilateral exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Pacific Defender participants familiarized with CQB, CATM

Published March 20, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Col. Kadek Kusumantara, foreign national visitor from Indonesian Air Force, fires a service pistol during Pacific Defender 25-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 18, 2025. Pacific Defender is a multilateral exchange where allies come together to sharpen their warrior ethos, develop interoperable warfighting capabilities, and strengthen their longstanding partnerships. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)