Raiders dominate the battlespace, defend the future

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Hallett, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter (left), Senior Airman Deante Lewis, 28th CE driver operator (center) and Staff Sgt. Brock Pustejovsky, 28th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller (right), guard a Defensive Fighting Position (DFP) after a simulated attack by enemy forces during a Cerberus Defender exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., 18 July, 2024. Cerberus Defender trained Airmen on the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), Decentralized Execution, Small Unit Tactics, Tactical Casualty Combat Care (TCCC), Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) defense scenarios as well as modernized defensive techniques against drone warfare to prepare for real-world combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josephine Pepin)