A week-long wrap up video for Defender Challenge/Defender Flag as shown during the closing ceremony on Oct. 27, 2023, at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Background information: following a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Defender Challenge returned Oct. 23-27, 2023, at Fort Bliss, Texas. The event, a legacy competition between major command teams, tests physical endurance and core operational skills to crown a winning team and several individual award winners. In addition to Defender Challenge, the Defender Flag field exercise was held simultaneously as a realistic assessment and validation of Base Ground Defense tactics, techniques, and procedures during intense, realistic scenarios. (U.S. Air Force video by the Air Force Security Forces Center) More