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Future conflicts will pose great risk

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to air base operations in contested

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environments . The 1/20 base defense

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group is the air force's solution to

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securing those for based airfields as a

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dedicated first in alert capable based

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defense organization that can be

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tailored to many different theaters and

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mission sets . The group provides

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organic air assault and airborne

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insertion capabilities to enable

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launching and reloading zones for

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friendly strike aircraft close to the

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forward edge of the battle space or to

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improve mission survivability and allow

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rapidly relocatable contingency

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locations for missions like aerial

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refueling points . The 8/20 based

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defense group provides self contained

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mobile initial expeditionary basing

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infrastructure capable of rapidly

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establishing secure communications ,

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initial airfield and tactical landing

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zone assessments and defensive

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emplacements in austere and hostile

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environments . Using time tested air

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base defense tactics , concealment ,

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hardening and expeditionary employment

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of weapon systems , tactical vehicles

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and small unmanned aerial systems .

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These teams enable dispersed air

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operations at a moment's notice . They

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can also partner with joint initial

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entry and base seizure forces to

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provide a secure and smooth transition

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to additional airfield opening forces .

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Each multifunctional squadron within

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the group contains security forces

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intelligence , emergency management

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engineering , explosive ordinance

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disposal , communications , medical

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logistics and administration personnel

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able to operate with limited support

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from other deployed forces . These base

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defense group airmen train continuously

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to master defensive operations and

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capabilities required for area , mobile

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linear and perimeter defenses and

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tactical retrogrades . The base defense

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group also conducts offensive

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operations to seize the initiative

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through fire , maneuver , to defeat or

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deny enemy forces from gaining the

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advantage or threatening military

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resources on the battlefield . The

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future fight will be heavily contested

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and deadly but these air base defenders

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train every day to ensure lethal

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tactical superiority in support of key

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strategic air operations . Their

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operations range from denying

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adversarial access to key terrain and

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enemy movement to destruction of

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adversarial forces in proximity to air

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bases in order to decrease an enemy's

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capability and willingness to fight .