824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Lesak, 824th Base Defense Squadron jump safety lead, drops out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. Lesak ensured the other eight 824th BDS members dropped safely, then he followed to support in securing the airfield in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Hailey Malay)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force 824th Base Defense Squadron Airmen pack gear in preparation for a drop out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The BDS drop exercised security forces and 7th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) ability to remain agile in changing conditions in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Hailey Malay)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. AJ Fossum, 824th Base Defense Squadron (BDS) fire team member, prepares to jump out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. The BDS drop exercised security forces and 7th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) ability to remain agile in changing conditions in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

A U.S. Air Force 824th Base Defense Squadron (BDS) fire team member parachutes out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. The BDS drop exercised security forces and 7th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) ability to remain agile in changing conditions in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Steven Smith)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gage Roth, 757th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Loadmaster, prepares the aircraft for taxi, June 13, 2023, over Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. Roth was one of three loadmasters assisting in the 824th Base Defense Squadron drop out of the aircraft in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Namya Collier, 824th Base Defense Squadron fire team member, and Staff Sgt. Dakota Lesak, 824th BDS jump safety lead, pack gear to prepare for a drop out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION, 824th BDS Airmen exercised securing an airfield, operating in a contingency location, and working with a PUMA-Unmanned Aerial System to connect with high frequency radios. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION participants prepare to board and support an 824th Base Defense Squadron (BDS) drop out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The BDS drop exercised security forces and 7th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) ability to remain agile in changing conditions in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gage Roth, 757th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Loadmaster, communicates with the cockpit, June 13, 2023, over Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. Roth was one of three loadmasters assisting in the 824th Base Defense Squadron drop out of the aircraft in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Joe Lonardo, 757th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules copilot, checks systems before landing, June 13, 2023, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Lonardo was one of four aircrew members in the cockpit supporting several airlifts throughout Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)

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824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION

Published June 22, 2023
By 2nd Lt. Mary Begy
507th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Lesak, 824th Base Defense Squadron jump safety lead, drops out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. Lesak ensured the other eight 824th BDS members dropped safely, then he followed to support in securing the airfield in support of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Hailey Malay)