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A Humvee returns fire while responding to a simulated attack during exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2012. Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron were attempting to retake a compound that opposing-forces role players had taken control of. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron roll through a mud puddle in a Humvee during exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2012. They were responding to a simulated ground attack by hostile forces designed to test their ability to quickly and effectively respond. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Staff Sgt. Koreal Braxton, 8the Security Forces Squadron, takes cover behind a Humvee door during a simulated ground attack during exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11,2012. The scenario tested their ability to respond and neutralize this type of threat to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron take cover behind a Humvee during exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2012. They were responding to a simulated ground attack by hostile forces designed to test their ability to quickly and effectively respond. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Opposing-forces role players circle around an empty Humvee while dodging fire from another Humvee during exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2012. The role players were part of a simulated ground attack with the purpose of evaluating the base’s response to this type of an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Opposing-forces role players fire from behind cover during a simulated attack for exercise Beverly Midnight 12-03 on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2012. The scenario tested the base’s ability to respond effectively to a ground attack from hostile forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
7/13/2012 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen here continue operations as the base proceeds in its operational readiness exercise, Beverly Midnight 12-03.
The 8th Security Forces Squadron was tested during exercises to evaluate their ability to defend and protect the base from attacks.
