20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

U.S. Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) instructors from the 20th Security Force Squadron (20th SFS) react to small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The 20th SFS teamed up with other members of the 20th Fighter Wing and Air Force Central (AFCENT) Battle Lab to conduct a force protection exercise, improving technology and tactics to counter sUAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Will Sherwood)

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20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

A small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) lays scorched after being disabled by 20th Security Forces squadron defenders during a counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) exercise at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The 20th Fighter Wing and Air Force Central (AFCENT) Battle Lab held a training exercise to maintain readiness and develop technology and tactics for force protection standards to counter sUAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Will Sherwood)

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20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Jarrod W. Getz, 20th Fighter Wing Command Chief, disables a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The sUAS was shot as part of an exercise designed to strengthen force protection by improving tactics and technology against small aerial threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Will Sherwood)

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20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

U.S. Air Force Col. Hugh E. Walker, 20th Fighter Wing Commander, holds a disabled small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) that was recently shot during a counter-sUAS force protection training exercise at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. 20th Fighter Wing leaders attended the training exercise that was designed to maintain readiness and develop updated technology and tactics for force protection standards to counter sUAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Will Sherwood)

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20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

15 small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are displayed after being disabled at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The 20th Fighter Wing and Air Force Central (AFCENT) Battle Lab held a training exercise to maintain readiness, leverage updated technology, and tactics for force protection standards to counter sUAS. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman Will Sherwood) (This image was created by stitching together multiple images to form a panorama)

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20th Fighter Wing, AFCENT Battle Lab Team Up for Counter-sUAS Exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen and personnel assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing and the Air Force Central (AFCENT) Battle Lab pose for a photo after a force protection training exercise at Poinsett Electric Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The exercise demonstrated counter small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) capabilities, including modernized technology and tactics, to improve force protection readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Will Sherwood)

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POINSETT ELECTRONIC COMBAT RANGE, S.C. -- The 20th Fighter Wing and the 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab held a counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) exercise at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, South Carolina, July 22, 2026. The training was designed to strengthen Shaw Air Force Base's force protection posture by employing updated counter-sUAS technology and tactics. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Will Sherwood)