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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Hamm, 321st Contingency Response Squadron security forces fire team leader, launches a small unmanned aircraft system as Staff Sgt. Sean McClain, 321st CRS force protection noncommissioned officer in charge, watches as a safety observer during Exercise Gilded Cage 26-1 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, Dec. 3, 2025. The exercise is a simulated deployment exercise of a contingency response element consisting of 77 Airmen from across 40 Air Force specialty codes, testing the 321st CRS’ capabilities including airfield operations, force protection, code weather operations, and electromagnetic spectrum operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)