Tactical Response Force | M249
U.S. Air Force photo by Bernie Ernst
A member of Warren AFB's 90th Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force (TRF) peers through the optics atop his M249 SAW machine gun during a mock attack exercise.
Wherever USAF nuclear weapons are housed, USAF Security Forces Squadrons deploy to guard them and associated installations.
The Tactical Response Force is an elite cadre that is drawn from the Security Forces Squadrons.
The TRF is a tactical unit that is trained to recapture stolen nuclear weapons and return associated facilties to positive control.
Tactical Response Forces feature a 4-man heavy weapons team armed with M249 5.56mm and M204B 7.62mm belt-fed machine guns.
