U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Smith, 435th Security Forces Squadron Creek Defender Ground Combat Regional Training Center instructor, center left, teaches students on patrol route tactics during a night training operation as part of the European Combat Leaders course, near U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany, May 14, 2024. The instructors teach 30 course objectives throughout the two-week course, including patrols, defense, basics of principles of instruction and evaluation and troop leading procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)