Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

U.S. Air Force Col. Lisa M. Wildman, center-left, 501st Combat Support Wing vice commander, and Col. Jon T. Hannah, center-right, 422d Air Base Group commander, cut a ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new armory at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio frequency identification tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran)

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Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Mitchell, 422d Security Forces Squadron (SFS) non-commissioned officer in charge of the armory, left, and Airman 1st Class Daniel Nwaobi, 422d SFS security response team member, demonstrate the new radio-frequency identification weapon tracking system for Col. Lisa Wildman, 501st Combat Support Wing vice commander, at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a RFID tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran)

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Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Mitchell, 422d Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of the armory, left, tells Col. Lisa Wildman, 501st Combat Support Wing vice commander, about the changes made to the armory at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio-frequency identification tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran)

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Weapons sit in their racks at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio-frequency identification tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran)

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Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

Weapons sit in their racks at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio-frequency identification tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran)

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Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

Published April 14, 2022
By Senior Airman Jason W. Cochran
501st Combat Support Wing Public Affairs

RAF CROUGHTON, England --

Airmen from the 422d Security Forces Squadron opened a new armory at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio frequency identification tracking system.