A Georgia Air National Guard security forces airman partners with Cpl. Greg Thomas, a police officer with the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff’s Department, to practice crowd control techniques during exercise Vigilant Guard 2017 in Macon, Ga., March 14, 2017. The 116th Air Control Wing and the 165th Airlift Wing worked with the Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency and other agencies to practice crowd control techniques as part of a hurricane simulation to ensure the safety of citizens during possible natural disasters or catastrophes. Vigilant Guard Georgia 2017 is a joint regional training exercise sponsored by U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau. Georgia Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Regina Young