Cowles enters officer ranks via Defender direct commission
Following his commission to second lieutenant, Brian Cowles, the newest officer in the 910th Security Forces Squadron, gives a bouquet of flowers to his wife at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, April 3, 2025. Cowles, a long-time member of the 910th Security Forces Squadron, was one of six Air Force Reserve Airmen commissioned using the security forces direct commissioning program in the last year. Cowles’ family and a cross-section of base leadership and security forces Airmen attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White)