Tire donation helps Kingsley Defenders stay ready

173rd Security Forces Airmen present a certificate of appreciation to J.J. Nichols, an employee at the local Les Schwab Tire Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., after he was able to organize the donation of some old, used tires to the security forces squadron. The tires weigh anywhere from 75-500 pounds and can require a team of people to flip, which makes them an excellent tool for fitness, teamwork and thinking while under physical duress. (Photo courtesy Tech. Sgt. T.J. Lombardi)

Tech. Sgt. T.J. Lombardi, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, finishes a move where he flips a heavy tractor tire utilizing core strength, balance and all of the bodies largest muscle groups, Aug. 10, 2018. The tires were donated to the security forces squadron by the local Les Schwab Tire Center for use as a tool for fitness, teamwork and thinking while under physical duress. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brice Hatley, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, uses a tractor tire donated by the local Les Schwab Tire Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., to perform a morning physical training session, Aug. 10, 2018. The tires weigh anywhere from 75-500 pounds and can require a team of people to flip them, which security forces uses as tool for fitness, teamwork and thinking while under physical duress. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

Tech. Sgt. T.J. Lombardi (Right) and Senior Airman Brice Hatley, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, uses tractor tires donated by the local Les Schwab Tire Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., to perform a morning physical training session, Aug. 10, 2018. The tires weigh anywhere from 75-500 pounds and can require a team of people to flip them, which security forces uses as tool for fitness, teamwork and thinking while under physical duress. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

Tech. Sgt. T.J. Lombardi, 173rd Security Forces Squadron, uses a large tractor tire donated by the local Les Schwab Tire Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., to perform a morning physical training session, Aug. 10, 2018. The tires weigh anywhere from 75-500 pounds and can require a team of people to flip them, which security forces uses as tool for fitness, teamwork and thinking while under physical duress. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)