Switching Seats

Airman 1st Class Kenneth Wood, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron, explains how to remove an oil cooler for the F-15E Strike Eagle’s jet engine to David Cropps, a mechnic from Richard Petty Motorsports, while being filmed for an Air Force recruiting video at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 11, 2009. The video will show the parallels between Air Force and NASCAR jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

Switching Seats

Ed Watkins, Brett Morrell and Bryan Jacobsen, NASCAR Sprint Cup 43 Air Force car crew, explain what it is like to change a tire on an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 11, 2009. The Air Force Recruiting Service filmed the mechanics from Richard Petty Motorsports as they interacted with 4th Fighter Wing aircraft maintainers as part of an Air Force recruiting video that shows the similarities between NASCAR and Air Force employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

Air Force Assistance Program

Colonel Mark D. Kelly, 4th Fighter Wing commander, signs the first donation slip for the Air Force Assistance Fund to kick of this year’s campaign at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 16, 2009. The fund allows Airmen to assist victims of natural disaster or experience a family crisis. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

Operational Readiness Exercise

Airman 1st Class Mark Nikolas, 4th Communications Squadron, and other 4th Fighter Wing Airmen are briefed during a training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 12, 2009. The operational readiness exercise prepares Airmen for the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae A. Perry)

Operational Readiness Exercise

Airman 1st Class Cynthia Bindert, 4th Aerospace Medical and Dental Squadron, presents her military identification and dog tags to Tech. Sgt. Linda Sampson, 4th Force Support Squadron, prior to beginning a series of deployment-preparation briefings as part of a training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 12, 2009. An operational readiness exercise has two phases. Phase one tests deployment preparation and mobilization, and phase two tests the ability to operate in a deployment-like environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae A. Perry)

Operational Readiness Exercise

An Airman prepares baggage for transportation during a training exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 12, 2009. The exercise, which is the first phase of an operational readiness exercise, tests a unit's ability to organize and deploy their Airmen on short notice. As part of the exercise, Airmen packed their bags as if it were an actual deployment. Rapid global mobility, the ability to respond quickly and decisively anywhere needed, is one of the Air Force's distinctive capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Rae A. Perry)