Phase I exercise

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Youngblood, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of receiving, places processed cargo information sheets into a protective sleeve during a Phase I operational readiness exercise on here March 19, 2010. A Phase one exercise tests the wing's ability to deploy Airmen and cargo on short notice. Youngblood hails from Liberty, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Phase 1 exercise

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Daryle Elams, 335th Fighter Squadron crew chief, has his identity card and dog tags checked during the Phase I operational readiness exercise here March 29, 2010. Door guards check IDs and dog tags simultaneously to ensure the information is correct. Elams hails from Philadelphia. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Brandon Holliday, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics sensor technician, uses a hand-held metal detector to scan Senior Airman Brittany Cline, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspector, during a Phase I operational readiness exercise here March 29, 2010. The detector checks for any metal objects a person may be hiding underneath their clothing. Holliday is from Little Rock, Ark., and Cline hails from Toone, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Brandon Holliday, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics sensor technician, tightens a cargo strap on a pallet during a Phase I operational readiness exercise here March 29, 2010. A Phase one exercise evaluates a unit's preparations and mobilization from peacetime readiness into wartime posture on short notice. Holliday hails from Little Rock, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Practice makes perfect

Published April 1, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing participated in a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise March 29-30. The exercise tested the base's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on short notice.

During the Phase I, Airmen and units prepare items for deployment such as mobility bags, hazardous materials, classified items, weapons and ammunition based on deployment taskings, which are not always part of a standard air and space expeditionary force deployment.

Exercise evaluators examined command and control operations; deployment processing of personnel and cargo; aircraft generation, deployment and regeneration; information operations and various areas within force protection.

Phase I exercise

Phase 1 exercise

Phase I exercise

Phase I exercise