SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airmen wait in a processing line at the personnel deployment function building during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 23, 2010. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airmen from the 4th Force Support Squadron military personnel element check deployment records during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 23, 2010. A review of deployment records is done to ensure personnel information is current and accurate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airman 1st Class Trymond Rubin, 4th Force Support Squadron fitness and sports specialist, checks the ID and dog tags of Maj. Barton Kenerson, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron commander, during the Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 23, 2010. Rubin checks IDs and dog tags simultaneously to ensure the information matches. Airman Rubin is from Sumter, S.C., and Major Kenerson is from Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Senior Airman Rafael Rodriguez, 4th Communications Squadron client support administrator, loads baggage during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 23, 2010. A Phase 1 exercise evaluates a unit's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into wartime posture on short notice. Airman Rodriguez hails from Brooklyn, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Senior Airman Brittney Cummings, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation journeyman, shows Airman 1st Class Colby Webb, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering apprentice, how to loosen and tighten a ratchet strap during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 22, 2010. The ratchet straps secure the personal bags of deployers for transportation. Airman Cummings hails from Katy, Texas, and Airman Webb is from Ashville, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Senior Airman James Moore, 4th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, and Airman Argel Misenas, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron receiving apprentice, measure cargo during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 22, 2010. The Airmen weigh and measure the cargo's length, height and width to ensure it will fit on the transport aircraft. Airman Moore hails from Little Rock, Ark. and Airman Misenas is from San Jose, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Airmen from the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron untangle cargo netting used on palletized equipment during a Phase I exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 22, 2010. The Phase I exercise tests the ability of the wing to deploy personnel and cargo at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

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Team Seymour participates in Phase I ORE

Published Feb. 23, 2010
By 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 to test the base's preparation and mobilization from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture on short notice Feb. 22-23.

Airmen across the base prepared items for deployment ranging from mobility bags to hazardous materials based on exercise deployment taskings. To test exercise participants further, the base's external threat levels varied throughout the ORE requiring adjustments to the local Force Protection Conditions.

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.

The base will conduct another Phase I exercise March 28-31.