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)